![]() ![]() GOOD BACKUP PRACTICES ARE MORE IMPORTANT FOR YOUR DATA AND YOUR SLEEP THAN GOOD ANTI-WHATEVER PRACTICES. NOTE: If I was a ruthless surfer/browser, or had high security needs because of the content of my work, I would consult a pro, and/or at least use the paid version of Malwarebytes. I've also run Kapersky and more so Avast under Win 7, but neither at all for 10-15 years There are no upgrades to buy: everything is already included. If you have Windows 8.1 or 10, you will already have Defender. For most average users, the built-in Windows Defender is more than enough security. Windows Defender for Antivirus Protection. ![]() I also don't see big differences between anti-malware and anti-virus categories, though I don't doubt that I could be more literate on these matters than I have felt a need to be in now almost four decades of micro-computing. Let’s take a look at the two protection programs in question: Windows Defender and Avast Free. It works very well, unintrusively, and does not use extraordinary resources that I note on any of my systems. I currently run it on both a Windows 7 desktop and 2 Win 10 Surfaces. I've subscribed to the paid Malwarebytes version once or twice for maybe 3 or 4 years total, but I'm careful and savvy enough, that the free version is as excellent and reliable as I require. and together they give me sufficient confidence to have no need to compare the former nor the latter with anything else. I've run free Malwarebytes with a few windows generations of MSE, Defender, etc.
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