Best Antivirus? No such thing.

I normally will reserve security based posts for the weekend. However, I messed up this weekend. I posted something else and after the fact realized what I had done. I could wait until next weekend to post this, but I'm going to go ahead and post it on a Monday. It's from January, so it's not time critical. However, it is important, and it's worth a look.

What is the best antivirus software for your Windows computer? Turns out there is no such thing. Oh, there are antivirus programs, to be sure. However, anything that says this one is best or that one is best, is pretty much hype. They all do well, if you are smart about how you use them. And they are all worthless if you use them improperly.

No antivirus program can protect someone who insists on doing reckless things.

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Which one do I use? I use Windows Defender. It's fine. As mentioned, they all do well, if you are smart about how you use it. I use the extra protection in my process of never using the Administrator account.

Always use a standard user account, not an administrator account, with your Windows computer. If something nasty tries to occur, you'll get a password prompt if you're on a standard user account. And that password prompt is an indicator of bad things. Never provide the password, unless you are explicity installing something from a trusted source.

My Streaming Life does not often involve streaming from Windows. However, I do have a Windows computer in my aresenal (also MacOS, Linux, and ChromeOS). When I'm using Windows, I'm being safe about it.