Original review: Sept. I am an IT manager with 20 plus years of experience. I decided to try the free Avira Antivirus software in order to try before I buy. Offering the same robust level of free antivirus protection that they provide PC users, AVAST for Mac is distinguished by its multifaceted three-front level of protection to ensure the ultimate level of safety against malware, ransomware, and hacking attempts. I'm not much of a computer expert, I use Mac and just use the Avast free version and it seemed to be good enough. However, my parents are using a PC, and while looking up whether he has an active Norton antivirus subscription (they were asking him to upgrade again) I realised he's actually using ESET instead. Which begs the questions: 1) why is Norton asking him to renew his subscription when the program isn't even installed in the computer (it originally came with the Lenovo computer but just expired - it doesn't automatically delete itself right?!), 2) should I just use the free Avast as opposed to paying for ESET? Finally a chance to use this copy paste. TL;DR The built in anti virus should be fine but the best free av is Avira. Best AV- I work in a shop that cleans hundreds of computers a week and I see and have to deal with a lot of anti viruses. This is the general consensus on the internal forums of popular AVs. McAfee - Literally a virus. This is the most pre-installed anti virus software out there. Common problems with this AV include the inability to access the internet through browsers, decreases in performance, especially browser performance if the McAfee extension is installed, and Operating System file corruption. Norton - An AV good at detecting viruses with everything going against it. Norton is pretty good at scanning and removing viruses. The pros stop there. When norton expires, it deactivates it's real time web protection which also stops your internet from working. I have seen it use more than 50% of system resources when scanning and can idle at 10%. The uninstaller rarely works on systems that have had norton on them for a while. Comes with a lot of its own adware like useless password managers and backup software. The backup software will often back up your computer to itself filling your HDD. AVG - not very good at protecting you from viruses. Huge startup impact. Uses a fair amount of system resources. Often requires removal tool to get rid of it. Corrupts system files often. Never wants to update itself. Avast - Has a good basic virus scanner. For some reason, more blue screen issues are caused by avast than any other anti virus. If you're having BSOD issues or issues with drivers or programs that are unexplained, it's usually avast. Hitman Pro - This AV (scan and remove only) has an insane detection and removal record.
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