COMPUTER TROUBLES

The desktop where I'm typing is fine, but my laptop is freezing.  I believe the trouble is narrowed down to my virus protection program, so I uninstalled the program and will install a different brand.

My laptop has served me well, and I have no complaints, but I have been dissatisfied with my virus-protection program, because it continues to prompt me to include add-ons which I do not want.  I must uncheck the little boxes, to exclude the add-ons, which I think is a sneaky and annoying way to operate.  Plus, when I ran a performance scan, the result showed poor security protection.  What am I paying for?  Later...