Real software that really works

Ok, there is alot of software out there that preaches it will optimize, cleanup, etc. What I want to know is, real software that works such as finding real virus's without having to pay an arm and a leg. Such as what repair people use. Is there such a thing?

Yep.

Malwarebytes for manual scan.

MSE for permanent 24/7 protection.

+1 to that. Both work very well. I've actually upgraded my Malewarebytes to the the registered version.

I also run them both, Malwarebytes has caught a few things that MSE missed (on my notebook). But I don't have the registered, or "active" version. I just update & run a full scan twice weekly, and a short scan before shutting down for the night.

Being that MSE is an active AV & Malware protector, the registered or "live" version of Malwarebytes wouldn't bump heads, would they?

Cat

Haven't yet and I upgraded MB about a fortnight ago.

Viruses have grown exponentially over the years and no 1 program is going to catch everything. The truth is, the most popular programs such as Norton and McAfee are the programs the virus makers test their software against; so as programs become more and more popular, such as MSE has been, those will be used by the jerks that make the viruses.

My rant...
I hurt enough people by accident with misplaced or misunderstood words; I will never see the point in hurting people on purpose with a virus. Viruses have been done to death people, it's old news - find some new entertainment or get a job to keep ya busy; heck, write an i-phone app.for $.99 and get people to pay you money instead of you making money for Symantec and McAfee. Who do you impress with your virus? Your mother? Your grandmother? Certainly not me.

I reckon the rogue virus writers are just like the graffiti artists who get street cred from "tagging"..It'll never stop.

I have seen some graffiti that I would truly call art, but tagging the gang names isn't in that category.

Well yeah but you get the point I was trying to make.

Yes, I do.

I would say both viruses and graffiti are so commonplace any more that you couldn't get a reputation from either, just possibly a jail sentence. On the other hand they could use their programming skills or artistic ability for positive things and maybe even generate some income.