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ownedbycats · 02-03-2019, 03:13 PM

For what it matters, I've found that safe browsing habits, common sense, and a good adblocker (uBlock Origin, and look into NoScript while you're at it) are a lot more reliable than any antivirus.

I just use Microsoft Security Essentials and run a secondary scan in MalwareBytes every week or thereabouts. Only once did it pick up anything, and that was because I disabled my adblocker on a supposedly-reputable site and the ad redirected to a dodgy site. Never again.

02-03-2019, 03:13 PM	#21
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 11,024 Karma: 75555555 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	For what it matters, I've found that safe browsing habits, common sense, and a good adblocker (uBlock Origin, and look into NoScript while you're at it) are a lot more reliable than any antivirus. I just use Microsoft Security Essentials and run a secondary scan in MalwareBytes every week or thereabouts. Only once did it pick up anything, and that was because I disabled my adblocker on a supposedly-reputable site and the ad redirected to a dodgy site. Never again. Last edited by ownedbycats; 02-03-2019 at 03:17 PM.