OP, Antivirus is not the be-all-end-all of security. Take a more layered approach.Install ublock in your browser and stick to well known sites. Use your common sense.Dont open attachments directly from email, download them first and scan them. Malwarebytes Free Vs Premium RedditĮspecially if you dont trust the source.Keep backups of important data offline. Dont keep sensitive data easily accessible.Remove yourself as an administrator or increase your UAC level so you get prompted every time something tries to install or run without privilege.Run an antivirus, but think of it more like a last line of defense. First you shill hard for Malwarebytes being the end all security solution for the average consumer and accused me of down voting your post (BTW, not me) when clearly the maker of the product SAYS on their own blog post that their solution isn't an antivirus and that they advocate that you should use MB with an antivirus and that their product does not cause a resource problem while running in tandem. Then you say viruses ARE malware and that it's just marketing terms. ago Intel (R) Core (TM) i7-8750H CPU 2.20GHz 2.21 GHz NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti with Max-Q RAM - 16.0 GB Windows 11 Pro 22H2 build 22621. Windows 11 (1 Build 22621) Vote 3 comments Best Add a Comment humanbot69420 55 min.

Then you boast that you use just an antivirus product and firewall tech. Only started happening after recent Windows update. My point was that according to Malwarebytes themselves, their product is not considered an antivirus. Malwarebytes also protects you from known threats while surfing the web, and warns against bad websites and internet neighborhoods.

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