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<blockquote data-quote="flashytoast" data-source="post: 955237" data-attributes="member: 92828">I&#039;m looking for some recommendations as to what security configuration I should set up for my old man. He&#039;s not the brightest when it comes to avoiding sketchy sites or sketchy software. He’ll be getting a new PC soon and I’m trying to think in advance of how I should set it up for him. He’s gonna need the admin password since it’ll be his computer and he’ll have to occasionally install updates and such, so this makes things even more complicated. Of course, I would have him primarily use a standard account and teach him to only enter the admin password for things like updates, but ultimately there’s no guaranteeing how careful he will be. He also multitasks a lot with spreadsheets, so I don’t want to use something that’ll noticeably slow down his PC. Whatever he uses should ideally be lightweight, but also very effective at preventing infection. I also have a strong preference for a free solution, but if I think it’s worth it I might consider getting a paid product.I was looking through some free AV options and Kaspersky caught my eye. It seems to cover all the essentials, but I’m not sure how true that is or how it affects performance. I’m wondering what others think is best in this situation. I also thought it might be good to harden Windows and Microsoft Edge, so any advice on that would also be appreciated.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="flashytoast, post: 955237, member: 92828"] I'm looking for some recommendations as to what security configuration I should set up for my old man. He's not the brightest when it comes to avoiding sketchy sites or sketchy software. He’ll be getting a new PC soon and I’m trying to think in advance of how I should set it up for him. He’s gonna need the admin password since it’ll be his computer and he’ll have to occasionally install updates and such, so this makes things even more complicated. Of course, I would have him primarily use a standard account and teach him to only enter the admin password for things like updates, but ultimately there’s no guaranteeing how careful he will be. He also multitasks a lot with spreadsheets, so I don’t want to use something that’ll noticeably slow down his PC. Whatever he uses should ideally be lightweight, but also very effective at preventing infection. I also have a strong preference for a free solution, but if I think it’s worth it I might consider getting a paid product. I was looking through some free AV options and Kaspersky caught my eye. It seems to cover all the essentials, but I’m not sure how true that is or how it affects performance. I’m wondering what others think is best in this situation. I also thought it might be good to harden Windows and Microsoft Edge, so any advice on that would also be appreciated. [/QUOTE]

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