Post B2JEfPIl9uD2JmqASG by bazkie@beige.party
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 (DIR) Post #B2J7Ygsmh9zN8eXbRg by bazkie@beige.party
       2026-01-15T10:42:38Z
       
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       So I tried to extend my NOD32 (antivirus) subscription but there's a weird error on the payment page, they probably vibecoded it or whatever.This made me wonder what the best antivirus program (for Windows 10) is these days, maybe I should switch..But how does one crowdsource such knowledge these days?In the good times, you would probably check some Reddit thread, but since Reddit is becoming an AI-infested walled garden..Anyone here know maybe? What is everyone using for Windows antivirus? Or should I just go without? (I'm only using it for audio production and (legal) games, so it's not that I'm ever installing anything weird on it.. but still.. feels dangerous lol)
       
 (DIR) Post #B2J7YiCfmhUZEcr05I by bazkie@beige.party
       2026-01-15T10:57:41Z
       
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       ps. this might be why it doesn't work lolhow off-putting :geordi_no:
       
 (DIR) Post #B2J7YjOPMYTOvJLt0y by m0xEE@nosh0b10.m0xee.net
       2026-01-15T11:21:11Z
       
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       @bazkie@beige.partyTrust Pilot is likely the culprit here, I recall it being somehow related to payments and without cookies it's unlikely to work.Check out Privacy Possum extension for Firefox — I believe it was created by the same developer, not for EFF, but on their own. It seems to me it's just as good, but requires way less manual intervention.
       
 (DIR) Post #B2J7YomhJfsDe5kr4K by bazkie@beige.party
       2026-01-15T11:14:48Z
       
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       This video gave a lot of useful infoAlso it confirmed that the built-in defender stuff is actually good enough mostlyThe Anti-Virus Tier Listby Chris Titus Techhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKrHWM1VeFQ
       
 (DIR) Post #B2J8pCIbkzX1A93RuC by bazkie@beige.party
       2026-01-15T11:24:30Z
       
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       @m0xEE honestly I think ESET is the culprit here for using all this external stuff 🤣 I'm happy it gets blocked!
       
 (DIR) Post #B2J8pD0Z7Yh3MTcYQC by m0xEE@nosh0b10.m0xee.net
       2026-01-15T11:35:20Z
       
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       @bazkie@beige.partyOn the other hand, payment processing is complex enough even for medium-sized businesses to be willing to outsource it — so it's hardly surprising 😩
       
 (DIR) Post #B2JBNT2GEoAUp7sSJM by bazkie@beige.party
       2026-01-15T11:38:06Z
       
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       @m0xEE fair, but if you outsource it to a microsoft thing (I assume the "visualstudio.com" and "azure.com" links mean they use some microsoft service as payment processor), while your whole business is centered around safety and privacy, then ehhhhhhhh I'm not going to trust your product anymore 😅I'm sure there's better options out there? or is the payment processor landscape fully rotten these days?
       
 (DIR) Post #B2JBNUQ35qn57C0y1o by m0xEE@nosh0b10.m0xee.net
       2026-01-15T12:03:54Z
       
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       @bazkie@beige.partyI'm currently quite limited in my choices. Being in Russia, I have to rely on my friends to generate card credentials for one-shot payments for me, I mostly stopped buying music and stuff like games and only do it for the bare necessities.Having to go through all this — scripts and trackers on payment pages are not the worst offender 😅But yeah, I think it's all pretty bad these days.
       
 (DIR) Post #B2JEfPIl9uD2JmqASG by bazkie@beige.party
       2026-01-15T12:06:02Z
       
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       @m0xEE ah, I understand. so we're in very different contexts :)