• kekmacska@lemmy.zip
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    6 days ago

    most antivirus apps are very invasive, heavy on resources and even spy on you. Windows defender is usually enough. However, virustotal is still recommended

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      6 days ago

      Is this something that someone who doesn’t have tech as a hobby cares enough about to change they’re os?

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        I would say yes? Many if my friends in uni were using laptops that had McAfee built in. I’m not exaggerating when I say they were unusable. I removed that shit and those machines were snappy af.