Which Anti Virus Software?
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Windows Defencer is the Microsoft offering for Windows 10. Good alternatives are Bitdefender & Kaspersky.
As important as AV software are some basic browser plugins. The most important is NoScript but unfortuantely to use it properly requires a litle effort & acceptance that some websites won't work. However, it's extremely effective. Others you need are UBlock Origin & Privacy Badger. These block trackers & adverts & also help prevent issues.
As important as AV software are some basic browser plugins. The most important is NoScript but unfortuantely to use it properly requires a litle effort & acceptance that some websites won't work. However, it's extremely effective. Others you need are UBlock Origin & Privacy Badger. These block trackers & adverts & also help prevent issues.
Just use the built in windows defender.
Set the user as a standard user, not admin, that way if you are prompted to make changes it's a reminder that something is asking to modify the system.
Install adblock plus on all browsers used.
You can install malware bytes to be on the safe side.
But as mentioned, avoid responding to any 'click this' or 'call this' number popups.
Set the user as a standard user, not admin, that way if you are prompted to make changes it's a reminder that something is asking to modify the system.
Install adblock plus on all browsers used.
You can install malware bytes to be on the safe side.
But as mentioned, avoid responding to any 'click this' or 'call this' number popups.
The_Doc said:
can you back this up. I'm always keen to get rid of things that don't work. Is Malawarebytes Free no use in the background?
I can do periodic scans with it if not.
ta
Paid/Premium version of MalwareBytes performed worst out of all the AVs tested by AV-Test in October 2018, bested by free versions of most of the other big vendor products. Lowest detection rates, highest false positive rates and largest performance impact. I can do periodic scans with it if not.
ta
It was more useful when drive-by downloads, exploit kits, and the like we're popular with the bad guys, but these days most of the mainstream browsers incorporate multiple tiers of their own protection including sandboxing and pretty much the only way to get nasties as a regular user is through human error and/or failure to patch.
Eventually I suspect it will go the way of disk burning and defragmentation software and just die out.
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