It’s been a long while since i used a desktop and honestly can’t remember what antivirus software i used, and even then, probably the landscape has changed over the years.

Atm i’ve been winging it with just Windows Defender (no custom configuration) and scanning any thing that looks suspicious on VirusTotal, but probably that would be not enough.

I’m thinking on get a couple of pirated files, so i’d like to be as secure as possible.

  • DAMunzy
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    841 year ago

    Just stick with Windows’ built-in security. Only download from trusted pirate sites.

    • Corroded
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      171 year ago

      FMHY has a pretty good Wiki for that kind of thing

    • @Username2345OP
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      51 year ago

      Thanks! Default settings or there is something i need to configure?

      • @ViridianNott
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        111 year ago

        After setting up the PC, search “defender” in the toolbar and poke around a little bit. The security settings are very intuitive, so I’m sure you can modify things to your liking.

    • @deleted
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      41 year ago

      And use VirusTotal when in doubt.

    • @ABCDE
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      31 year ago

      Exactly the same as what I did (I think it was called Microsoft Security Essentials); things are a lot more locked-down these days, never had a virus or issue in many many years (then moved back to Apple).