Logan or Wendell, a slim MSE alternative?

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As we all know, MSE has been going down with really bad test results, and I've finally decided that I really should find an alternative. This really saddens me because my #1 draw for MSE was the really slim footprint. It had a scanner and a real-time protection service that could be turned off with no hassle and that was it really.

So, I want an antivirus that is just as slim as MSE, but also actually protects. I do not need it to scan my e-mails, I do not need it to protect my network, and I do not need it to monitor my fapping sessions or write shopping lists.

Must-have Requirements:
- It scans for bad stuff and false positives

Most of the anti viruses I stumble upon these days are quite literally bloated monsters. I was a heavy AVG user back in 2006 or so and by the time MSE was released, AVG had become a bloated monster.

Since the release of MSE, I haven't really been keeping up with the market. I have lately tried a couple of programs like Avast, AVG and Ad-Aware and they do apparently protect just fine, but they're just too bloated.

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can try clam av.

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My impressions from screenshots and descriptions is that it actually looks good, exactly what I'm looking for. I will give it a go.

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just don't turn on the option to scan for potentially unwanted applications.
It'll spit back parts of programs that as a whole are good but could allow exploits. 

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Will do, I will probably turn off everything except the scanner, regardless. I won't even run the program in the background.

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I'm going to try this out too, I didn't know it was available for Windows and everything else feels bloated on my machine these days.