On 2017-12-17 2:09 PM, Casa del Sol naciente wrote:
> On 12/17/2017 2:02 PM, graham wrote:
>> On 2017-12-17 1:38 PM, dsi1 wrote:
>>> On Sunday, December 17, 2017 at 10:25:38 AM UTC-10, graham wrote:
>>>> I don't know why W10 is unpopular here. I have had no problems except
>>>> for a time when Edge wouldn't load and now I use that instead of Chrome
>>>> for certain things. OTOH, anything I have or have had running Android
>>>> has been a real PITA.
>>>
>>> The problem for me with Windows is the high price of the hardware,
>>> the high power consumption of the processors, the long wait time to
>>> boot up, the need for anti-virus programs, the vulnerability to
>>> malware, the software bloat and heavy system resource requirements of
>>> the OS, and the long wait time just to shut down. Other than that,
>>> everything's just wonderful.
>>>
>> Not my experience at all. Also, a number of techies told me that
>> Windows Defender with a router is sufficient and that I don't need 3rd
>> party AV software.
>
>
> Some good free ones if you decide you do - AVG, AVira, etc.
And some commercial brands such as ESET will do a scan to root out
vulnerabilities.
Despite being super careful, my D-I-L got hit with ransom ware.
Obviously acquired from whom she once trusted. However, my son had
backed everything up, as he does regularly so either bought a new PC or
hard drive.