Antivirus and anti-malware software are essential and required in order to protect your device and data from malicious attacks. The Overlake School does not provide antivirus or anti-malware software to students.
Following is a list of highly-rated ant-virus applications:
Note - The Overlake School is not officially endorsing these applications.
Windows
- Microsoft Windows Defender (included in Windows 10/11)
- Avast!
- AVG
- Bitdefender
- MalwareBytes
Mac OS X
Password Managers
Using a Password Manager is an excellent measure to improve security. They can save your existing passwords, create and remember complex passwords, identify duplicate passwords, and be used on almost any device. Consider using a family plan if you need to share passwords with others. For your consideration:
Suspicious Websites and File testing
If you have the address of a website or a file that you wonder about the security of the site or file, you can evaluate it at virustotal.com. When you test a website/URL at virustotal.com, it is evaluated by dozens of security sites. The results of each security site is presented for your information.