​Antivirus Thoughts

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I’ve written in the past about protecting your computer as best you can. One of the programs I still recommend is Malwarebytes. I buy a license for Malwarebytes for our family’s computers. I do not, however, pay for antivirus programs like Mcafee or Norton, I use Windows Defender, which comes with the computer.

Then there’s the whole discussion of VPN sites, and whether any of it matters anyway. Everyone has an opinion and ultimately, you need to do what you are comfortable with. I am including an NBC article on the subject HERE. 

​Keeping your computer or device up-to-date is certainly one of the most important things you can do to safeguard it. Paying attention is also critical, as many attacks arrive in the guise of an email from a friend or family member. Messages that are threatening from a delivery service, a bank, the IRS, that sort of thing, are also a common source of danger. Be aware of the style of a ‘threat’. An email containing a link and nothing personal, even from someone I know, I just delete. An email may say it’s from someone you know, but spoofing allows malicious emails to disguise themselves as someone else, anyone.

Make a backup. In the cloud or to an external drive, make sure anything you don’t want to lose is in 2 places, minimum. Cloud storage is great as a backup because that service puts it on servers that are very secure, safe, and they are also backed up. Cloud storage is available anywhere there is internet, another handy feature.

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