Malware Protection & Removal

Big name AV Suites like McAfee or Norton are garbage. Stay clear.

Protection

It’s worth spending money on good products.

• Malwarebytes Anti-Malware ($40/yr) - best protection / removal tool out there. Essential.
• GlassWire ($49) - software firewall. Turn on “Ask to Connect” feature. Nice to Have.
• Microsoft Security Essentials (free) - if you’re running Windows 7. Run alongside Malwarebytes to quell down the AV warnings.

Emergency Removal Tools

Use these to scan heavily infected systems:

• Malwarebytes AdwCleaner
• Microsoft Security Scanner
• Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool

Other Tools

• Luke’s Setup Assistant - always useful