ClamAV + Portmaster for Security on Windows and More
Among the few packages available for free on Windows, Microsoft offers us Windows Security, an integrated Antivirus and Firewall software, however there is the possibility of installing software that is certainly much better such as the Open Source Antivirus by Cisco ClamAV .
Starting with ClamAV , which as you can read in the image above protects us from trojans, viruses, malware, and other threats.
The update is constant and daily, maintained by none other than Cisco , for those who don't know it (difficult) it is the most famous company in the networking field, if you go on the internet it is certainly through Cisco devices.
ClamAV is available not only for Windows but also for Linux and Mac.
Since I no longer have Windows machines at home I cannot illustrate the procedure which is really trivial but you can always search on Youtube for videos on the installation of ClamAV for Windows.
For Linux, on the other hand, just download the program from the repositories and install it, finally activate the automatic update function and decide the time to update and scan your PC.
ClamAV download link
Another essential tool is the Firewall to block unwanted access to your PC, the best alternative even if not completely "Free" is certainly Safin Portmaster unfortunately the software is a Freeware which does not mean completely Free even if on Alternative to we can see that it guarantees (at least on paper) the privacy of users .
Here is an overview of all its features directly from Alternative To .
Safin Portmaster Download Link
As you can see in the image, it has many features that protect privacy compared to the Windows Firewall such as blocking Trackers , the NoLog policy that guarantees user privacy , Encryption , a DNS resolver and much more, so despite not being completely free, this solution cannot be compared to the one proposed and integrated by default in Windows.
For the record, I will show you instead what the properties of the integrated Windows firewall are. Both the characteristics of the two firewalls and the Cisco antivirus can be easily consulted on Alternative to.
You will have already understood by yourself that it is enough to compare the features of the software to be able to say that Windows Security does not guarantee security at all if we compare it to the two open source products making them work in synergy so ClamAV and Portmaster win hands down against a product that has very little security.
