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Old 02-26-2021, 01:49 AM   #36 (permalink)
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The built in antivirus tends to be sufficient for most wrong clicks. If your computer beeps and asks you to call a number, never call the number. Just close the window, and if that doesn't work just reboot and you'll be fine.
Well, obviously that's obvious. The insidious ones just sit quietly in the corner mining Bitcoin for someone else.

I called Norton tech support and a helpful young lady in the Philippines registered the product, and suggested install before the OS upgrade.

In the $25 purchase in a VPN and password manager (other features I don't need are Windows only). The second year subscription is $100, but she turned off automatic renewal and I will uninstall and buy another $25 code.
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