Windoze anti-virus software?

[Filliam H. Muffman]

Avira got pretty good results the last time the independent site compared them... argh, I can't remember the name. Edit: the nag screens for the free version can get tedious if you use the machine every day.

[ka jowct]

JEBB wrote:
I understand that Windoz 8.1 comes with its own antivirus, Windows Defender. That version of WD has Security Essentials included which will be turned off if another antivirus is installed.

A bit more investigating revealed that Windoze Defender is active, so no immediate need for anything else.