Greetings,
I have said this for years. Spectrum, nor any cable provider, was never intended to be an email provider. They only provide an average solution to below average for email. I STRONGLY RECOMMEND to stop using Spectrum for an email provider. Switch to Gmail, Yahoo, Outlook.com. Better security, more up-to-date, an online MS Office functionality included with Gmail (Google Drive) and basic MS Office (Office Online) with Outlook.com and a Microsoft account. Leave Spectrum to cable TV, phone,and Internet. Use a web-based email. You will be able to use it on any computer in the world. Your email will stay with you for life in this regard.
Overdoing your computer with security can cause more problems than it solves. I do the following:
- Have Windows 10 with all updates turned on.
- Use Windows Defender. (Greatly improved for Windows 10, especially on builds 1709 and up.) You only should have one real-time AV or malware blocker installed, more will conflict.
- Have Ad Block Plus in each web browser. (More than one Ad Blocker will conflict)
- Have three forms of data back up.
- Use common-sense in safe web browsing and file management.
Satch