Windows 10: Antivirus software needed or not?

Hello,I have Windows 10 on my computer systems and I also haveNorton 360 installed, Norton slows computer systems downas I am sure everyone knows.Question is: do I need second party antivirus software on my PC'sif I am using Microsoft operating systems like Windows 10 Homeedition?I am looking at Windows 11 right now for the upgrade.I also have a Dell laptop, however it has Ubuntu installed, it use tohave Windows 7 installed, I would like to install a Windows O.S.and use it for testing, any ideals on this storage item?Thank you for your time and help,Rhonda

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Antivirus software

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Windows comes with in-built Windows Defender Antivirus.

You might want to read:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/hub/4099151/windows-security-help


especially:
Stay protected with Windows Security

Also see:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4466972/windows-10-antivirus-and-antimalware-software-faq

Whether you want to use Windows Defender Antivirus or a third party product depends on your personal preferences.

No matter on what you decide, you might want to download and run occasional scans with on-demand scanners...

Suggest reading all of
Answers to common security questions - Best Practices

especially:

• Choosing an Anti-Virus Program
• Safe Steps for Replacing your Anti-virus - Why should you use Antivirus
  software?
• Supplementing your Anti-Virus Program with Anti-Malware Tools

 

Overclocking / Undervolting guide for Vega 56 or 64?

Here's a quick laundry list:

List of software to use for overclocking and testing
Examples:
Wattman (and how to find and use it, like an overview, including profiles)
Unigine Valley or Heaven (use this for quick testing while changing settings in Wattman and checking for stability / artifacts) ...just suggesting this
How to monitor cores / mem speeds and temps during testing (I've seen screen overlays, and others using GPUz)

Step-by step overclocking in Wattman
Fan speeds
Power limit
Temp limit
Voltages
Core speeds
Memory speeds

 

Antivirus software

No, you don't need to. But you can.

Depends on your own preferences and needs.

Suggest reading all of
Answers to common security questions - Best Practices

but especially:

• Choosing an Anti-Virus Program
• Supplementing your Anti-Virus Program with Anti-Malware Tools