For a short while, Defender seemed adamant that it couldn’t co-exist with a legitimate program A while ago (see “I’ve had enough of Norton spam“) I purged all my computers of Norton 365 (even though I still had an active subscription) because I was tired of its own popups trying to sell me something else. …
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Are viruses and malware the same thing?
No. A virus is a type of malware, but not all malware is a virus What are viruses? Viruses are pieces of computer code that infect programs that are otherwise legitimate and harmless. When the infected program is run, the virus executes. The virus might steal data, cause programming to execute that you wouldn’t want, …
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I’ve had enough of Norton spam
I’ve gone back to using Microsoft Defender to keep me safe without hassle For many years I used the free version of antivirus products. It is a perfectly legitimate business model to offer a product for free and use that product to entice the user to upgrade to a paid product offering more functionality. However, …
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