firewall

I may spend money on a more lightweight paid antivirus and firewall to install on a cheaper Windows PC. Most cheap laptops have slower CPUs and less RAM like 2 to 4GB of RAM. Some free antivirus and firewall I used come bundle with bloatware, ads, notifications to buy the paid version of its...

I think Windows can be safer to use if you pick your own antivirus, antimalware, and firewall software since some virus makers may not make their virus which can get passed security software made from Bitdefender, Eset, Sophos, F-Secure, etc because of the lower amount of users using them...

If your computer is slower, having two firewall software can slow down your PC. Having two firewall software running may make your computer not connect to the internet, or slow down the network as well.

I think using a thrid-party firewall software which is not made by Microsoft can be useful to most users. The Windows firewall software which is pre-installed in Windows failed to stop the WannaCry ransomware, and other network-based malware which can use Internet Explorer/Edge browser, Adobe...