- Apr 1, 2015
- 483
I would personally go simple. Don't make things too complicated with too many layers. Many layers = more problems + maintenance.
- Sophos Home Free (or EAV/ESS). I've tried others: Kapsersky, EIS, etc...too many popups.
- Chrome w/ Ublock Origin
- Windows 10 x64 w/ Standard Account
- Teamviewer
Done. Tell dad to call you if he needs to install something...etc. I'm sure he's probably just gonna mainly web browse mostly. I do this all the time for love ones and find too much complexity causes headaches. You'd be surprised how powerful an Adblocker is alone compared to NO ADBLOCKER IE setup most people use.
You can make assumptions all day about exploits, zero days, etc...but the above setup would protect him from the majority with little headache. No program errors, popups, nag screens, xyz program wanting to update or buy an upgrade, you wondering if it is still working correctly, you wondering if dad closed something on accident, wondering if sandboxing is working right... the list goes on.
- Sophos Home Free (or EAV/ESS). I've tried others: Kapsersky, EIS, etc...too many popups.
- Chrome w/ Ublock Origin
- Windows 10 x64 w/ Standard Account
- Teamviewer
Done. Tell dad to call you if he needs to install something...etc. I'm sure he's probably just gonna mainly web browse mostly. I do this all the time for love ones and find too much complexity causes headaches. You'd be surprised how powerful an Adblocker is alone compared to NO ADBLOCKER IE setup most people use.
You can make assumptions all day about exploits, zero days, etc...but the above setup would protect him from the majority with little headache. No program errors, popups, nag screens, xyz program wanting to update or buy an upgrade, you wondering if it is still working correctly, you wondering if dad closed something on accident, wondering if sandboxing is working right... the list goes on.
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