Protection on devices.
WHAT IT DOES
Detects and blocks known malicious software Warns about dangerous downloads and sites Sometimes monitors behaviour
WHAT IT DOES NOT DO
Stop everything Substitute for updates Protect against a person being deceived
WHAT TO USE
A reputable product, kept updated.
Most current operating systems include capable protection.
WHAT TO AVOID
Several security products at once, which conflict Free products from unknown sources Anything that arrived through an advertisement warning you of infection
THAT LAST ONE
A common route to installing the very thing it claims to remove.
WHAT TO ENABLE
Real-time protection Automatic definition updates Scheduled scans
WHAT TO DO ABOUT WARNINGS
Investigate rather than dismissing.
Repeated dismissal trains people to ignore genuine alerts.
WHAT TO CHECK
That protection is actually running and current.
WHAT NOT TO ASSUME
That installing it completes the task.