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NFT: Windows 8.1 Security

UConn4523 : 1/21/2015 9:57 am

I finally got a new computer, settled on the Lenovo Yoga Pro 2. Its been a while since I had to reconfigure a PC to my liking, and I have almost no experience on Windows 8 or 8.1

My question is what security settings do you guys use? It came with 3 months of McAfee which I want to uninstall. I'd like something lightweight that won't bog down the PC. AVG is what I used for windows XP back in the day but I have no idea if its still good.

Any other watchouts are set up preferences would be appreciated as well.

i love webroot

viggie : 1/21/2015 10:09 am : link

because its lightweight and not a resource hog. I couple that with malwarebytes.

thanks, i'll give that a look

UConn4523 : 1/21/2015 10:31 am : link

tonight.

Security suite review

Jim in Fairfax : 1/21/2015 10:35 am : link

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Best Security Suites 2015 - ( New Window )

Agree with webroot

bLiTz 2k : 1/21/2015 11:12 am : link

Also, how do u like the 8.1? My girlfriend needs a new PC for her apartment and I'm going to build her one...She seems intrigued by 8.1 but im not sure itd make sense if you aren't going to have a touch-display machine to pair with it.

I like 8.1 a lot

UConn4523 : 1/21/2015 11:14 am : link

still need to get acquainted with the ins and outs, but its very user friendly. I wanted a touch PC because its a feature I would use and will allow me to upgrade software 2 years down the line without having to buy another PC.

It takes getting used to like anything else, but its incredibly functional so far.

webroot

UConn4523 : 1/21/2015 11:15 am : link

i'm assuming is paid only, right?

Any decent free security out there?

I've never had a problem with the built in Windows protection

ballanda : 1/21/2015 11:37 am : link

and a browser using AdBlock. And I go to Russian porn sites all the time. :-P

Windows 8 PC's come preinstalled with Windows Defender

eclipz928 : 1/21/2015 11:59 am : link

which is antivirus and antiadware. Before downloading something 3rd party I would stick with that for a while and see how you like it.

I absolutely abhor what Microsoft did with Windows 8

montanagiant : 1/21/2015 12:14 pm : link

What a mess that piece of shit OS is.

Avast antivirus

DavidH : 1/21/2015 12:31 pm : link

And Add Block Plus in browsers.

I use the free Avast

Matt M. : 1/21/2015 12:59 pm : link

coupled with Malwarebytes.

What I specifically don't like about Windows 8.1 is that in order to use any of the tiled programs, you need to sign in with a Microsoft login. I have a Hotmail account that I don't use as a result of grad school switching over at some point. But, I don't want to use that as my credentials for the entire computer or the individual programs. So, I don't use any of the tiled programs and have to download any programs directly, causing duplicates of the same app/program on the machine.

RE: Windows 8 PC's come preinstalled with Windows Defender

Jim in Fairfax : 1/21/2015 1:30 pm : link

In comment 12103845 eclipz928 said:

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which is antivirus and antiadware. Before downloading something 3rd party I would stick with that for a while and see how you like it.

How would you determine if you like a particular security package?

"Well, gee: someone just swiped my identity and wiped my hard drive. I'm going to mark this one in the "Don't Like" category."