Stopped a virus with just updates, no extra programs needed

Everyone says you must have antivirus, but I think that's overkill. I keep everything patched and avoid shady sites. That blocked a nasty script from running on my machine.

4 comments

4 Comments

wood.jana1mo ago

Avoiding shady sites worked for my friend too until his kid downloaded a game from some random forum. Windows defender caught it but he still had to wipe the whole drive.

garcia.riley1mo ago

I made separate accounts for my kids to limit what they can do on the computer. This stops bad downloads from getting full access to the system. It's a simple step that saved me from wiping drives.

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kevin_lane1mo ago

Setting up a guest account saved my laptop last month.

the_robin10d ago

My old roommate in college swore by just one admin account for everything, said it was easier. Then his whole thesis draft got locked by ransomware from a bad email link. Watching him have to explain that to our professor made me set up separate accounts on my own machine the next day. It feels like a small hassle but it really does wall off the worst of the damage. I don't know why I ever argued with him about it.