You may know what is the best antivirus for rail works currently, Eset or Avast?
which antivirus for railworks
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Well that of course depends, but what are you trying to protect? I am a bit confused by the question. If you are just installing DLC and the game from Steam, then you should be fine without an antivirus (although always good to have one for other stuff on your computer)
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Like I said that depends on what you are doing with your computer. But Avast Free is sufficient for basic virus detecting etc.
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Do you install any 3rd party addons from any other sites (both payware or Freeware) or just purchase routes and locomotives on Steam?
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Then I would recommend Avast Free, because you never know what you could get.
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It is ALWAYS good to have an anti virus program installed.
Only if you have no internet connection, it would be quiet useless.And of course every free anti virus program is better than nothing. So if you take the free version of Avast, everything should be nice.
My mum for example uses Avast, too. No problems so far.Greetings
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Well, I beg to differ. You don't necessary need an anti-virus software, since nowadays browsers have gotten so secure and often include filters and protection mechanisms themselves against harmful websites, email servers do especially good filtering and worms have died out, the chances of getting a virus in the wild has gone exponentially down to almost zero.
A famous quote by renowned IT-security expert Bruce Schneier from an interview during a "security software expo" in 2008 gives a hint as to why:
Are antivirus products just making money by giving people a "feeling" of security rather than true security?
Schneier: Antivirus is easy. Antivirus products actually work. They have for years. A lot of the software on this show floor is just snake oil, but antivirus does work. You should have an antivirus program. You should have it updated regularly. It doesn't make you secure, but it gets that bottom layer of the trivial stuff. That's why. It's not sufficient but it's certainly necessary.The keyword there is snake oil. The word comes from dubios "doctors" in the late 19th century in the american wild west, which sold funny potions and trinkets promising they would cure all kinds of illnesses. It has now been applied to consumer security software because often it does not really protect users, but instead just promises a feeling of security. That is especially true for personal firewalls (which often do more harm than good to a system) but as Schneier says: an anti-virus software is not sufficient.
And as proven by the now famous "Staatstrojaner" and other malicious software they do not offer enough protection against threats. If you want a secure system you'll need more than just that.
Your best anti-virus software still is brain.exe. If you're just a "normal guy/lady" and don't use cracked software, don't visit shady areas of the internet and are careful as to what devices you plug into your PC you will be just fine without additional software. If you need that additional feeling of security, fine get yourself that bit of snake oil. -
What about Kaspersky? AFAIK it offers a gaming profile for better gaming experience.
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