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Originally Posted by SmokeAndMirrors
What's the best recommended free virus scanner that people are using these days? I don't want to have to pay for a monthly subscription, so I figured I'd ask here. It's been a while since I've had to switch around. I was using Avast, but my computer bluescreened during the recent Avast update, and Avast seems to have lost my long-standing subscription from the Free Home Edition that I'd carried over. I logged into my account and it's not available there either. So, what's the recommended free virus scanner that people are using these days?
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I've used the free version of MalwareBytes in conjunction with AutoRuns.exe and ProcessExplorer.exe for years with no problems, and just let Windows Defender do it's thing. Minimal bloat and no subscription.