VirtualLarry
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Just saying, I'm not running Norton, and I don't get malware and spyware. I do run Malwarebytes from time to time (monthly). Doesn't usually find anything.
Just saying, I'm not running Norton, and I don't get malware and spyware. I do run Malwarebytes from time to time (monthly). Doesn't usually find anything.
... not sure that I should be taking malware defense suggestions, from someone constantly battling it, and who can't even tell the difference in performance between a Haswell iGPU and a GTX 1050.Maybe you not using the highest grade anti malware program.
... not sure that I should be taking malware defense suggestions, from someone constantly battling it, and who can't even tell the difference in performance between a Haswell iGPU and a GTX 1050.
May I suggest you read "Antivirus considered harmful"? And consider the "attack surface", and that some malware explicitly targets Norton, to let them in?
Of course, if you surf the High Seas (Arrr!), then, yeah, load up on protection, I guess.
That last bit is gobbledygook.Because of your negativeness on Norton’s, I told them that I not going to be renewing at the end of January and just purchase 6 month subscription to my previous VPN.
In regard to IGP and 1050, it not faster but slower according to some studies due to loading of the bigger drivers and distance of the PCI compare to being next to the CPU in the IGP. Speed is the speed of the system RAM not of the 1050 RAM.
That last bit is gobbledygook.
Norton is fine, it is lighter than many alternative solution (including Windows Defender) and has solid detection. I use Norton myself. However, if you constantly download malware you are doing it wrong and probably lack some pretty basic "internet reading skills" (or you do not understand what the AV is trying to tell you, i.e. warns about executable that is somewhat unkown because of small userbase/"too new").
I boot my PC once per day. It takes seconds from cold boot to desktop. I don't really get it how something like that is even important. For desktop pc. Even if it would be instant it wouldn't make any real difference.
You could just leave your PC on all the time
I have my MSI 1050ti overclocked by +150 Mhz core clock and +500 Mhz memory using afterburner.The 1050ti card has quieted down and it almost the same decibel as a IGP. I think it renders images in more sharper detail and I have the full 32GB back available now too. Maybe the webpage rendering maybe a little faster too.
I will keep that in mind when I need extra speed for gaming if I decide do that!I have my MSI 1050ti overclocked by +150 Mhz core clock and +500 Mhz memory using afterburner.