ed6713 wrote:
Consumers Report did a study on such software. They rated Avast and Avira, both free, the highest.
Of the "security suites" they like ESET Smart and G Data the best. Norton was third from the bottom.
Whatever makes you comfortable.
Ratings are all over the place and depending on who does the rating and what their "agenda" might be one has to read between the lines in these "ratings articles". PC Mag who I sure would trust more than CR for software has Norton, bitdefender and Webroot as their three "editor choices" for overall security with Avast and Avira well down in the pack as were ESET Smart and G Data. Likewise PC World ranks Norton well above the other 4 you mentioned as being highly rated by CR. Below is a quote from the PC Mag aricle re: Avira and G data:
"Avira Ultimate Protection Suite (2014) earned low to average scores in most of our tests, but it proved quite effective at blocking malware attack on a clean system. G Data InternetSecurity 2014 likewise did its best work in the field of malware blocking. "
Of course I'm sort still from the school of thought that you "get what you pay for" and that's one reason when it comes to security I steer well clear of any of these "free" offerings. You will never convince me that you get the same level product "FREE" when others have to charge you for the same thing.
Larry
