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Should i get bytefence pro11/9/2022 ![]() ![]() Going to your original question, WesternGuy - the key is to pick a solution that handles both traditional threats like viruses and trojans, and newer threats like polymorphic malware, fileless attacks and exploits, ransomware, etc.Īvast does this in a variety of ways ( CyberCapture, Behavior Shield, AI/machine learning, and so on) so you would only need one application to prevent against all kinds of threats. Any insight that anyone can provide will be greatly appreciated. My question is - what do I really need as Norton claims to detect malware as well as viruses? For those of us who are not really that technically literate, this presents a problem as to exactly what we do need. If it continues to happen, you could always reinstall MWB. I've had this happen on multiple PCs and eventually it just goes away. It's not really a bug with a specific version of MWB, it's more of a glitch that randomly occurs. The same version of Norton AV is also running on her laptop. I even more puzzled because MWB just updated on my wife's laptop and it shows as version 3.3.1 with Web Protection on. When I try to upgrade it (MWB), it says there are no new upgrades. It also show that Web protection is on and the same Norton AV is installed on the laptop as is installed on the desktop. Interesting - I installed MWB on my laptop and it shows version 3.0.6 as the "latest". ![]() Something is not right and I have been told the Norton doesn't like competition, but I don't know it that is right or not. I try to enable Web Protection, i.e., turn it on, and it says "Starting." and then it goes off again. I have the latest version of MWB (3.3.1) on my desktop and I still have this problem. I don't think it would be Norton disabling it." It is usually fixed with a restart or updating Malwarebytes. "There is a bug with Malwarebytes where the web protection gets disabled and then you can't re-enable it. I don't think it would be Norton disabling it. There is a bug with Malwarebytes where the web protection gets disabled and then you can't re-enable it. Maybe having ESET would resolve that - don't know. When I try to turn the web protection on, something turns it off. He also suggest Malwarebytes Premium, I have taken that suggestion and installed the app, however, Norton doesn't play nice with it as there seems to be a bit of a conflict regarding protection while attached to the web. Thanks takochako, I will keep Norton for now, although, ESET was suggested as a good alternative by one of the technicians in the "fix-it" shop. Hopefully, that will help in catching more of these pests. Right now, I think I will keep Norton, but on the advice of one of the technicians in the "fix-it" shop, I am going to add Malwarebytes to the mix. Just remember that if you think you have a virus on your PC to install something else and see what if finds. (no AV is 100% either.) You can use either program, or move onto to another if you like. I'm not surprised they put something else on to remove what the other failed to stop. ![]() Installing some other AV scanner is able to find the bug and remove it. I've worked on PCs before that have AV installed but the virus went around it. There are some virus that are able to detect what program you have and are able to disable if there is a known flaw in the program. Each of these different scanners were good at removing one type of thing, but those days are mostly passed. Used to use Adaware to remove ad programs. AV was good at detecting virus but not much else. In the olden days I remember needing several different types of scanners. So it's better to have Malwarebytes and Norton simultaneously (just don't run scans simultaneously, that can cause problems with them being able to correctly detect viruses and malware). There is no single antivirus/antimalware that can catch everything. I prefer ESET Smart Security over Norton, but it is kind of expensive compared to other options.īasically, just because an antivirus claims to be able to catch all viruses and malware, it's not true. What Norton doesn't catch, odds are, Malwarebytes will. Norton might be able to catch some malware, but it's always better to have 2 or more security programs installed. Since you already have Norton installed, keep that and if it isn't out of your price range, buy Malwarebytes Premium too. They suggested I install it and use from now on. I had a small problem and took it to my local "fix-it" shop and they said there was a "virus" and they were running Malwarebytes on my desk top. I have Norton/Symantec and have had it for years and have had no problems. ![]()
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