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  • Best antivirus protection for Windows 10

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    UPDATE OCTOBER 19, 2019: “The best antivirus protection of 2019 for Windows 10 – Your PC needs protection against malware, and free antivirus software may be enough. Here’s the best antivirus protection to get for Windows 10, and what’s worth paying extra for” by Clifford Colby (October 19, 2019). CNET’s “best” recommendations stand from last August (below). I’ve previously noted PC World’s annual recommendations for…

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  • Best PC anti-virus program?

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    An annual review by PC World: “Best antivirus: Keep your Windows PC safe from spyware, Trojans, malware, and more” (updated August 27, 2018): Antivirus software is nearly as crucial as a PC’s operating system. Even if you’re well aware of potential threats and practice extreme caution, some threats just can’t be prevented without the extra help of an AV program—or a full antivirus suite. You…

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  • Anti-phishing test results 2017

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    If you’re particularly worried about somehow landing on a malicious website while browsing the Internet, then this PC World (August 1, 2017) article “AV-Comparatives’ anti-phishing results for 2017 put Avast, Bitdefender, Fortinet, and Kaspersky on top” may be useful. In previous posts, I’ve noted PC World’s summaries of test results by the independent computer security test organization AV-Comparatives. All four passing software packages got through the…

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  • Rankings of antivirus software 2016

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    As in past years, independent antivirus testing houses have published lists of the best antivirus products for 2016. PC World summarized these results in their recent article “The best consumer antivirus products of 2016 are Avira and Norton, test labs say.” AV-Comparatives released its best antimalware product of 2016 on Tuesday, after AV-Test announced its choice last week. There was the usual dash of controversy,…

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  • Prevent malware infection — best practices review

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    The Malwarebytes Blog recently discussed “10 easy ways to prevent malware infection” — for your PC, Mac, or mobile device. Read the article for the complete text. Here’s the summary below. Protect vulnerabilities: Update your operating system, browsers, and plugins; Enable click-to-play plugins; Remove software you don’t use (especially legacy programs). Watch out for social engineering: Read emails with an eagle eye; Do not call…

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