it works on various mmorpg launchers

yeah there are huge grey areas on the interwebz

but i learned from it

don't download shady download manager

There sure are. I'm sure an obscene amount of shit online is just russian scam pages you shouldn't use.

i think the last time i got a computer disabling virus was 10 years ago

on winXP

i still prefer to run my pc without anti virus

Back when Windows had all its neat little security problems to exploit.

even after this incident

Yeah, AV is a waste of resources.

also the unecessary information gathering pisses me of

"huh you're praying gaem? let me block the anti-cheat and check various files of the game directory to slow down your loading speeds"

Gotta know e v e r y t h i n g about you in order to ~~sell the info to advertising companies~~ provide the highest quality service.

the only anti virus which helped me in some cases was spybot

it's also the only one which kindly asks about donations

and doesn't force popup windows against you

Microsoft's got its own av that doesn't harass you, fyi.

you mean defender?

Uh, are you on Win 10?

yes

Yeah, then Defender.

It used to be MSE but it got built into 10.

That's all you need.

well in the past when i deleted some minor malicious services, spybot helped me more than defender

Unless you know you're infected in which case you download HerdProtect.

microsoft security essentials

and then remove it when you're done.

i can remember

herdprotect?

Mhm

gonna look that up

It's this nifty thing that scans with EVERY anti-malware engine

and I believe it removes? I've not used it in a while.

oh it's an all in one scanner

seems interesting

but it could also delete stuff you don't want it to..

Potentially. That's a risk you run with any AV.

are you listening to this techt support scam video?

it's hilarious in my opinion

I'm not. I've seen my fair share of those kinds of things though.