[EagerToLearn]

I'm looking for a good antivirus, but not only a good one, I need one that will let me choose what objects I want to spare from being deleted during real time protection, but without having to turn off the real-time protection. I don't want an antivirus that will just delete objects without me being able to prevent it. I want to be able to decide what objects I want to be trusted.

So, I need suggestions

And why do I want that???

Here's the story:

I've had MacAfee full protection or something like that for a long time. It is the most comprehensive version of MacAfee, and so far it has worked well...

But then the problem started.

MacAfee is constantly deleting a file that I need. It sends me a warning that it has a Trojan and it always deletes the file without asking. It drives me nuts. The only way to stop it from deleting it is by turning off the real-time protection, and I don't want to have to turn it off all the time.

Of course there is a trusted list, but there is no way to add any file I want to the trusted list. The only objects that are added to that list are the ones for which MacAfee actually asked me if I wanted to keep them. That's then only way to add objects to that list, if MacAfee asks me if I want to trust them.

But... The MacAfee never asks me if I want to trust that file that I need; it just deletes it as soon as it is decompressed. And there is no way to configure MacAfee to ask me if I want to trust an object; it just chooses when to do it by itself.

Because of this I am changing my antivirus

That's the reason I want another antivirus. I want a good antivirus that lets me choose what objects I want to add to the trusted list, or that I can configure in some way to spare the files that I need from deletion during real-time protection.

I am aware that the more I customize the protection settings, the more vulnerable my system will be. I know very well the consequences of what I want. But I really want an antivirus like that.

Edited by EagerToLearn, 30 August 2009 - 09:00 PM.

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Hello

I don't know of one that will do all your wish list but why don't you try a few and see whether they fit your list of requirements.

Many of them will give you a try out period before you pay for the program.

Here are a couple of free for personal use ones but the free versions come with very little configuration abilities:

• Avast
• AVIRA Note: AVIRA free comes with adware that promotes their paid for version each time it updates.

I like Avira but some people find the pop up advertisements each time it updates a bit trying.

This link will take you to site showing comparatives for some anti-virus products. Look at comparatives with caution because one month a program may do well and in another not so well.

http://www.av-comparatives.org/

Sometimes it comes down to your personal taste. In other words you like a particular product because to you it is user friendly or looks good.

[emeraldnzl]

Hello

I don't know of one that will do all your wish list but why don't you try a few and see whether they fit your list of requirements.

Many of them will give you a try out period before you pay for the program.

Here are a couple of free for personal use ones but the free versions come with very little configuration abilities:

• Avast
• AVIRA Note: AVIRA free comes with adware that promotes their paid for version each time it updates.

I like Avira but some people find the pop up advertisements each time it updates a bit trying.

This link will take you to site showing comparatives for some anti-virus products. Look at comparatives with caution because one month a program may do well and in another not so well.

http://www.av-comparatives.org/

Sometimes it comes down to your personal taste. In other words you like a particular product because to you it is user friendly or looks good.

[emeraldnzl]

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