I am using Defender and the paid versions of cCleaner, Malwarebytes and Macrium Reflect. I have been using them for years with no problems; of course I don't go to pirate or other bad sites. I believe that if you don't support programs that you use then they will go away.

There are a couple of free programs that I use on occasion. They are rKill and ADWcleaner.

I may be wrong but I think that the purchased cCleaner and Malwarebytes have caught more bad actors then the free versions.


Back in my day the only time we started panic buying was when the bartender shouted "last call"!

64 bit Win 10 Pro, the latest BiaB/RB, Roland Octa-Capture audio interface, a ton of software/hardware