Suggest antivirus software to defeat windows defender?

[76561198836691314]

main requirement for it would be that it does nothing, does not use RAM and lets windows defender think that there is AV installed.

[Quint]

Messaggio originale di HIS DIVINE SHADOW:

Messaggio originale di Quint:

What was my lie? Point it out I dare you. All I said was correct. There, do it if you got the balls.

you first.

The classic cop-out method. Okay fine I'll play along.

Your lie is that you said we'll get viruses if you get viruses. Which doesn't make any sense and is straight up a lie and misinformation.

There. Now big boy point out mine.

[jeffpmaxs6]

I stop using AV about the same time I stop using DDU, memory and benchmarks test. That was either Win98, Win2k or XP.

[76561198836691314]

Messaggio originale di Quint:

Messaggio originale di HIS DIVINE SHADOW:

you first.

The classic cop-out method. Okay fine I'll play along.

Your lie is that you said we'll get viruses if you get viruses. Which doesn't make any sense and is straight up a lie and misinformation.

There. Now big boy point out mine.

hey, you started it, so you have to answer first.
so about this, you misunderstood the text, it does not matter if it is true or lie, all it matters is that he tried to apply his misguided reasoning for installing AV to me. learn to read boy.

and your lie was "Disabling the Defender will also disable your firewall which is a terrible idea".
claiming that some idea is terrible without knowing the context is not only lie, it is stupidity of epic proportions.

[Vince ✟]

Messaggio originale di jeffpmaxs6:

I stop using AV about the same time I stop using DDU, memory and benchmarks test. That was either Win98, Win2k or XP.

DDU still works great. Idk about the rest of all this stuff.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

BitDefender Free Edition
MalwareBytes Premium
ESET NOD32

[Trout]

"i want software that does nothing and use exactly 0MB of RAM" sounds to me like you should just use common sense and disable everything in windows defender excluding the firewall. you can probably do it with registries, i never really bothered. alternatively, as annoying as i sound for suggesting this, switch to linux :^)

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Then move to Linux and ditch WinOS

[Quint]

If you weren't banned I would say this:

Messaggio originale di HIS DIVINE SHADOW:

stop talking like this man, say how it is - YOU need me to have AV, so that viruses don't spread to you.
i don't care about you though.

Explain how I'm supposed to take it any other way.

Messaggio originale di HIS DIVINE WHATEVER:

Are you a bot?

I'm more real than you'll ever be.

[MonkehMaster]

installed 3rd party antivirus programs are trash (they can be infected, once infected then spoof scanning and allow other viruses through) just use windows defender with specific things disabled (like smart screen, core isolation, folder protection, etc.. if you are experienced in being safe, or leave enabled if you aren't experienced in being safe) and exclude steam and it's games (other game stores as well and/or standalone games), or w/e you need excluded.

fyi, I don't use 3rd party installed antivirus, stopped using them over a decade ago, they slow down your PC and cause more issues than they are worth, excluding portable antivirus which I do use.

if you really need a 3rd party, use a portable antivirus, they can't be infected and run before OS boots, then just scan weekly or daily (depending on your experience and habits, or suspicion of something).

also learn safe browsing and downloading habits, block ads/popups and scripts, if need be you can use a secondary PC to check sites or download stuff, if safe then you can do so on your main, if not then the secondary can easily be wiped/restored.

you can as well (if you don't have a second PC/laptop, or don't want to go that route) use programs (one example being acronis) that keeps your PC saved as is and boots back at that state if you find an issue happens (essentially wiping everything done after boot, which is what libraries/etc.. use), or allow a new state/snap shot/image (which ever you want to call it) if everything you did was fine, it in general wipes everything done after boot and returns to that state at boot up, or can be saved at a new state and boot into new state.

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edit:

noting something mentioned in this thread, but windows firewall is NOT tied to your windows defender (microsoft defender in win 10/11) they are separate programs, thus disabling one doesn't affect the other.

also, ram usage does matter, yes the amount used by an antivirus (or any program) matters, not to mention it can slow down your OS drive and cause sluggish performance, even worse performance on a lowend PC.

btw, people who don't care if something is using PC resources simply because "it should be used" are part of the problem, you should always be checking/watching and fixing if possible any performance usage that either isn't wanted or exceeding usage and/or causing issues (example being ram usage as a program could be leaking memory), no matter how lowend or highend, as it effects performance but as well helps find issues that could be fixed by the developer of said program, or if it's on your end.

[Trout]

Messaggio originale di Quint:

If you weren't banned I would say this:

Messaggio originale di HIS DIVINE SHADOW:

stop talking like this man, say how it is - YOU need me to have AV, so that viruses don't spread to you.
i don't care about you though.

Explain how I'm supposed to take it any other way.

Messaggio originale di HIS DIVINE WHATEVER:

Are you a bot?

I'm more real that you'll ever be.

why are you berating him for simply wanting to disable his antivirus? are you spying on him through windows defender? OP, pull the plug now

[Quint]

Messaggio originale di Trout:

Messaggio originale di Quint:

If you weren't banned I would say this:



Explain how I'm supposed to take it any other way.



I'm more real that you'll ever be.

why are you berating him for simply wanting to disable his antivirus? are you spying on him through windows defender? OP, pull the plug now

Perhaps there was a misunderstanding. Sorry for that as English is not my native tounge.

I do not care whatever OP does on their PC. I do, on the other hand, care about the misinformation that spreads in this forum. This was simply a case of that.

While I am guilty of the same thing, I accept it. This guy doesn't. My misinformation was that I said that Windows Defender controls the firewall and disabling Defender will disable the firewall aswell. Which was very wrong.

Thanks MonkehMaster for pointing it out! Appreciate it!

[76561199479433668]

Messaggio originale di Quint:

Messaggio originale di Trout:

why are you berating him for simply wanting to disable his antivirus? are you spying on him through windows defender? OP, pull the plug now

Perhaps there was a misunderstanding. Sorry for that as English is not my native tounge.

I do not care whatever OP does on their PC. I do, on the other hand, care about the misinformation that spreads in this forum. This was simply a case of that.

While I am guilty of the same thing, I accept it. This guy doesn't. My misinformation was that I said that Windows Defender controls the firewall and disabling Defender will disable the firewall aswell. Which was very wrong.

Thanks MonkehMaster for pointing it out! Appreciate it!

so, why don't you say smth useful then?
if you care so much about misinformation, yet all you write is OT. AND you admitted to spreading misinformation.
you are just a forum clown begging for attention.

[Quint]

Messaggio originale di Duwain the Oilpresser:

Messaggio originale di Quint:

Perhaps there was a misunderstanding. Sorry for that as English is not my native tounge.

I do not care whatever OP does on their PC. I do, on the other hand, care about the misinformation that spreads in this forum. This was simply a case of that.

While I am guilty of the same thing, I accept it. This guy doesn't. My misinformation was that I said that Windows Defender controls the firewall and disabling Defender will disable the firewall aswell. Which was very wrong.

Thanks MonkehMaster for pointing it out! Appreciate it!

so, why don't you say smth useful then?
if you care so much about misinformation, yet all you write is OT. AND you admitted to spreading misinformation.
you are just a forum clown begging for attention.

Ahoy, doing anything is clownish these days, ain't it?

> so, why don't you say smth useful then?

I don't want to help.

> if you care so much about misinformation, yet all you write is OT. AND you admitted to spreading misinformation.

I don't know what OT means. And yes I admit that I spread misinformation. It's not the "gotcha" you think it is BECAUSE I accept my mistake. What's a person to do these days? I deny, I get flamed. I accept, I get flamed again. There's no helping some people. Besides it's not like I woke up and thought "I'm gonna spread misinformation in Steam Forums today"

It's not really a harmful misinformation anyway. It's just an ignorant assumption. The intent is what matters.

> You are just a forum clown begging for attention

Whatever you think mate. Thankfully I'm way past the point to care about what people on the web think.

[76561199479433668]

Messaggio originale di Quint:

Messaggio originale di Duwain the Oilpresser:

so, why don't you say smth useful then?
if you care so much about misinformation, yet all you write is OT. AND you admitted to spreading misinformation.
you are just a forum clown begging for attention.

Ahoy, doing anything is clownish these days, ain't it?

> so, why don't you say smth useful then?

I don't want to help.

> if you care so much about misinformation, yet all you write is OT. AND you admitted to spreading misinformation.

I don't know what OT means. And yes I admit that I spread misinformation. It's not the "gotcha" you think it is BECAUSE I accept my mistake. What's a person to do these days? I deny, I get flamed. I accept, I get flamed again. There's no helping some people. Besides it's not like I woke up and thought "I'm gonna spread misinformation in Steam Forums today"

It's not really a harmful misinformation anyway. It's just an ignorant assumption. The intent is what matters.

> You are just a forum clown begging for attention

Whatever you think mate. Thankfully I'm way past the point to care about what people on the web think.

then get out of here, you are useless.

[jeffpmaxs6]

Messaggio originale di MD:

Messaggio originale di jeffpmaxs6:

I stop using AV about the same time I stop using DDU, memory and benchmarks test. That was either Win98, Win2k or XP.

DDU still works great. Idk about the rest of all this stuff.

I used DDU when I was new to PCing, but stop using it when I realize it was useless and unnecessary. The same for everything else I mention.