Hi Charles!

I recently deleted TrendMicro from my Win10 device because it has gone the
way of AI. In doing so, I discovered you cannot simply delete any decent
antivirus from your machine (in case hackers acquire your credentials or
manage to install keystroke trackers). Instead, they require you to use a
separate tool from them if you want to delete. However, if you don't mind
AI, Trend Micro does not sell your data to outside companies and only uses
tracking information for the purposes of their internal business activities.

I've found Bitdefender has the same 'constant prompt to update' problem
that Avast and Malwarebytes have, which makes them akin to malware in my
mind.
Last I checked, clamAV can detect but not remove viruses.

Windows Defender has a poorer detection success rate if you don't enable
Cloud-based protection, so if you choose to use that, you can disable
"Automatic sample submission" to keep your files from being auto-uploaded
to Microsoft. (They say they delete them after upload and scan, but even if
so, it is a bit of a bandwidth hog.)

Warmly,
Risa

On Wed, Jul 3, 2024 at 12:08 PM charles meyer <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

> My esteemed listmates,
>
> I thought I;d osted tsi question earlier this year but it's been crazy
> busy developing MakerSpace, preparing and doing dog and pony shows re:
> it. teaching 3d Printer basics, along with all the other tasks at the
> library I've lost track of this.
>
> I've used avast and malwarebytes for years but a Linux guy shared that
> he installed Malwarebytes his Windows PC and when he uninstalled with
> Revie Uninstalled he couldn't remove all the Malwarebytes files.
>
> He's now using clamv (sp).
>
> It was also suggested ....
>
> Anti-virus: Windows 10, 11 have built-in AV protection. Activate it.
> Also set up the Windows Firewall, and modify it for your purposes (may need
> on-site help with that).
>
> On my newest refurbished laptop running W10 I;ve never activated any
> built-in AV.
>
> How doe soen fdn and do that?
>
> Regarding the Firewall ... isn't it just set to On by Default?
>
> Do these Windows protection compare favorably to Bitdefender?
>
> Are they better than avast, AVG, Malwarebytes?
>
> It's become rather complex as these applications gather all your data,
> sell it and track you.
>
> Is Duck Duck Go the only application which doesn't track you or sell your
> data?
>
> Thank you,
>
> Charles.
>
> Charlotte County Public Library
>


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