We all know that virus protection is important and this whole site is dedicated to virus protection, mostly free virus protection. But what exactly is a virus? Let’s check out what Wikipedia has to say about it:
Antivirus (or anti-virus) software is used to prevent, detect, and remove malware, including computer viruses, worms, and trojan horses. Such programs may also prevent and remove adware, spyware, and other forms of malware.
Of course the main goal of antivirus protection programs is to protect computers from viruses. They started to appear rather early in the age of massive computer use but the real expansion started with the use of internet which gave viruses the possibility to spread fast and easy.
But it has not stopped there – today viruses represent only a small portion of threats that lurk on the internet to infest your computer. Mostly there are worms and trojan horses, adware and spyware. They are technically not viruses but the bottom line is, you do want them on your computer.
Some of the free virus protection programs we have reviewed on this site also provide some protection against other forms of malware, not only viruses. However, most of them offer advanced protection in their full versions, which cost approximately about $30 a year for a home user licence. If you are not certain, that free virus protection is enough for you, you might take a look at some of the paid products.
I’m writing this because we have received some questions from users asking exactly this – is it smarter to use the paid solution? Does the difference in protection justify the money?
I cannot give you a simple answer regarding this question, so I have decided to start posting reviews of paid virus protection programs to help you decide, whether you should stick to free versions or invest a few dollars into extra protection.
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