"We've moved calibre-parallel.exe to your Quarantine..." notification in Norton365

[ownedbycats]

Originally Posted by fidvo

uBlock Origin is an ad blocking browser plugin, so it does something Microsoft Defender doesn't. I would never use a browser long-term without an ad blocker. In my opinion it's almost as important as antivirus software, if not more so.

And VirusTotal to check for false positives.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by fidvo

uBlock Origin is an ad blocking browser plugin, so it does something Microsoft Defender doesn't. I would never use a browser long-term without an ad blocker. In my opinion it's almost as important as antivirus software, if not more so.

We are not talking of ad blocking plugins for web browsers. We are talking of AV software for the computer. Norton is one of the worst. In fact, most of them are pretty dire. That's why I run Microsoft's AV as it works rather well and does not noticeably impact my computers.

AV software is not supposed to block website ads.

[JSWolf]

@Mob201503 have you dumped Norton365 yet?

[ownedbycats]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

We are not talking of ad blocking plugins for web browsers. We are talking of AV software for the computer. Norton is one of the worst. In fact, most of them are pretty dire. That's why I run Microsoft's AV as it works rather well and does not noticeably impact my computers.

AV software is not supposed to block website ads.

Errr, this was in response to what you said:

Originally Posted by ownedbycats

Windows Defender, uBlock Origin, and VirusTotal is really all you need. MalwareBytes Anti-Malware if you suspect something slipped through.

Originally Posted by JSWolf

I disagree. All you really need is Microsoft Defender for Windows.

Originally Posted by fidvo

uBlock Origin is an ad blocking browser plugin, so it does something Microsoft Defender doesn't. I would never use a browser long-term without an ad blocker. In my opinion it's almost as important as antivirus software, if not more so.

I gave some software that I believe are necessary for avoiding malware. You said only Defender was necessary. Fidvo responded why uBlock Origin was necessary.

VirusTotal isn't really an antivirus either. It can't scan your computer, only file you upload.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by ownedbycats

Errr, this was in response to what you said:







I gave some software that I believe are necessary for avoiding malware. You said only Defender was necessary. Fidvo responded why uBlock Origin was necessary.

VirusTotal isn't really an antivirus either. It can't scan your computer, only file you upload.

I don't use uBlock Origin. I use AdBlocker Ultimate and Ghostery.

But forgetting ad blockers because this thread is not about ad blockers, all you need to run on your computer is Windows Defender with Windows.