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babylonsister

(171,605 posts) Tue Aug 30, 2022, 10:04 AM Aug 2022

Good morning! I need to

pick some protection/anti-virus for my VivoBook (ASUS). I have been using Norton but they're relentless with their ads and updates. I went to an informational page for ASUS and McAffee was recommended.

Does anyone have any thoughts or recommendations? I know this has probably been addressed here a lot, so even an old link I could read would be useful. Thank you for any help!

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Good morning! I need to (Original Post) babylonsister Aug 2022 OP

Windows security is installed on Windows. Ptah Aug 2022 #1

Good morning Anguiped Aug 2022 #2

MS Defender OneBlueDotS-Carolina Aug 2022 #3

AVG cilla4progress Aug 2022 #4

The security built into Windows (Denfender) is quite adequate for 99% of us. Earth-shine Aug 2022 #5

Ptah

(33,492 posts)

1. Windows security is installed on Windows.

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Tue Aug 30, 2022, 10:07 AM

Aug 2022

No cost. Effective.

Anguiped

(7 posts)

2. Good morning

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Tue Aug 30, 2022, 10:07 AM

Aug 2022

I would recommend Malwarebytes for voth active and passive scanning.

OneBlueDotS-Carolina

(1,432 posts)

3. MS Defender

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Tue Aug 30, 2022, 10:09 AM

Aug 2022

Is as good or better than most A/V software. It's built-in Win 10&11.

cilla4progress

(25,901 posts)

4. AVG

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Tue Aug 30, 2022, 10:12 AM

Aug 2022

I would avoid McAfee. Here's why.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_McAfee

Earth-shine

(4,044 posts)

5. The security built into Windows (Denfender) is quite adequate for 99% of us.

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Tue Aug 30, 2022, 11:17 AM

Aug 2022

I would never install Norton or McAfee on any of my computers.

Definitely, do not install McAfee. It's resource intensive and very hard to get rid of.

So, why would Asus recommend McAfee? Why does it come as a "trial version" on many new PCs?

Simply because McAfee pays them to put it on there.

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