CCleaner just became worse. The popular system-cleaning tool now always runs in the background, nagging you and reporting anonymous data back to the company’s servers. We don’t recommend you upgrade to CCleaner 5.45. Here’s what you should use instead. We haven’t been huge fans of CCleaner for a while now. CCleaner nags you to run it because […]

I’ve always recommended using Microsofts’ Defender. This just reinforces the decision I made many years ago.

Watch my video, as I explain how to set this up and why. Go here for more info re virus protection.

I been using this software for the last 10++ years – no need to pay anyone anything. Plus I run all my mail through gmail. Windows 10’s antivirus does a good job overall, but it lets crapware through. A hidden setting intended for organizations will boost Windows Defender’s security, making it block adware, potentially unwanted […]