Windows 10: antivirus/firewall protection

will another virus protection like Norton interfere with the windows firewall etc how are they compatible and is it necessary to have both?

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Good Antivirus + Firewall

I would never put anything Norton on my computer.

Nod32 is arguably the best antivirus. AVG is likely not as good, but it's free and at least pretty good.

Firewalls, I'd put Comodo and whatever "Tiny Personal Firewall" is named nowadays on your short list. I think Kerio might have sold it now and it's named something else. Otherwise, just put Comodo on your short list. I think the current version's ease of use has taken a step backwards, seems a bit counter-intuitive when trying to do certain things with it, but overall it does a good job and the price is right.

 

Firewall & Antivirus Issues

Hi desiree!!!

• Any changes made on the computer prior to this concern? JUST THE UPDATES YOU CAN SEE ON THE SCREENSHOT, NOTHING ELSE...

• What troubleshooting steps have you tried so far? RESTARTING COMPUTER ONLY
• Are you getting any error messages when trying to enable the said applications? NO ERROR MESSAGESARE BEING RETRIEVED WHEN FIREWALL OR ANTIVIRUS ARE ENABLED, NOTHIMG HAPPENS WHEN THEY'RE CLICKED

 

Antivirus protection

No. Please read:
Why it isn't a good idea to run multiple full antivirus products at the same time

But you can always use other tools for on-demand scans, see:

• this Forum Article:
  List of Malware Removal Tools
• this
  List of Removal Guides

In addition, suggestion to read:

• Best Practices for Safe Computing - Prevention of Malware Infection
  
• Top 10 Ways PUPs Sneak Onto Your Computer. And How To Avoid Them.