I've now got a new machine running windows with the inbuilt antivirus and firewall. Is thia adequate or should I install something else. Previously I used Comodo Firewall and the inbuilt W7 antivirus with Malwarebytes scans every couple of weeks.
I thought there might be an up to date thread on this but a search doesn't bring anything up since 2017
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Antivirus and Firewall for windows 10.
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- Lemon Quarter
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Re: Antivirus and Firewall for windows 10.
The inbuilt AV/FW is fine, receiving high marks in the latest AV tests...https://www.av-test.org/en/antivirus/ho ... 18-193116/
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Re: Antivirus and Firewall for windows 10.
I think the built-in firewall is perfectly fine, there's no need to replace that.
The built-in virus scanner is also very good, though none of them are perfect at finding every possible virus as soon as they are released. I combine the built-in AV with F-secure's 'online' scanner that you do not need to install.
The built-in virus scanner is also very good, though none of them are perfect at finding every possible virus as soon as they are released. I combine the built-in AV with F-secure's 'online' scanner that you do not need to install.
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Re: Antivirus and Firewall for windows 10.
But make sure you run in 'Standard' not 'Administrator' mode. That's your first line of defence if anything nasty gets in.
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-security/standard-vs-administrator-accounts-in-windows-10/456b338a-9504-479f-9d8d-b828b5b388f0
https://www.intowindows.com/how-to-make-a-standard-user-an-administrator-in-windows-10/
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-security/standard-vs-administrator-accounts-in-windows-10/456b338a-9504-479f-9d8d-b828b5b388f0
https://www.intowindows.com/how-to-make-a-standard-user-an-administrator-in-windows-10/
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