So I just upgraded my OS from Windows 7 to 10. Is having an anti virus necessary? Or will Windows 10 help prevent viruses?

I have avast free installed right now.

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Biggest reason your computer would get infected with virus is person who is using it.
If you know what your doing Windows security is pretty much all that is needed.

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Please invest in a good antivirus, mostly to prevent intrusion attacks and ransomware. I use Bitdefender a lot and am surprised how many of these attacks it has caught.
Windows defender is more of a passive antivirus, similar to Avast and other free virus software out there
Also every month or more, run a software like Norton Power eraser and do a full scan of your PC

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I just use Windows 10 default anti virus, and MBAM for that extra protection from Malware. I've had no issue so far.

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Been using Windows 10 with the default Defender since day one. Have yet to get a single virus..

Other viruses, well, those are a different issue Sneezes

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I just use Windows Defender

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I just checked my OS. It' says Windows Defender Firewall. Is that the same as Windows Defender???

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