Please, could someone help me, as Kaspersky alerts me to a warning that I need to
enable virtualization. They say:- Protection against screenshots is disabled.
I am not great on the technical front, and I am told I need to get into my bios to
enable this setting so that I get full protection from Kaspersky.
I am grateful for any help you could offer me. I have a 64 bit laptop in Win 10.
Thanks
First thing I would do is uninstall Kaspersky. But...if you really want to keep it, there are a few ways to get into your bios.
Try this first, easiest way:
UEFI Firmware Settings - Boot to from inside Windows 10 - Windows 10 Forums
If that doesn't work, then shutdown your computer by going to the power icon, and hold down shift key when you click shutdown. That will override Windows 10 Fast Startup. Once the computer shuts down all way, press the power key to turn it back on. Immediately start tapping the key to enter bios setup - which is probably F2 for your Acer 7741. It might also be ESC, DEL, or another F-Key, but a quick Google search said F2 was it.
Or you can click on Restart from the power icon without holding down the shift key. When the computer goes blank, like it is ready to power off and just starts to reboot, start pressing the key to enter bios setup.
All "anti-virus suites" are trash in my experience. It's a dying industry that is resorting to shady tactics to maintain revenue.
Windows 10 has enough protection in place, so long as the user does not ignore the UAC and SmartScreen notifications. If you must though, combine ADWCleaner and a portable anti virus on-demand-scanner with Windows Defender.
My opinion.
Built-in Windows defender and using your head.
1. I run Mozilla Firefox for a browser with adblock plus installed. That eliminates most of the pop-ups and ads that install malware.
2. If you get a pop to clean your computer, make it run faster, scan it, etc. look for the little X to close the window. If it isn't apparent how to close the windows then CTRL-ALT-DEL start task manager and kill the browser process.
3. When installing programs always make sure the EULA you are agreeing to is what you actually want to install.
4. When installing programs always select the custom or advanced install option and make sure you are only installing what you want to install.
5. Most malware - like those FBI ransom screens, "pay $$$ or we will lock your computer" - can be cleaned by simply running CCLeaner followed by Windows built-in disk cleanup.
In the past decade my computer has had pop-up malware on it twice, both times just a good cleaning of the internet cache (step 5 above) removed the pop-up. I've cleaned several computers for friends that got the malware despite running everything from Norton, McAfee, and Kaspersky. Careful clicking is a much more effective defense.
I completely agree, obviously.
That would be correct. If for some reason you need to run something like MalwareBytes from a bootable disk, it does not require virtualization either.
There is also this thread:
Is paying for antivirus a waste of money? - Windows 10 Forums
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