Best Spyware, Malware Recommendation
I've used the FREE AVG for several years. Wondering if there is a better FREE product out there. I am using Windows 8. THANKS!
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JMHO (and this is just my opinion), I just use the paid version of Malwarebytes because of its IP address blocking. I'm sure other utilities are just as good if not better, but I've found that over the past couple years, Malwarebytes has been at least in the middle of the pack come tests.
Where you need the true front-line defense is in your Web browser, so consider using an extension like FlashBlock in Firefox or turn on the "click to play" option in Chrome. Ad-blocking additions don't hurt either, since it has been started in other places that a large portion of drive-by malware infections come from ad servers.
It can't hurt to use a mail program like Thunderbird instead of a Web browser to read E-mail. Thunderbird and Outlook tend to be well secured, so a virus sent by E-mail won't be an issue unless someone explicitly detaches the attachment and runs it.
Where you need the true front-line defense is in your Web browser, so consider using an extension like FlashBlock in Firefox or turn on the "click to play" option in Chrome. Ad-blocking additions don't hurt either, since it has been started in other places that a large portion of drive-by malware infections come from ad servers.
It can't hurt to use a mail program like Thunderbird instead of a Web browser to read E-mail. Thunderbird and Outlook tend to be well secured, so a virus sent by E-mail won't be an issue unless someone explicitly detaches the attachment and runs it.
