Paid Antivirus Vs. Free Antivirus
Free Antivirus vs. Paid Antivirus. Norton, McAfee, Malwarebytes
Everyone downloads free antivirus software and thinks their computer is protected. This is not the case. Free Antivirus will sit there and do nothing. You need to run a manual scan on your computer, and even then, the scan is minimal.
With a paid antivirus, you get real-time protection, real-time updates, and other features that will keep you protected. You might even get a VPN option along with it.
The next time you download free Norton, McAfee, or Malwarebytes, be aware that it only detects viruses when you run a scan.
We here at Blackhawk MSP have seen Free Virus programs that haven’t even been updated in over a year.
What do we suggest? We recommend using one of our paid antivirus products, which we regularly monitor. The antivirus we sell, like Webroot and Bitdefender, is different from store-bought antivirus because we have a dashboard to monitor and update your systems, and we get notified if there are any gremlins lurking around your computer.
Ryan C. Smith has been doing professional computer support since 1996. He worked at all the major companies such as SONY, HP, Network Appliances, Palm and many more. He was top of his class at Heald College for Computer Technology. He is familiar with Windows Servers, Windows, Networking, Linux, and Web Servers. He has a photographic memory when it comes to computers.