RE: Arden Update26 Aug 2019 16:04
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Up until recently I used Avast with Defender immobilised. My computer used to take ages to boot up and I just lived with it.
I also use adw cleaner and malwarebytes as backup scanners- both top notch. Recently after a malwarebytes upgrade they gave me a 14 day free trial of the anti virus version, which I just allowed to expire. Around this time the computer got really slow, so I ran all the checks and no virus was detected. I spent half a day checking the router and isp download times.
As a final resort I used revo uninstaller (also top notch) to completely remove Malwarebytes and Avast. The computer was like brand new, with speeds I used to only dream of. I now use only Defender with ADWC and MWB as backup.
Whilst accepting that Google is the number one search engine, I believe they are a little too big for their boots. I don't like their constant requests for agreement to their terms or the "you are not a robot" if I engage the VPN in the Opera browser. I tried Yahoo as an alternative but they are very political. However, in looking for an alternative I came across little Duck Duck Go, who don't track searches (or so they say) and I now use them for basic stuff and Google for the more complex searches.