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    From Floris van Unen@954:31/1 to All on Wed Jul 8 11:08:28 2026
    Hello everybody!

    i'm contemplating to change from Norton Security Deluxe to Malwarebytes Premium, as i understood they won awards last year?
    I'm not going to use VPN functionality as i have that already sorted, also i'm already using a password manager. So the main focus is on anti-virus/anti-malware on win/mac/android.

    Your thoughts?

    Thanks,
    Floris

    --- GoldED+/LNX 1.1.5--b20180707
    * Origin: ----> Fidian on Azure West-Europe (Holland) IPV6. (954:31/1)
  • From Mike Dippel@954:895/1 to Floris Van Unen on Wed Jul 8 11:04:32 2026
    On 7/8/2026 11:06 AM, Floris Van Unen wrote to All:

    Hello everybody!

    i'm contemplating to change from Norton Security Deluxe to Malwarebytes Premium, as i understood they won awards last year?
    I'm not going to use VPN functionality as i have that already sorted, also i'm
    already using a password manager. So the main focus is on anti-virus/anti-malware on win/mac/android.

    Your thoughts?

    Thanks,
    Floris

    I love the real-time protection I get with Malwarebytes. I know that any antivirus suite
    are just memory hogs. I only use Malwarebytes and Windows Defender and I have never had any infections on any of my computers.

    Mike Dippel

    --- Platinum Xpress/Win/WINServer v7.0
    * Origin: The Hobby Line! BBS - hobbylinebbs.com (954:895/1)
  • From Mortar@954:200/53 to Floris van Unen on Wed Jul 8 11:51:07 2026
    Re: anti-virus choice
    By: Floris van Unen to All on Wed Jul 08 2026 11:08:28

    i'm contemplating to change from Norton Security Deluxe to Malwarebytes Premium...

    Personally, I don't use commercial anti-virus programs. I find Windows 10/11 security measures quite adequate for everyday use.
    --- SBBSecho 3.37-Linux
    * Origin: End Of The Line BBS - endofthelinebbs.com (954:200/53)
  • From Shurato@954:300/2 to Mike Dippel on Sun Aug 2 22:37:00 2026

    On 7/8/2026 11:06 AM, Floris Van Unen wrote to All:

    Hello everybody!

    i'm contemplating to change from Norton Security Deluxe to Malwarebytes
    Premium, as i understood they won awards last year? I'm not going
    to use VPN functionality as i have that already sorted,
    also i'm
    already using a password manager. So the main focus is on
    anti-virus/anti-malware on win/mac/android.

    I use Malwarebytes on my phone and primary PC. Very few false positives, unlike Defender.

    --
    Shurato, Sysop Shurato's Heavenly Sphere (ssh, telnet, pop3, ftp,nntp,
    ,wss, ssh utf-8) (22,23,110,21,119,999,2222) shsbbs.net FREQ FILES !


    *** THE READER V4.50 [freeware]
    ---
    * Origin: Shurato's Heavenly Sphere telnet://shsbbs.net (954:300/2)
  • From Floris van Unen@954:31/1 to Shurato on Wed Aug 5 08:34:58 2026

    Hello Shurato!

    02 Aug 26 22:37, you wrote to Mike Dippel:

    On 7/8/2026 11:06 AM, Floris Van Unen wrote to All:

    I use Malwarebytes on my phone and primary PC. Very few false
    positives, unlike Defender.

    awesome, sounds like a winner then!

    --
    Shurato, Sysop Shurato's Heavenly Sphere (ssh, telnet, pop3, ftp,nntp, ,wss, ssh utf-8) (22,23,110,21,119,999,2222) shsbbs.net FREQ FILES !


    *** THE READER V4.50 [freeware]
    ---
    * Origin: Shurato's Heavenly Sphere telnet://shsbbs.net (954:300/2)

    Thanks,
    Floris


    --- GoldED+/LNX 1.1.5--b20180707
    * Origin: ----> Fidian on Azure West-Europe (Holland) IPV6. (954:31/1)