For anyone who is willing to spend a few minutes searching online, there is lots of free anti virus software available. The only real advantage of free anti virus software is obviously the price of it. It is foolish not to have any anti virus software, and having at least a free anti virus software on your computer is better than nothing. However, the quality of any free anti virus software is something that should be looked at with great detail. Logically, a company offering free anti virus software does not have the funds or the motivation to keep it as up to date as the big name, expensive software packages. For this reason, I would approach any free anti virus software package with hesitation.
As well, if someone is providing a free anti virus software, you cannot help but question their motivation. Is the free anti virus software going to be bundled with other products that you will have to pay for? If that is the case, is it still worthwhile to get that free anti virus software? Perhaps the free anti virus software has spyware included, and it intended to keep track of what you do on your computer. This may not be a problem for some people, but others may find it an invasion of their privacy. However, I am sure there are some free anti virus software providers that have strictly good intentions and offer the best free anti virus software that they can.
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