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Windows 8.1 Security

legend8887
By legend8887
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I know I've posted about this topic before but it's important to me. I know there are security features that come installed with Windows 8.1 already, however, you can never be too secure. I plan on installing Avast! Free unless there is a better paid-for anti-virus, and I will also be purchasing Malwarebytes. 

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I know I've posted about this topic before but it's important to me. I know there are security features that come installed with Windows 8.1 already, however, you can never be too secure. I plan on installing Avast! Free unless there is a better paid-for anti-virus, and I will also be purchasing Malwarebytes. 

Considering that Security Essentials is now built in, I would just add Malwarebytes.  This combo works for me.  Should work for most people that are "safe" users.

Desktop: Intel Core i7-6700K, ASUS Z170-A, ASUS STRIX GTX 1080 Ti, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 512 GB Samsund 840 Pro, Seasonic X series 650W PSU, Fractal Design Define R4, 2x5TB HDD

Hypervisor 1: Intel Xeon E5-2630L, ASRock EPC612D8, 16GB DDR4 ECC RAM, Intel RT3WB080 8-port RAID controller plus expansion card, Norco RPC-4020 case, 20x2TB WD Red HDD

Other spare hypervisors: Dell Poweredge 2950, HP Proliant DL380 G5

Laptops: ThinkPads, lots of ThinkPads

 

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