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What's the best anti-virus solution for Windows 10? (self.Blind)
submitted by Prefect316
Hey friends.
So I got myself a Windows laptop recently, and honestly I don't use it for much besides work and playing Pokemon Crystal :)
But today I got the alert that the free antivirus that comes installed on it is expiring. it's Macafee, and I haven't heard too many great things about it anyway, so I won't be missing it. it got me worrying though. I've lost a few laptops to viruses before, and I've been a Mac user now for quite some time, so I'm really unaware of what antivirus programs: A. work as advertised, and, B. Are accessible enough with a screen reader.
Any advice is super, super appreciated. Thanks everybody.
So I got myself a Windows laptop recently, and honestly I don't use it for much besides work and playing Pokemon Crystal :)
But today I got the alert that the free antivirus that comes installed on it is expiring. it's Macafee, and I haven't heard too many great things about it anyway, so I won't be missing it. it got me worrying though. I've lost a few laptops to viruses before, and I've been a Mac user now for quite some time, so I'm really unaware of what antivirus programs: A. work as advertised, and, B. Are accessible enough with a screen reader.
Any advice is super, super appreciated. Thanks everybody.
fastfinge 6 points 4y ago
As long as you haven't turned off UAC, the built-in protection is fine. Make sure, however, not to say "yes" unless you know exactly why you're getting the UAC prompt.
Sight404 3 points 4y ago
As long as you don't go looking for trouble, i.e.: "free" software, Windows 10 has some relatively decent built-in virus protection.
codeofdusk 2 points 4y ago
You might want to keep Malwarebytes around to run a manual scan if something looks off, but otherwise Windows Defender (built-in) is fine. Most realtime/memory-resident antivirus programs do more harm than good as they slow down the machine significantly.
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