{"id":1085,"date":"2013-11-27T13:37:25","date_gmt":"2013-11-27T19:37:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.poweradmin.com\/blog\/?p=1085"},"modified":"2016-01-21T10:13:25","modified_gmt":"2016-01-21T16:13:25","slug":"how-to-choose-the-best-antivirus-software-for-your-situation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.poweradmin.com\/blog\/how-to-choose-the-best-antivirus-software-for-your-situation\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Choose the Best Antivirus Software for Your Situation"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Antivirus<\/a>The Internet is littered with malware, viruses, trojans and other malicious pieces of software that could really ruin your day. That means it doesn\u2019t matter if you\u2019re a gamer or someone who uses an old family PC for browsing the web and checking email, you still need some sort of antivirus to keep yourself safe.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

After all, hackers and malware programmers don\u2019t usually discriminate.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The problem is that you need an antivirus solution that is unique to your own needs. You don\u2019t want something heavy and overbearing on a computer that can barely handle day-to-day operations. Let\u2019s take a look at what antivirus is best for what kind of individual.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Resources: <\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

http:\/\/anti-virus-software-review.toptenreviews.com\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.consumeraffairs.com\/computers\/antivirus-software\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

The Average Computer User<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

\"woman<\/a>The average computer user is someone who doesn\u2019t do a lot of gaming, programming, 3D modeling or other tasks that involve a heavy workload on your computer. They still have a computer put together within the last three years, but they generally stick to checking their email and surfing the web with a little bit of casual gaming mixed in.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

If you\u2019re a user who fits this situation, then you\u2019ll likely want to go with something that supports email scanning, active system protection and heuristic virus scans. The best software for you would be something like AVG Antivirus or Avast! Antivirus.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Gamer<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

\"gamer\"<\/a>When you\u2019re knee-deep in a mission or tanking for a 25-man raid, the last thing you want is an annoying pop-up or scheduled virus scan to interrupt everything. \u201cSorry, my antivirus did it.\u201d is the last excuse anyone who is a serious gamer wants to hear. If you\u2019re a gamer, you\u2019re going to want two things from an antivirus besides protection: silence and a lightweight program.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

To this end, here\u2019s a list of antivirus software that you should consider: AVG Antivirus and Vipre<\/a>. Both are considered lightweight and don\u2019t have a loud (and annoying) notification like Avast! does.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Grandfather PC<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

\"grandfather\"<\/a>A very old, barely workable computer is usually referred to as a \u201cgrandfather computer.\u201d It\u2019s wobbly, slow, shakes and seems to be forgetful. It\u2019s still reliable for doing light to moderate tasks like surfing the web, but it may not do everything or even be able to play DOS games. With this kind of computer, every CPU cycle and byte of RAM matters. That\u2019s why you have to pick something lightweight.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Of all the antivirus programs out there, Vipre is likely the most lightweight program that provides an adequate amount of protection. It will stop viruses from infecting your computer while still leaving you with enough computing power to enjoy your computer\u2019s old age.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The \u201cRisky Business\u201d PC User<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

\"roll<\/a>\u201cDon\u2019t ask. Don\u2019t tell.\u201d can apply to more than just a military recruitment policy. You might reverse engineer malware, view risky websites or perform a myriad of other activities that puts you at high risk for malware infections.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

If you\u2019re a high risk user, then you\u2019ll want something heavy duty. Bitdefender and F-Secure will keep you as safe as possible regardless of where you venture.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Resource Frugal User<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

\"frugal<\/a>Sometimes, it isn\u2019t about using all of those available CPU cycles. You just want a smooth computer experience while you do whatever you do.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

If you\u2019re frugal about how your PC\u2019s resources are used, then you\u2019ll want an antivirus like Kapersky or Panda. It\u2019s lightweight and will use minimal resources to keep your safe.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The Internet is littered with malware, viruses, trojans and other malicious pieces of software that could really ruin your day. That means it doesn\u2019t matter if you\u2019re a gamer or someone who uses an old family PC for browsing the web and checking email, you still need some sort of antivirus to keep yourself safe. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":1089,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,5,13,9,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1085","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general-it","category-how-to","category-pc-security","category-technical","category-windows"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.poweradmin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1085","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.poweradmin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.poweradmin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.poweradmin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.poweradmin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1085"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.poweradmin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1085\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4496,"href":"https:\/\/www.poweradmin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1085\/revisions\/4496"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.poweradmin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1089"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.poweradmin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1085"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.poweradmin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1085"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.poweradmin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1085"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}