Norton Security
HP has terminated their agreement with Norton to provide free protection for HP users. Would you suggest renewing the subscription or use one of the free downloads. If the free ones, which ones? Th...
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SPRey wrote:
You mean the same folks that awarded PC Matic AV-TEST Award earlier last year?
Past ratings are irrelevant? What matters is how effective is it in today's threat environment? Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE), the predecessor to Defender used to be rated at the very bottom of AV software protection by AV-Test.org, for which I would not consider using it. When Defender achieved top rating, I switched from BitDefender and Avira.
SPRey wrote:
I wonder if Defender tracks users...hmmm.
Defender is not an add-on AV product. It's integrated in Windows OS. Just as Mac OSX has its own integrated AV. You disable user activity tracking for Windows, not Defender?
Without independent verification, I would take anything a company claims about their product or practices with a grain of salt. You really don't know?
About user tracking? Your internet service provider is already tracking your Net activity? So are your browsers? As is your email providers, unless you are running your own servers?
