Gaming Infection Prevention Guide

[Rydian]

BUMP!

So, I wanted an opinion on this, but didn't want to start a new thread. Anyway, I have Shaw as my internet provider, and because of that, I get Shaw Secure for free. Shaw Secure use to be powered by F-Secure, but I switched to avast (free version), because it was taking up far too much of my computers resources. Well now Shaw has switched to McAfee, so what I want to know is, should I just stick with avast, or would you recommend me switching to the new Shaw Secure, which is powered by McAfee. Will it be just as resource heavy as it was before, or should it not too bad?

Basically, Avast or McAfee?

McAfee's gotten a lot better with resource usage in it's recent versions since they finally started pissing off enough customers and realized they needed to do a re-write, but I don't know if Shaw's rebranded version is the latest version or not.

 

[EpicJungle]

If there's a possibility that advertisements give infections, would browser extensions like AdBlock prevent them?

 

[Rydian]

If there's a possibility that advertisements give infections, would browser extensions like AdBlock prevent them?

For known ads, yes, since it stops them from loading.

It's part of the reason a lot of people use those plugins, actually.