Antivirus Basics: What Protection Does Your PC Need?
Learn about real-time protection, scans, updates, and safer everyday computing.
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Learn about real-time protection, scans, updates, and safer everyday computing.
A checklist for comparing protection, performance, privacy, and support.
Review Windows Security status, scan options, and updates.
Follow these steps to run a full scan and review the results.
Review unfamiliar applications and use trusted Windows tools to remove unwanted software.
Understand scan activity, startup load, and ways to troubleshoot performance.
Simple browser settings that can reduce risky downloads and unwanted permissions.
Learn why security updates matter and how to check update status.