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Keep Windows Defender + Firewall on. Don't visit sketchy sites. Firefox + uMatrix to block all JS by default, and judiciously enable domains until things work
by theandrewbailey 8y ago
Keep Windows Defender + Firewall on.
Don't visit sketchy sites.
Firefox + uMatrix to block all JS by default, and judiciously enable domains until things work to my satisfaction, or go elsewhere. Maybe open it in Chrome + uBlockOrigin if I think the hipsters who run the website don't know how to make a website.
Pi-hole.
Don't click ads. (hardly any remain by this point)
Stay behind a router.
Don't run/install every little piece of software that you come across.
Install updates.
Look for and verify hashes of downloads.[0]
Examine CPU/RAM usage, startup processes, and services regularly.
Use a password manager. (KeePassXC)
[0] http://implbits.com/products/hashtab/ http://implbits.com/products/hashtab/