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True Dough

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4. I use AdBlock and the Brave browser

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Tue Aug 12, 2025, 07:59 AM

Aug 12

That's it. I've never had a problem.

My wife is a believer in Bitdefender. She's never had a problem either. I think she pays $70 or $80 a year for that. She gets a free subscription or two for other computers but I don't bother. I find anti-virus programs are intrusive and cumbersome. Popping up with this and that and sometimes slowing down my system. Oh, and then there's the updates.

So I carry on without one.

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What is everyone using for digital security these days? [View all] Baitball Blogger Aug 12 OP

agree about avg rampartd Aug 12 #1

i left avg after i reinstalled the basic pagage and they blocked me and wanted money , pronto. AllaN01Bear Aug 12 #6

Norton wolfie001 Aug 12 #2

I have ABP (AdBlock Plus) and uBlock Origin. as well as NordVPN eShirl Aug 12 #3

I use AdBlock and the Brave browser True Dough Aug 12 #4

Malwarebytes CanonRay Aug 12 #5

i am using ad block and ad block plus. however many sites are denying me because of that and AllaN01Bear Aug 12 #7

I have a Geek Squad subscription from Best Buy, and they have WebRoot installed on my computer. Sogo Aug 12 #8