Are Premium Malware Suites Worth Their Price? - Comments Page 2

These AV Suites are not going to keep you safe, any of them.
So I think free is a much better deal.

The only thing that will keep you safe is you!

Don't do stupid stuff.

Problem is: What is stupid stuff?

A little common sense goes a long way, don't open email links (ever), don't go to questionable sites, don't open mail from someone you don't know, and don't click on every add that promises you something that is too good to be true.

And please don't call that number that pops up and sez your computer is infected.

Above all Microsoft is not going to call you!

Bob
Computer Clinik LLC

Plus there's the advantage of not having their ads come up every time you start up. Personally, the best thing about Avast is their VPN service which I use here in Korea to access stuff in the States and to feel safer when using public hotspots.

Plus there's the advantage of not having their ads come up every time you start up. Personally, the best thing about Avast is their VPN service which I use here in Korea to access stuff in the States and to feel safer when using public hotspots.

Having used and been satisfied with Avast free for many years Avast is now really putting on the hard sell pressure by showing annoying popups (in my case) the "System Junk 6Gb" and "Broken Registry items 220" and showing all the programs slowing down our PC's etc, etc, can you tell us Bob if these problems highlighted by Avast are real? If so
cannot the broken reg items be fixed by using a good reg cleaner as I do every month, these are the questions we need answering, or is Avast putting on the Frighteners to make us buy the pro version in order to resolve possibly simple curable problems?

Mr. Rankin may not see any type of security/privacy issues with recommending GooglePublicDNS servers, but one irritating question still lingers in some users' minds about "Doesn't Google already know enough data on billions of users?". Wasn't the recent Facebook data-harvesting fiasco enough of a wake-up call, yet? I am not certain that putting 100% of our privacy/security in Google’s trust is truly advisable, no matter how much better all their 'free' offerings may be compared other available free firewall tools (e.g., OpenDNS, ComodoDNS, et al).

Windows Defender Firewall may be truly "advanced" but the user must know there is an outbound connection being made by a process or a program (rogue or otherwise) in order to block/filter it. The lack of such a feature makes it a tool that is pretty much useless. Granted w/an alternative firewall (e.g., OpenDNS, ComodoDNS, et al), there would be a big learning curve both for the user and the firewall itself. Thus, such initial nag screens may drive some users bonkers.

I've used Avast free for around 10 years and never had a problem. But it has become lately a bit of a nag and tried its various paid for bits like tune up and that is not bad but wont renew. I agree not worth paying for the lot.
I also have SAS Pro since 2003 and Malabytes free which is good for pups. I've never had a virus myself but when it came back from one never to be used again so called Tech Service - it had virus's and they had taken off my programs put on there pick. I hate that. I hate W10 for not allowing me to have what I want as paid for my OS and computer.So still running best ever W7. Firefox has gone same way - not allowing your choice of programs - like Reminder Fix so if you Bob have a decent browser I can run it on - would be glad as tried all and now running Chrome as its allowing me to do most of what I want like Has Mask Me or BLur free now but still can use Mask and IDM both of which feel very happy with.

It is a left wing idea - that we cannot make our own decisions but have to be forced into it.

Avast own AVG now too but no learn from comments they own CCleaner which I also use .

Many interesting comments. One program that you have not discussed is PC Matic. I have used it for years and never had a problem.