Consumer Anti-Virus Is No Longer Needed.

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Short answer no. End user workstation 3rd party Anti-Virus is not necessary. With the recent FTC fine to Avast for $16.5 million for selling customer data they said they would protect, I decided to use this as an excuse to talk about free and paid 3rd party AV. It's not necessary for everyday users. Maybe a second opinion is good to have. But is it worth the trade-offs of privacy, system performance degradation, and annoying settings? Probably not. The default Microsoft Windows Defender or MacOS XProtect are usually good enough.
⏰ Timestamps:
0:00 - Introduction
1:24 - Anti-Virus Computer Impacts
1:56 - a tidbit on AV Vendors doing sketchy stuff
3:48 - What AV to use? The defaults.
5:14 - When to consider a third-party AV.
5:51 - My dumb experiment, download malware.
6:46 - Conclusion
🔗 Links:
- Official FTC Statement and Settlement: www.ftc.gov/business-guidance...
- thehackernews.com/2024/02/ftc...
- www.theverge.com/2024/2/22/24...
- Most Wanted Malware: blog.checkpoint.com/research/...
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@eliaspfeffer 2 ай бұрын

The short answer is no. Depends also on your thread model.

@itsjustpersonalizedviews 2 ай бұрын

I HAVE NO ANTIVIRUS IN ANY OF MY EQUIPMENTS. STILL THEEY ARE VERY SAFE .

@KDmadness18 6 күн бұрын

How do you know they’re safe without scanning with an AV lol

@reegyreegz 2 ай бұрын

I download and run repacks, run mods, visit sketchy websites etc. Need that 2nd opinion. Also good to review browser site settings.

@uruyuto 2 ай бұрын

What do you think about F-Secure products? I completely agree about mcafee and norton being basically an Adware, hehehe. i got a couple of extra questions, in what cases is necessary to have a good AV? and which one would you recommend?

@collinsinfosec 2 ай бұрын

I haven't interfaced with F-Secure products, so I do not have an opinion on them. I think 3rd party AV is good for when you are downloading lots of files, interfacing with "dangerous" websites, and general offsec stuff. I do not recommend a specific one. I have heard great things from MalwareBytes. This is the one I recommend people start off with. It's reputable. I also had the chance to play around with Trend Micro's solution (full disclosure, they sponsored a video a while back), it seemed pretty good.

@Urmumurmum2 2 ай бұрын

I sell their products and it's now called with secure.

@David_408 2 ай бұрын

Those McAfee screenshots actually look like malicious browser hijack pop ups meant to trick and scare the user to click the link. I believe they’re using the browser’s notification capabilities or sometimes within the browser to make these pop ups possible…. But I still believe McAfee is junk and would never recommend that product.

@prettyinked1742 2 ай бұрын

Did you find a good job when you graduated college? I have no tech experience and I’m considering going back to college for a degree.

@ayudivine 26 күн бұрын

Sir what are your views on Kaspersky, Bitdedender and ESET?

@tony_two 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for this video! This is very informative!

@collinsinfosec 2 ай бұрын

Happy to share!

@Wesjapa100 Ай бұрын

I always downloaded third-party antivirus like Avast, AVG and McAfee on my previous PCs/laptops. However, on my current laptop (which I bought in April 2020), I have only used Windows Defender.

@TANCEUS 2 ай бұрын

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@fralla2987 2 ай бұрын

Since hackers nowdays prefer to make attacks on enterprises, i actually agree with you Small individual information is kinda useless for hackers, so they dont't even waste time on attacking us in our homes And I think that totally make sense

@reegyreegz 2 ай бұрын

You sound like a prime target for getting caught with their pants down if thats your reasoning for thinking your safe.

@betterthantrash111 2 ай бұрын

I use avast man gotta uninstall ig

@collinsinfosec 2 ай бұрын

Avast = Spyware at this point in my opinion. I'd recommend to uninstall it!

@TANCEUS 2 ай бұрын

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@belkacemF 2 ай бұрын

well u need to start reading articles

@TANCEUS 2 ай бұрын

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@ChineseRatfaceCHANG 2 ай бұрын

@@TANCEUSlook up cybersecurity forums or general tech curators

@mocorormurgan 2 ай бұрын

I have avg antivirus i think it has what need to prevent Ransomeware

@ChineseRatfaceCHANG 2 ай бұрын

Windows defender is enough.

@mocorormurgan 2 ай бұрын

@@ChineseRatfaceCHANG Maybe but there is no web protection or Ransomeware protection or fixing options and i can't make exceptions list like any other third-party antivirus.