Antivirus

[1954eamonn]

As sky does not give an antivirus can any one recommend a goog one

[TimmyBGood · Accepted solution]

@1954eamonn 

Personally, on an in-support Microsoft operating system, I believe the built-in Windows Defender is adequate (and even that is potentially unnecessary).  As I've said elsewhere, there are no real 'computer viruses' any more: the antivirus industry continues to exist largely on badly-remembered history.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_computer_viruses_and_worms 

If someone with Administrator rights chooses to install dubious software then it's unlikely that 'antivirus software' is going to protect them: likewise with being tricked into giving up credentials or convinced to permit remote access, which is where the vast majority of computer crime now concentrates.

Edit: where a user chooses to open unsolicited email arrangements which don't pass through an external commercial filter then local AV scanning may still have some benefit.

[Mikeinit]

I too use Microsoft Defender. Available for Android devices.

Regards

Mike

Retired IT Professional.