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My point is you start by using whichever OS you trust most: there is Windows, Mac OS, Chrome OS, Android, a bunch of Linux distros, BSD... your choice.
If you don't trust any OS... sorry, you're SOL. Plug the thing off and smash it with a hammer, then dump into salt water to be safe.
There are large OpenSource projects with security audits and security testing. There are random open and closed source projects with zero oversight by anyone.
Execute the former, not the latter.
Executable signing, anti-malware systems, and people running tests to rubber-stamp stuff exist (like distro repos, or app stores). Use those.
In most cases by hacking people, not software. Follow the above rules, don't trust that your CEO's nephew needs remote access to your PC... tell your coworkers not to trust that either... ... yeah, well, that's impossible, it takes only one to ransomware everyone... but you can keep yourself safe 🤷
Replacing the browser is optional, goes with the same trust issues as the OS.