Have Norton Security===Need Malwarebytes Too??

I use nothing. I've had one virus in 25 years.

I use Norton and also CCleaner. This pair has worked very well for me. Norton treats Malwarebyte as a virus (and vice versa) and slows the computer down considerably.

Norton is there all the time, whereas I use CCleaner often, sometimes every day.

RoyB wrote:
I paid high yearly fees for NORTON for many years and finally just told myself enough is enough haha... This was always protection of choice for the Governmanet back then.

Keep in mind that choice was not based on merit, it was based on cost.

Norton works, but many geek friends of mine recommend Avast and Malewarebytes for general protection and CCleaner for "cleaning out" your computer every so often. These programs all have free versions. If you want, you can send some money and get extras.

I have Avast "running" all the time. I scan with Malewarebytes every so often if I think I may have been to an iffy website - Avast and Malewarebytes sometimes catch different things. CCleaner I use when I remember it.

Important to remember: "cleaners", like CCleaner, usually remove the "cookies" on your computer that remember sign-in names and passwords for websites you visit regularly. Before you run a "cleaner", make sure you have saved all your passwords somewhere to re-sign in to the websites.

Also, not all "maleware" is bad! Many times programs like Avast and Malewarebytes simply don't recognize a program, or they need to be updated. A quick search on the internet will tell you if a program is actually bad.

I paid high yearly fees for NORTON for many years and finally just told myself enough is enough haha... This was always protection of choice for the Governmanet back then.

I use the FREE STUFF now namely Advanced System Care 7 - AVG - Malwarebyte Anti Malware. It works in the background just like NORTON used to do for me... Been doing this since early 2000s... All gets automatically upgraded every two to three days...

We have about five computers here in use and so far so good...

Roy Ken

I don't know what all Norton does while I'm not looking, but it seems to do enuff, because w/o adding anything else.I don't have any problems w/ any of the "wares" that I hear talk of, even tho there is no shortage of logals telling me how bad I need all the pc cleaners that are out there :)