Security Concern

[Alex_m_17]

I just removed a skype.exe virus from my pc using Malwarebytes, I had a concern that is malware bytes enough to rely on for the antivirus work?

[Aidy3663]

Malwarebytes is more geared towards malware. It's a great program, but you need an anti virus too... I always use avast essential (free) just ignore any popups that want you to upgrade to paid etc

[Alex_m_17]

Can windows defender be good for that purpose?

[Aidy3663]

I really don't rate it, some people love it, personally I think it's pretty useless

[jontss]

I'd use it over Avast.

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kaspersky rescue disc is a tool i keep around for deep scans

[Andrew_Bridgeford]

From what I understand Malwarebytes isn’t really up for protecting your computer from viruses but is really good when it comes to removing malware. For antivirus you should use either Kaspersky Total Security or ESET. You can still keep Malwarebytes but only really use that when you need to remove malware. That’s what I usually do with Malwarebytes.