10 years and I still hate this fucking tech bullshit.

Been getting a lot of this sorta thing recently.



Suspecting there may be a bug sneaking around somewhere.

Rather than the wild goose chase of Google, decided to ask the folks here.

Would there be a worm or summat dancing around my files? Or is it just blocking the standard nasties that float around on more questionable sites?

Also- I thought Avast was free. Now it's telling me to register or buy. I dislike registering for anything generally- avoid putting my information on as much as possible. There a way to keep my computer protected without doling out the cash?

I think is just may be blocking the standard nasties that float around on more questionable sites or just simple blocking websites that may have been flagged on their system having too many nasties.

seeing as it is a file sharing site and they can have worm/virus from people trying to catch people out.

Plus like AVG, Avast do have their free version and paid version and they only make money from the paid version and like to push you to pay

just look at shouldiremoveit
and look wich programms you have on the pc, and remove all that have a high removal rate

MoonSecure

If you want it free, if you want it unobtrusive, if you want it using the best goddamn open-source enterprise-grade AV engine out there, this is it.

1. Antivirus is nothing but a very thin security blanket
2. The only way to be thoroughly "secure" is to wipe your disk and start over
3. You're not required to purchase anything here. It says "Infection Blocked" so if it did what it was supposed to, you're good. You don't need to upgrade, it's just a strategically placed button.

With the info provided, it just seems like Firefox tried to download something known to be bad. No way to know how or why. I doubt it's a cause for concern on its own but yeah. Antivirus isn't truly a mechanism good for preventing or stopping malware. It's more like a band-aid.

Microsoft clearly states that Security Essentials is not a replacement for regular Anti-virus programs, the threat detection rate is abhorrent.

@chrisbrosado123

That is simply not true. While an AV solution isn't a replacement for common sense and safe browsing habits, most engines with real-time scanning will prevent common infections and notify you of sketchy activity. Malware Bytes in combination with programs like Combo Fix will remove the majority of infections, sans some nasty rootkits.

There's a reason most enterprises use those solutions, if they did not work, we would not use them.

My point is that security is a cat and mouse game. I'm not saying it doesn't work. AV can and will stop malware. But AV can only stop what it knows about. If you're exposed to a nasty 0-day, you can do nothing but hope your AV is going to notice.

Actually can you back up MSE's abysmal record with some data? (Some articles that show test results would suffice) AFAIK, it's not top tier, but it's not bad either. Before you point out that Kaspersky or other top-tier products are better, yes they are, but we're comparing free products now.

http://www.av-comparatives.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/avc_fdt_201503_en.pdf

86.3% vs 98.1% or more for most other engines (free and paid). It is an independent study.

I know I'm kind of late but as far as good fucking security programs go, I'd say use something like, and I hate to admit it because it's a little bitch especially when I was younger and costs a yearly fee, Trend Microsoft Security.