If you are looking for good free anti-virus and Malware, I have always used Avira
https://www.avira.com/en/download/product/avira-free-antivirus
and also anti malware bytes
http://www.malwarebytes.org/products/malwarebytes_free/
They are both free, non intrusive and do not slow the machine...
That was exactly the same problem I had, it is something to do with swiping and two finger clicking or some shite like that. I managed to turn that off and this is the article I used, now I do not end up on something completely the opposite to what I wanted or come out of something I was on...
As I said update it to 8.1 and it brings back the start button which makes it more like the old operating systems. I am also good at grasping new technology but with windows 8 and a smartmouse, it is all about scrolling and swiping, one finger swipe for this, two finger swipe for that. If it was...
Windows 8 was an absolute nightmare for me, I remember I lost at least four hours one night just trying to figure the bloody thing out. What made the others easier to cope with in my opinion was the start button that was basically the door to doing most things and what most of us had become used...