i mean i guess my
ccna cyber ops
ccna security
'security+
cyber security analyst certs
taught me nothing
and some rando bald guy knows
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If you're really worried about security, get a firewall.

Uninstall avg it sucks resources more than a 18 year old prostitute making her way through college

This is case with pretty much every antivirus (paid or free).
Best antivirus is just stay away form sketchy shit (don't try and download "free" movies, don't open random email attachments, etc).

Nah, there is some out there that doesn’t take that much. Either way, I would disable it while gaming no matter what

But for browsing / downloading files it could be a good option.

I heard bitdefender and malwarebytes is quite light weight.

AVG and Norton is garbage taken from personal experience

Never used bitdefender, but malwarebytes free version isn't real time protection, just a scan tool.

Bitdefender free.

For paid... Bitdefender Internet Security

Avast or Bitdefender

Your brain, ideally.

ESET online web scanner
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