(11-15-2015, 11:19 PM)Cichard Wrote:(11-15-2015, 04:59 PM)Jessix Wrote: The reason the mods want you to use Security Essentials is because it is basically the worst kind of antivirus protection you can have because it has the worst detection rate, so the chances of it detecting minion is as a false positive is nil.
I use Avast Free antivirus and I just disable it when ever I update or run the bot and I have none of these problems. It is working fine for me aside from craft orders, but that is a known issue.
so you are saying a 3rd party company can know how to protect someone elses software better then they can them selves? I think windows knows how to protect its self. MSE and Defender are good protection. I havent had a virus in like the last i dont know 10 years or 15 years. ofcourse i dont use my computer for any sort of porn, torrents or any other hack tools.
https://redmondmag.com/articles/2015/01/...-test.aspx
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,1926596,00.asp
http://securitywatch.pcmag.com/security-...virus-test
https://www.av-test.org/en/antivirus/home-windows/
Just a few articles out of many. I'm not trying to start an argument and i'm glad that Essentials works for you.
The things you mentioned as far as getting infected dont even rank in the top 5 most common ways to get infected. The below methods can happen to anyone browsing supposedly "clean" websites.
1. Opening attachments or links from unknown or spoofed emails
2. Downloading software from malicious sites
3. Online Ads
4. Social media
5. Unpatched software