I'm shipping a laptop off to a relative who's not PC savvy at all, and who doesn't really have any kind of support network. Essentially what's happening is that I've purchased a second laptop that'll be swapped out every couple of years so that I can do a proper fresh install to verify all the uguly bugulies are gone rather than attempting to decipher over the phone questions about whether or not a particular on screen "warning" is safe to click on or close.
Windows 7 is a must for now as windows 10 was attempted and strongly disliked. (I can cross that barrier at a later date)
I'll be installing a paid malwarebytes instance, but I'm wondering if anybody with current windows 7 experience has any recommendations on a decent bullet proof free AV other than the Microsoft one? I have no confidence that MS is putting any kind of resources into the virus definitions and/or core engine.
Any suggestions?
Windows 7 is a must for now as windows 10 was attempted and strongly disliked. (I can cross that barrier at a later date)
I'll be installing a paid malwarebytes instance, but I'm wondering if anybody with current windows 7 experience has any recommendations on a decent bullet proof free AV other than the Microsoft one? I have no confidence that MS is putting any kind of resources into the virus definitions and/or core engine.
Any suggestions?