In my opinion if you are smart, there is no need for antivirus, from like 2016 I haven't been using any antivirus and I haven't been infected as far I know (maybe because reinstalls and that), but my point still stands, like not going to install any crap and just downloading things from official sites and things you need, wont infect you with virus.
However, if you don't know what you do or are to unsure, just use an antivirus you trust, or just use windows defender and disable it scanning your files, just scan it by yourself manually on windows defender or virustotal.