I feel like this comes up pretty often in other discussions. Whatcha all like for anti-virus software? Lightweight is good, free is good.
I feel like this comes up pretty often in other discussions. Whatcha all like for anti-virus software? Lightweight is good, free is good.
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Windows Defender and use something like Firefox and uBlock
Rest is all education.
No AV will protect you from people who visit sketchy sites or open bad emails.
I kindof agree.
I used to be a big fan of avast but that shit is so bloated and intrusive it’s worse than the viruses these days.
That or OS X.
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Education is key, 20+ years of multiple computers in our home and only one infection and that was of my MIL's doing.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Will fuck off, again.
Last time I got infected I accidently clicked a link in a spam email. Fuuuu....
I would just run a manual check once in a while - I use ESET online scanner, or MB free. I have found the days of bug cleanup has gone down significantly.
https://www.eset.com/ca/home/online-scanner/ (dont install anything, just check the boxes for a one time scan)
Bump for 2022. Is Windows firewall still the recommended solution?
I bought my daughter a laptop for Christmas, she's 12. It came with McAfee Livesafe which I uninstalled, but now I'm thinking I should reinstall it. Any other recommendations for antivirus with kids?
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