Most of us are aware that Microsoft’s built-in antivirus started life as a bit of a joke but through several iterations, it has now become generally regarded as being among the best antivirus solutions available… free or otherwise. Malwarebytes Antimalware Package Deal I recently received […]
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There’s one piece of software that I come across on customers’ computers more frequently than I would wish to and that’s McAfee antivirus, known as McAfee Total Protection. It’s so prevalent that it almost feels like a virus itself. Most of my customers are running
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A few weeks ago we published an article in which I mentioned two types of software that are almost certain to elicit a lively discussion, browsers, and antivirus. We covered browsers in that article – Which Is the Best Browser – and now I’m going
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Bitdefender will no longer be distributing or supporting the free version of its antivirus software for Windows as of 31st December 2021. Existing Bitdefender Free users will continue to be supported until the middle of next year (30th June 2022), giving those current users plenty
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If you haven’t heard the news, Norton has recently acquired Avast for a whopping $8 billion. There is little doubt that the third-party antivirus landscape is rapidly changing and Norton’s recent acquisition of Avast only adds fuel to the fire. In recent times Avast acquired
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Kaspersky Antivirus Can Cause A Problem Kaspersky Antivirus, now called Kaspersky Security Cloud, is an excellent antivirus program for Windows. It is consistently rated in the top few antivirus programs. Being a Russian company, it has had its political problems. I’m not going to get
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Antivirus products have always been among the most difficult applications to uninstall completely with leftover bits and pieces often causing residual issues. It’s one of the main reasons most antivirus vendors provide specialist tools to help completely uninstall their products. Back in 2015, we published
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There are certain topics that will almost always initiate a healthy debate and free vs premium antivirus is one of those topics. It’s also a topic that is purely subjective, in much the same way as users have their favorite browser, email client, or other
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Antivirus products are, in my opinion, a lot like insurance– a necessary evil. These days, I tend to rely mostly on the built-in Microsoft Defender which does a good enough job for me and, as the latest results from AV-Test illustrate, will also do a
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Traditional Antivirus With more and more people performing more and more everyday activities online, cyber-crime has become a major growth industry. However, while the criminals’ methodology continues to evolve, in terms of both ingenuity and sophistication, the majority of home computer users are still relying
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