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[-] empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 277 points 2 years ago

McAfee is actual malware at this point anyway

[-] TxzK@lemmy.zip 118 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Imagine needing an antivirus

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[-] empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 156 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Even Windows doesn't really even need a 3rd party anti-virus anymore. The built in windows defender has gotten so good as to really be all you need for active protection unless you're insanely stupid and keep bypassing it. Use Malwarebytes for deep file scans once in a blue moon, and you're golden.

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[-] sebinspace@lemmy.world 48 points 2 years ago

Imagine thinking you’re immune to malware

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[-] SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world 28 points 2 years ago

Hasn’t a bunch of malware spyware and other malicious shit been found all over decades old Linux stuff the last couple months?

[-] kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 45 points 2 years ago

CCleaner is too nowadays. How far it it has fallen...

[-] otacon239@feddit.de 36 points 2 years ago

CCleaner also hasn’t been necessary since at least Windows 7. I remember working in a PC repair shop when people would just arbitrarily run CCleaner on its most aggressive settings whether it was needed or not and it would always break more things than it fixed.

[-] empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 2 years ago

And even if it was, why tf have it open on startup? It should be run like, manually once a month at most.

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[-] negativenull@lemmy.world 166 points 2 years ago
[-] Darken@reddthat.com 103 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Delete mcafee and ccleaner pls

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[-] heavy@sh.itjust.works 75 points 2 years ago

For those that don't know, theres a tab in Windows task manager called Startup that let's you modify what apps get started when you log in.

You can also look at the services.msc tool and check all your startup services.

[-] helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Sysinternals Autoruns is like the task manager "start up" super charged.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/autoruns

Disclainer, misuse can seriously fuck windows. Use with caution. Do not uncheck microsoft crap, no matter how tempting, or anything you're unsure about.

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People install McAfee, Epic and CCleaner?

[-] nexussapphire@lemm.ee 31 points 2 years ago

Epic is nice for free shit and drm free games.

Still not an enough reason to install that Tencent spyware imo.

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[-] milicent_bystandr@lemm.ee 21 points 2 years ago

Until the launcher wanted to add kernel level "anti cheat". Then Lemmy told me about Heroic... :-D

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[-] ambrosiaforest 66 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

is this a windows thing that im too linux to understand

[-] kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 32 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

When your Linux machine is so efficient on resources that it doesn't even try to run your video card or wifi dongle...

My linux desktop: "Nvidia? Hmm. Yuck, no thank you."

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[-] Blackmist@feddit.uk 56 points 2 years ago

Each one bringing it's own little version of Chrome along for the ride.

[-] FrankTheHealer@lemmy.world 52 points 2 years ago
[-] mriormro@lemmy.world 38 points 2 years ago
[-] Batbro@sh.itjust.works 23 points 2 years ago
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[-] foo@programming.dev 18 points 2 years ago

News just in, Jesus Christ fucks for Linux. News at 5

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[-] ruckblack@sh.itjust.works 46 points 2 years ago
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[-] rdri@lemmy.world 44 points 2 years ago

Unironically you're missing the point. The point being, it's not a problem for many apps to start because oh how powerful PCs got. The problem is when some apps use so much resources that regardless of how powerful your PC gets, it's wasteful to have them opened all the time.

Reason for that problem is them using unoptimized frameworks such as Electron and CEF (seriously, check each app on the image).

And main reasons for that are:

  • Google posing browser component as a GUI framework.

  • Devs not caring (or being lazy) enough to do native coding.

I wish every person would realize the above so we could force developers do their job better.

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[-] DudeImMacGyver@sh.itjust.works 39 points 2 years ago

Ew, uninstall most of that

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[-] nifty@lemmy.world 37 points 2 years ago

Everyone is making fun of the apps included in OP, but it’s besides the point—apps that demand resources at startup are the worst if you don’t need them. I ruthlessly deny permissions for anything installed, it’s like Gandalf in there holding the bridge and pushing presumptuous asshole apps over the bridge.

[-] pH3ra@lemmy.ml 31 points 2 years ago
[-] matmarspace@programming.dev 29 points 2 years ago

Wow... It's such an awesome feeling that I can't relate to this meme 🥰

[-] woodgen@lemm.ee 28 points 2 years ago

The joy of Windows.

[-] wrekone@lemmyf.uk 26 points 2 years ago

But... but... then how will they collect telemetry for targeted advertising?

[-] helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.world 25 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

For those that have this issue,

Disclaimer:

misuse can seriously fuck up windows. Disabling things that shouldnt be, is bad. Many of the services are required by other aplications to run. Do not disable any Microsoft services you dont know what they do - otherwise disable as many as possible until the computer stops working.

If you can not read or just want to uncheck everything you see, this is not for you:


Sysinternals Autoruns is like the task manager "start up" section on 5 doeses of steroids. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/autoruns

[-] Rekonok@sh.itjust.works 24 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)
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[-] mlg@lemmy.world 25 points 2 years ago

Only thing missing from this atrocious set of spyware is Valorant's properiarty Vangaurd rootkit

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[-] WeirdGoesPro@lemmy.dbzer0.com 24 points 2 years ago
[-] AmosBurton_ThatGuy@lemmy.ca 24 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)
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[-] Foni@lemm.ee 23 points 2 years ago

Who the hell uses the Spotify app?? If you use it from the browser, ublock eliminates advertising perfectly. Why would I want to use the app where I can't block it?

[-] thedirtyknapkin@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago

the desktop app is the only version on pc that allows higher bitrate playback

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[-] ExcessivelyNoisy@lemmy.world 22 points 2 years ago

Y'all know about changing your startup programs right?

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[-] pewgar_seemsimandroid 19 points 2 years ago

it's pirated adobe, right?

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[-] cypherpunks@lemmy.ml 19 points 2 years ago
[-] eya@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

meanwhile linux users

also who uses epic games

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