{"id":956,"date":"2023-10-06T14:14:51","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T18:14:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paulbegley.com\/?p=956"},"modified":"2023-10-06T14:14:51","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T18:14:51","slug":"home-computer-security-recommendations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.paulbegley.com\/?p=956","title":{"rendered":"Home computer security recommendations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I recommend you keep your Windows OS patched and be sure to update all the software you use.  I run Windows Defender for antivirus and malware in conjunction with securing my browser and using a DNS that filters malicious sites.\n<\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t recommend third party security\/network software.  If you feel better running a third party product, stick with something like Bitdefender,\n<\/p>\n<p>I also recommend running &#8216;beta&#8217; releases for the major browsers (links below) and use a public DNS service that filters malware.  I typically use Cloudflare, Quad9, and Hope this helps.\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Beta links for Chrome, Edge, and Firefox<br \/><\/strong>Google Chrome Beta<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/chrome\/beta\/\">https:\/\/www.google.com\/chrome\/beta\/<\/a><br \/>Microsoft Edge Beta<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/edge\/download\/insider?form=MA13FJ\">https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/edge\/download\/insider?form=MA13FJ<\/a><br \/>Mozilla Firefox Beta<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mozilla.org\/en-US\/firefox\/channel\/desktop\/\">https:\/\/www.mozilla.org\/en-US\/firefox\/channel\/desktop\/<\/a>\n\t<\/p>\n<p><strong>Quad9 DNS<\/strong><br \/>https:\/\/quad9.net\/\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cloudflare 1.1.1.1<\/strong><br \/>Speed up your online experience with Cloudflare public DNS resolver.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/developers.cloudflare.com\/1.1.1.1\">https:\/\/developers.cloudflare.com\/1.1.1.1<\/a>\n\t<\/p>\n<p><strong>OpenDNS<\/strong><br \/>DNS SERVICES FOR YOUR HOME OR SMALL BUSINESS.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.opendns.com\/home-internet-security\/\">https:\/\/www.opendns.com\/home-internet-security\/<\/a>\n\t<\/p>\n<p><strong>OpenDNS<\/strong><br \/>Free for: Personal or business use for Enhanced DNS; personal use only for other home and family services\n<\/p>\n<p>DNS addresses: 208.67.222.222 and 208.67.220.220\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;FamilyShield&#8221; DNS addresses: 208.67.222.123 and 208.67.220.123<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I recommend you keep your Windows OS patched and be sure to update all the software you use. 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