Windows 10: What is the BEST Protection for DUMB Users?

What about adding PeerBlock to the mix? What all does that do? I've installed it on my computer, before and it claims that if I stop it, I there could be up to 60 harmful connections to my computer every second, or something like that.

 

While a layered approach is important, there comes a point where "more is less".
If one runs too many security applications (especially in real-time), the likelihood of potential conflicts/clashes/slowdowns or other performance problems increases. Without knowing the specs of the system in question, it's hard to say.
And Kaspersky products, in particular, can be finicky about having too many, conflicting security applications installed.
With increasing numbers of installed/running security applications, there is more work/interaction for the user to keep them updated, configured, compatible, etc.

Moreover, no one security application or combination of applications can protect 100% of computers 100% of the time from 100% of the malware in the world.
As mentioned in my earlier reply here, the most important computer security component is the one between the chair and keyboard. A user who is determined to become infected will do so, no matter what security programs are installed.

The references and resources offered in that earlier reply provide extensive information about safe computing practices, security application selection, etc.

Cheers,
MM

 

*Ditto

Just set your DNS servers on your NIC to OpenDNS to thwart visits to known malicious sites.
IPv4
208.67.222.123
208.67.220.123

IPv6
2620:0:ccc::2
2620:0:ccd::2

 

Did you buy the ruler and show the 'next time....' face as well just in-case?

 

This does what?

 

None of the AV programs will really help. The best protection is to stay off the internet with Windows. Run the internet from a virtual Linux system. Then you are pretty safe. That way it is unlikely that malware even gets to you - and if it does, the virtual system is easy to replace from a backup copy.

 

This forces your NIC to use OpenDNS servers to resolve internet addresses. They process 2% of all the traffic on the internet. They blacklist bad sites faster than any AV can update definitions for known viruses.

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OpenDNS


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I am using Comodo Internet Security and have never has an issue as of yet and I usually use my laptop at places that have free wifi unless I am out storm chasing where I am using my own 4g plug in modem. I run malware bytes free every 2 weeks as well and either do a complete system scan or a quick scan thru comodo weekly when I run ccleaner and do a disk clean up plus defragment. have not had one issue with this laptop running windows 10 pro for almost 2 months now

 

I've taken to installing BitDefender Free as the "grandma" Antivirus, since it sits quietly in the background.