Gaming PC and virus scanners.

Pascal LefevrePascal Lefevre Member
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I have been using Macs for the past 15 years with some games on but most of my games were on Xbox or PS.

I was using Windows PCs the 15 years before that.


I have put together a gaming PC recently and am busy configuring it and installing software. It is my intention to move more and more games from the consoles to the PC.

Do you guys still install a virus scanner that slows down your system or do you simply rely on Windows 10 Security?

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  • Maurice BöschenMaurice Böschen Member, CSL E RP1 PS4 beta tester, RMcL BT, CS SWFORM V2 Beta test, DD Beta Tester, PHub Beta Tester, P BME beta tester

    With Windows 10 a anti virus tool is no longer necessary because the windows defender is on Paar with the very best free solutions these days.

  • Pascal LefevrePascal Lefevre Member

    That would be nice, thanks Maurice.

    I was thinking of using ESET since it's not too demanding on the system but might stick with Defender.

    Would love some more thoughts from others as well.

  • Gary JohnstonGary Johnston Member

    I'm also a long term Mac user and also recently made the switch from PS4 to building a gaming PC. I decided against installing third party AV as Windows 10 threat detection is adequate. My PC is purely used for games, If I used it for more critical purposes I may have done things differently but I am comfortable with the current situation.

  • Remco Van DijkRemco Van Dijk Member, Administrator

    The best antivirus protection is a sensible user :)

    But apart from that, with modern PCs there's really no such thing as a virus scanner slowing down your system. Some programs do come qith quirks, though. You mention ESET, which was notorious for preventing Project CARS 2 from running properly (e.g. by removing files) unless you explicitly added it to the exception list.

    Windows10 Defender never gave me any issues, but I cannot say whether it's as good as paid programs.

  • Pascal LefevrePascal Lefevre Member

    Thanks for your opinions, I value them all and hope to see some more coming.

    Meanwhile I'm holding off installing any antivirus.

  • Pascal LefevrePascal Lefevre Member

    Ok, I decided against using an extra virus scanner, I remember the days of Norton Antivirus and Symantec Internet Security. Never needed them and always caused more problems than it was worth.

    I'll stick to Defender and Malwarebytes, always been fond of that app since I used it on Mac, it was a good tool to remove crapware like MacKeeper.

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