It came with a limited and basically dysfunctional version of McAfee. I bought Malware Bytes and am happy with it. On 3/16/18, Edward Bride <ed at edbride-pr.com> wrote: > Not to scoff (I know it's Microsoft), but doesn't Windows10 come with > anti-malware software? > > > > Ed Bride > > > > From: hidden-discuss-bounces at lists.hidden-tech.net > <hidden-discuss-bounces at lists.hidden-tech.net> On Behalf Of Tony Gomes > Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2018 11:01 AM > To: Hidden-Tech Tech <hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net> > Subject: Re: [Hidden-tech] Got my PC today. How do I get it exchanging > files > with the Mac? > > > > There are a bunch of free antivirus programs out there, or even paid ones > with free variants. The top two for the last decade or so are: AVG and > Avast. Recently Avast baught out AVG so they are owned by the same company > but still two separate products. > > I've been using both for years but have found that AVG seems to be a little > more "hefty" to run as of the last 2 or 3 years, so I've gone to Avast. > Just > be careful/mindfull because both products try to install a bunch of other > stuff to "help" you out. And make sure to put either of them into "gaming > mode" so as to stop anoying pop ups. With either product they kind of want > you to run manual scans but there is a "burried" way to set up scheduled > automatic scans, a little Google and you'll find it. > > Pair that with Malwarebytes Anti-malware (free to use in manual mode, pay > mode for schedules and live services), and this should cover 99% of > everything you run into that's bad. > > > > Hope this helps, > > Tony > > > > > > From: Shel Horowitz > > Sent: Wednesday, March 7, 9:39 AM > > Subject: Re: [Hidden-tech] Got my PC today. How do I get it exchanging > fileswith the Mac? > > To: Hidden-Tech Tech > > > > Thanks, everyone. I don't have iCloud (always been a bit suspicious of > Apple's data grabs) but I do have carbonite. I should be able to make it > work that way or via the router. I also found a nice list that gives the > basic keyboard commands. > > Three more questions: > > My machine came with McAffee but they want to charge me annually. What's a > good freebie virus protection? > > In Gmail, what's the keyboard command to send a message?In a browser, what > are the keyboard commands to zoom in or out? > > Grateful, as always, > > > > Shel Horowitz - "The Transformpreneur"(sm) > > > > -- Shel Horowitz - "The Transformpreneur"(sm) ________________________________________________ Watch (and please share) my TEDx Talk, "Impossible is a Dare: Business for a Better World" *http://www.ted.com/tedx/events/11809 <http://www.ted.com/tedx/events/11809>* Contact me to bake in profitability while addressing hunger, poverty, war, and catastrophic climate change Twitter: @shelhorowitz * First business ever to be Green America Gold Certified * Inducted into the National Environmental Hall of Fame http://goingbeyondsustainability.com http://transformpreneur.com mailto:shel at greenandprofitable.com * 413-586-2388 Award-winning, best-selling author of 10 books. Latest: Guerrilla Marketing to Heal the World (co-authored with Jay Conrad Levinson) _________________________________________________