[[Likewise with Windows. The most I have used since 9x is Windows defender. Pray and press, and do not visit porn or gambling sites, at the least))
But even when you are super cautious, there are times when redirects push you to,those sites before you even realize ehat happened. A few years ago, it was constantly happening (thankfully I had Rollback RX installed and could do system reverts). Then it calmed down for awhile, but happened again. It was like being on the defensive all the time. Now,I don’t worry about it, and just take the usual precautions to avoid sketchy sites. Windows today is pretty good at stopping the redirects now, but who knows whe it won’t work so well again.
That constant redirecting and the lousy windows updates screwing everything up, and then the harassment to upgrade to windows 10, and constsntly having to be cautious about everything really i order to tey to avoid viruses was what finally drove me to linux..
I dual boot now, as. I need windows 7 for games and photoshop and photo programs, but my everyday of is now Linux. There really is a lot of peace of mind now with it.
Well, browsers also engage in constant updates, for good reason in regards to security, but besides modern browsers, I still use Firefox 53.9 ESR due to greater functionality. Thank God for such options.