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Though I have gotten WoW running under WINE, I find it convenient to have multiple boxes. I only bought this silly windows laptop, IвЂ™m currently using to post, for playing WoW. There is almost nothing that I can not do on Linux box. I would be interested in finding out about what apps are preventing a migration off of windows. But if you are behind a well-configured router at least you have a fighting chance. That means use an alternate web browser most of the time, Opera, Firefox, Chrome in my personal order of preference because many normal attack vectors are already not available ( ActiveX and registry based clues).ДЇiring up IE from time to time for the odd webpage or form might be necessary, but using it for day to day browsing is not a good idea. No matter what anyone tells you this is where most of the attacks are directed. The other major ingredient for safety is to simply not use MS Internet Explorer as an everyday normal browser.

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Then learn how to configure it and lock it down. If that describes you, stop what you are doing and go get a router, now. There is no excuse to ever plug the computer directly into a cable or DSL or FIOS modem because that will give you a static IP and it is just a matter of time before you are toast. In the Windows universe which has the lionвЂ™s share of attack vectors and most malware, the first line of defense is to be behind a NAT router, period.

There is also the potential problem of the placebo effect (climate hoax tie-in!) which generates the literal definition of a вЂњfalse sense of securityвЂќ to those that then proceed to continue with destructive behavior like clicking on popups that offer to speedup their computer or run attachments promising cute kittens or sure-thing dating. They are at best a necessary evil, but personally I see them as a cure worse than the disease. If you like this fine, but I canвЂ™t fathom how any of these packages are trusted to do the right thing.

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Some of them disable the normal operating system firewall and install their own. Their worst effect is gobbling up CPU time that will be missed when you need it and also their propensity to grab control of a newly inserted flashdrive or other media so that it may scan it first and silently remove what it considers threats.

Keep in mind that they will literally change many important settings as a matter of course, altering ACLвЂ™s (file and registry permissions) in the name of security, preventing you yourself from accessing many things on your so-called personal computer. I do recommend folks stop with the brand loyalty nonsense (вЂњNorton rulez!вЂќ or вЂњMcAfee is best!вЂќ) and if you insist on an AV package get one that causes the least damage to performance. However, since this has been true forever (each AV still gets infected) and no two people are exactly alike, I will conclude that no AV is that great. I get customer infected computers with every single Antivirus installed, so anecdotally I see no reason to trust one over the other though admittedly there are larger variables in play from customer to customer, like their particular browsing habits.

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IMHO, no Antivirus are better than any other so you might as well use a free one if you must use one at all.