I have been computer free for probably 15ish years until I recently bought and set up a RPi4 with Linux. It’s been fun but I’m not really a super user so I’m looking to back to Windows as my main OS.

  1. is antivirus a necessity? I will be gaming and streaming on my new setup.

If yes then

  1. what are some ideal options? Paid or free.

Thanks for your responses in advance.

  • trolololol@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    To your condescending answer I’ll add my “you’re too young, son” answer.

    The thing is, I remember when using Windows without Internet was mostly safe. You’d ask your friend if they scanned their empty floppy for viruses and that was it. And in the early days of dial up you only got virus if you were careless and download and run free suspect exe files.