Just Removed My Antivirus?

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JJ_Egan wrote: »

Smells like two AV products conflicting or poor AV products .
Windows Defender about 90% covered but it all depends upon what sites you visit .

more like < 60% coverage

Lumstorm

I really think the whole anti-virus market is bit of a con as well as Microsoft's offering there are free alternatives available from third parties. In shops we get told they are poor and you must buy a anti-virus (these are the same people that tell you need that £90 HDMI for your new BD player.)

There also seems to a lot of people that say you need security software for windows or android but the magical Apple products don't as it impossible for them to ever have a security flaw.

The anti-virus is the last line of defense after everything else fails. The first is your own behavior not to do anything stupid and always run as a limited user.

Terrysdelight

Lumstorm wrote: »

I really think the whole anti-virus market is bit of a con as well as Microsoft's offering there are free alternatives available from third parties. In shops we get told they are poor and you must buy a anti-virus (these are the same people that tell you need that £90 HDMI for your new BD player.)

There also seems to a lot of people that say you need security software for windows or android but the magical Apple products don't as it impossible for them to ever have a security flaw.

The anti-virus is the last line of defense after everything else fails. The first is your own behavior not to do anything stupid and always run as a limited user.

Thanks, I have been thinking along these lines.