Avira and Avira Antivirus?
I'm currently cleaning up my laptop and want to delete unnecessary programs.
I now noticed that I once installed Avira and Avira Antivirus.
Can I uninstall one of them, if so which one? Or are they programs that don't work without the other?
Sorry I'm an absolute layperson when it comes to that.
I also have a number of apps / programs, such as the Microsoft vidual (see picture), which of these can I delete without worry?
thank you
I would delete both because the Defender included in Windows 10 is much better.
You can only recommend Windows Defender. Reputable test results: https://www.av-test.org/de/antivirus/privat-windows/
Microsoft Visual should be left on it, because it is usually installed with games and if you uninstall that they can no longer work properly.
Basically you can uninstall everything you don't need. But there are also programs that may perform important services in the background, for example these Acer programs.
I now noticed that I once installed Avira and Avira Antivirus.
Öhm "Avira" is actually only the name of the company that launches the "Avira Antivirus" product.
The devil knows what Avira rode to choose such misleading names.
If this is the case, you must contact Avira support for an exact answer.
My recommendation:
Throw everything down from Avira and use another security software.
In general, Kaspersky, Bitdefender and ESET are recommended these days.
How "serious" the test results from av-test.org are to be seen - there are almost no second opinions and many test magazines refer largely uncritically to their results. Ugly.
Anyway: Your statement that the Windows Defender is sufficient is only a half-truth. In the standard settings, the Defender is holey, like a Swiss cheese.
You should take the steps outlined here as soon as possible to make sure:
Of course there's also a second opinion: https://www.av-comparatives.org/tests/malware-protection-test-march-2020/ I have been using Windows Defender for a long time and there were no problems. I run Malwarebytes over it every now and nothing critical is found. And that you look in the settings in such a program goes without saying for me. There are good reasons why you shouldn't install external AVs.
The statement "I use a holey security solution and never had any problems with it" is a zero statement on several levels.
Apart from that, the linked "second opinion" clearly shows that my statement about Windows Defender is correct: he is the second last in the test.
99.88% protection is holey. Ah yes. Mainly because it varies from month to month. There's no such thing as the best antivirus.
I recommend the video to you.
Oh and just like that. You recommended Kaspersky. Then take a look at this post where Kaspersky is afraid that Microsoft Defender will get the monopoly. https://winfuture.de/...98191.html
Just as a tip: don't let Leo influence you, of course he is such a blatant security expert and also a very trustworthy test expert when he works at ESET.
