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Old 07-11-2013, 01:20 AM   #352
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So I bought an HP a while back to do my wife's books on for her company. Just a basic laptop. The Norton antivirus that came free has lapsed, so I've activated Windows Defender. Is it adequate or should I look into something else?
For Windows 8? Defender for Windows 8 is a complete virus/malware/spyware setup. But it's not the best protection compared to other solutions. It's kind of a "Better than nothing" solution Microsoft is providing for free. It shuts itself off automatically if another virus scanner is installed and it's a Microsoft product, if that tells you anything.

Avast Free is still pretty decent, just turn off sounds and checking updates for other apps. If you really want good proactive protection, I'm a big fan of Malwarebytes Pro. That is pretty rock solid protection from catching anything malicious from any browser session.
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