Here is my recommendation for you, based on what has worked well for me:
Get (free) Microsoft's Windows Essentials and back it up with (fairly cheap) Malwarebytes. Both run at the same time with no complications on my computer and catch most (if not all) of the crap. Add the (free) Abine "Do Not Track" program. Finally, get the (free) Eusing "window washer" and clean up every day or two.
DuckDuckGo is a better, anonymous, version of Google and can find you all of the above stuff easily.
So, the above recommendation amounts to little cost (Malwarebytes) and works real well for me.
Lancey -
Thank you!
got your advice all saved to ‘play’ with tomorrow.
the “Abine “Do Not Track” program.” - I had that up until when this all Yahoo! lockout/change over carp*ola started yesterday - Now it’s gone and I couldn’t remember the name or even how to look for it.