Don't use
Avast and
AVG because company share your privacy and personal info to other companies and end up on dark website means hackers collect your info.
Avast Has Reportedly Been Selling User Data To Outside Companies (1/27/2020)
https://www.ubergizmo.com/2020/01/avast-selling-user-data-companies/
MajorGeeks post on facebook about Avast (same above).
https://www.facebook.com/majorgeeksdotcom/posts/3663768153640777
Avast and AVG collect and sell your browsing history: What you need to know (1/27/2020)
https://www.tomsguide.com/news/avast-avg-data-collection
If anyone have
Avast and
AVG,
uninstall now! Use another anti-virus software like
Avira, Kaspersky Free Antivirus, built in with Windows (Microsoft), etc should be safe.
Don't use Windows Vista or older OS (XP, 2000, 98, ME, 95, 3.1 from 1.0) because it don't have anti-ransom software (I did test Kaspersky Anti-Ransomware Tool for Business to install on Windows XP in VMware Workstation program on my Windows 7 but it don't working for XP!) to protect them from internet. Windows 7 to 10 are fine able to use protection against ransomware, make sure you use program name is Kaspersky Anti-Ransomware Tool for Business then you are safe.
Windows 7 is fine. Microsoft want force Windows 7 users to upgrade to Windows 10 or buy new computer with Windows 10. I saw many people are complaint about Windows 10 have serious problems with Microsoft spywares, buggy updates, crash, etc for no reasons. I lost trust in Microsoft because Microsoft already destroy my hotmail email for no reasons that is why I hate it. I would have move to Linux due by next year will be my first to use and drop support on Microsoft then done. If our hardware don't support Window 10. Keep Windows XP, Vista and 7 that come with old computers (Any Intel/AMD processor with dual core, 3 GB RAM or above, Nvidia/ATI/AMD video card) then use VMware Workstation to install Windows 7, 10 or Linux (32 Bit operating system only) to running on old computer without format your real operating system and use internet for everything like everyday like us. Make sure you have more room space on hard drive (between 40 GB - 120 GB) to use VMware Workstation program for another operating systems to install on your hard drive with operating system.
Don't worry about it. Must be more careful on internet. Do not open spam email with attachments that you don't know then delete them always, also never visit non-official websites that have hidden awful infect ads, pop ups, etc. Stay on official legal websites then we are safe to use for everyday like Google, news, emails, bank, shopping, socials (Facebook, etc), Steam/GOG/similar like that, etc. You must be on new version of Google Chrome / Brave 79.0.3945.130 or above to protection us against fake certificate signatures that is where non-official website have hidden codes that have fake certificate to install malware on your computer without notice. Malwarebytes Anti-Malware and other security programs will catch it to destroy malware then clean it up.
Kaspersky Anti-Ransomware Tool for Business is free for Windows 7 to 10 right now. I high recommend everyone to download Kaspersky Anti-Ransomware Tool for Business to installed on all computers to protect us against all kind of ransoms. This program is one best ever than all other lousy weak ant-ransom software that don't protection enough like include boot sector files on hard drive is one very serious must protect operating system when turn on to start up computer to running operating system.
I recommend to use for protection list:
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware
SUPERAntiSpyware Free Edition
Spybot Anti-Beacon
Block all spywares from Microsoft for Windows 10, search for (Destroy Windows 10 Spying, DoNotSpy10, WindowsSpyBlocker, etc similar like that) on majorgeeks website.
https://www.majorgeeks.com/
Google Chrome 79.0.3945.130 or above, Brave 79.0.3945.130 or above, Firefox (must be on new version), Opera (new version) with Adblock Plus, Pop up blocker for Chrome/Firefox/etc, uBlock Origin (similar to
Ghostery, built in protection against tracking and stop all malware website databases). No need Ghostery add on because uBlock Origin already have on list, it's same based on codes. When people visit non-offical websites then UBlock Origin add on will automatically block them and warning to you about website have malicious and someone trying to steal your info like that.
If kids are playing around on internet, then parents, teachers, staffs and security officers must stop kids from happen do something on computers. Internet is still dangerous everywhere because search on Google search engines or similar engines do have non-official website list on there which are dangerous have hidden malware ads, pop ups, etc.
Internet is not easy. That's why we must to check on official website news everyday like Google news and your official local news (state or country) often to keep us know and stay safe.
Be careful.