Windows 10: Hacked 10 years ago, tech support at Microsoft, Norton, ESET, McAfee, etc.. couldn't and...

My Microsoft account was taken over 10 years ago. I didn't realize that Microsoft was stealing all of my information at the time, so I didn't understand at first how I got a pop-up on my TV from the hackers advising me to check my bank account and LOL. My bank password had been changed I immediately noticed. I called my bank to lock my account, but the hackers took over my Android phone when I started to make the call and sent me to 911. Well, I immediately told the police what had happened, gave them my address, told them I had to drive to the bank to lock my account, and that I'd meet th

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alternatives for Norton Utilities and Norton Anti-Track

When I brought in a laptop for a screen repair, I also asked the tech about security. "Is Microsoft Defender good enough?" His reply was that Defender was weak on anti-malware. He recommends the Eset Security suite, because he doesn't like how Norton Security slows down a PC. - - - Updated - - -

But I need to keep in mind that my original post was about Norton Utilities and Anti-Track, not a replacement for Norton Security. In my previous post I forgot to mention that this tech also like MalwareBytes.

 

Compatibility of Microsoft 10 and Norton Antivirus

I suggest you read and do:

• I have been hacked...What should I do? - How Do I Handle Identify
  Theft, Scams and Internet Fraud
• Beware of Phony Tech Support Scams

 

task scheduler/ESET

I have used ESET since 08/2012 with no problem. Besides after contacting this community, I discovered that scheduling ESET had nothing to do with the task scheduler. As a matter of fact, ESET is not listed in the task scheduler library. That's the fault
of the scheduler not the av. I didn't know that until I spoke with an ESET tech

"Some antivirus vendors have huge name recognition because they come
preloaded on many brand-new computers. Norton and McAfee come to mind. Other high-quality products aren't as well known. ESET claims 100 million customers, but it's probably not the first name that comes to mind. That's a shame, as ESET NOD32 Antivirus 10
is a dandy product. It's full system scan runs quickly, it gets good scores from the independent labs, and it scored well in most of our hands-on tests"

PCMAG 11/2016