Posted on 06/28/2024 11:02:47 AM PDT by ShadowAce
One would think it was practically designed to be that way........................
It’s the Kodak formula.
Gets windows for free and pay for the anti malware and virul protection.
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Thanks to ShadowAce for the ping!
Gates has always been a crooked business-critter. He created nothing by himself.
Windows began life as an outgrowth of MSDOS, an application running on MSDOS, then NT was born, and slowly with XP and Vista it tried to bolt on some semblance of security.
Windows has improved tremendously since then. Win7 was outstanding in many respects, and Win10 was an security improvement over that, although it also introduced some unloved quasi-spyware features.
But it's still the case that "back-compatibility" with the older releases has been one sticking point throughout. Microsoft's people just can't wrap their head around the concept of "Security-By-Design" and instead they settle for "Security-By-Incremental-Bolt-On-Patches".
It's unfortunate. But it's unavoidable, given the Microsoft mentality, and the perceived necessity of remaining compatible with ancient releases.
Ha! I recently had to get a new desktop & of course, had to get Windows 10. I asked the computer guy if there was an anti-virus program he recommended. He said Windows Defender was as good as anything else on the market. Oh well...
I’ve always wondered why Windows didn’t implement and app that would easily show you when someone is connected to your computer.
Defender is at least as good overall as any of the third-party add-on packages whose names you recognize (McAfee, Norton, etc.).
One you might not recognize because it is primarily an enterprise product is CrowdStrike Falcon. There's a version of it available for home/small-business use, around $60:
I have not used the home/small-business product myself. But I use the enterprise version at work in my role in IT and it's very good. So I'll suggest taking a look at that.
Personally, at present I'm using Windows Defender and MalwareBytes, but I'm considering Falcon Go for future use.
Bkmk
Windows has some tools in the Server versions and even some in Pro versions that can detect some intrusions, but overall, there are too many trivial ways an attacker can hide their activities.
“Is it any wonder I’ve been a Linux desktop user for over 30 years?”
I run an older Windows and use only the Office products and Keil development studio, and Terraterm for downloading to a device.
Where is the pain and uncertainty if I change to Linux desktop?
Why folks continue to abuse themselves with MS I have no clue.
With a little effort there really is a simple way out.
And you will realize you should have done it years ago...
You can have both MS and Linux in the same machine if you like. MS for that ONE game or app you can’t live without. And more secure Linux for everything else like surfing, banking, shopping, etc.
Terraterm is just a terminal emulator. You have NO IDEA how rich THAT environment is under Linux. I think you would be more than pleased with those choices.
Given that information, moving to Linux should be rather painless for you.
I would start by putting a Live ISO on a flash drive and booting up to that, and see if you like that particular flavor. If not, you can always replace that ISO with another one and reboot.
That way, you can test drive Linux and it's different distros to see which one best fits you and the way you work.
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I appreciate the advice. It’s really hard to know what to use these days, & I am definitely not a computer guru.
Microsoft had another urgent update today.
I’ve wasted lots of time over the years.
PCs apparently can’t be made secure, so make the banking system more secure.
“Why folks continue to abuse themselves with MS I have no clue.”
MS is menu-based.
You can see what your choices are and what you might have to do.
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