Free vs. Paid

My husband recently installed a free antivirus software in our desktop as we didn’t want to shell out money since we only use our PC for chatting and browsing. Of course our office PC’s are treated with purchased software since we don’t want to take any chance with regards to business files. But I’ve noticed, though, that our home PC never really got infected even when we operated it for a few months without any antivirus program. Maybe because we don’t have “important” files in there?!? Are viruses discriminating? I doubt it. Maybe because even browsers have their own filters that virus are detected from the other end of the line? We wanted to get the best antivirus software for our office, but is it worth it? Whatever the software as long as it’s regularly updated it should do the trick – that’s my opinion. Maybe a backup software is better since it addresses both accidental deletion and recovery from virus attacks. I’ll have my husband look for a free version later.

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  1. by JK / Nancy , on July 23 2008 @ 6:36 pm

     

    I use (AVG - free version) antivirus software and it works very well… I have used it for years and I have always trusted it… I researched it and found it works as well if not better then some of the paid software… It also has paid versions but never felt it necessary to use the paid version… Every thing I am interested in is in the free version… I also use Antispyware software as well (Adaware and Spybot) they are both free as well… Best running PCs are well taken care of PCs… Please research the software for yourself and see if you may be interested in them… Good day to you…

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