I use the free version of Avast:
https://www.avast.com/en-us/index?device=c&gclid=CKrRpZGg2s0CFUmRfgodMUYDig
Avast has more "bloat" than in years past ... it is important to do a "custom" install so you can avoid some "add-ons" such as Chrome and so forth.
Settings can then be adjusted to limit the amount of "yakking" and so forth.
Stay away from AVG.... They have changed their privacy policy .. and not for the better.
Bill, what part of "use the free version" didn't you understand ?
Also ... Mac's are fine ... and USUALLY no A/V is needed YET.
It is not that a Mac (or Linux) is inherently "safer" in some way so much is that the Bad Guys target the OS or software running on the OS that gives them the largest target audience.
farmerhugh,
I've used Webroot SecureAnywhere Antivirus for the last three or four years. It's not a free one, but it's very inexpensive, and because it's cloud based, it uses VERY little data. The download and installation is tiny, as well. It's used a total of 100.9MB over the last 30 days. It's extremely low impact. It costs me $19.99 per year for three devices (not for each, but all together). It's stopped me from getting in some jams, for sure, as it will stop a web page from opening if it suspects anything funny (you can override it if you want to). It will monitor your downloads and installations for anything off, as well. Just a thought.
farmerhugh,
Avast is a great antivirus. One of the best rated when it comes to catching the "bad stuff." And it being free certainly doesn't hurt. I used to use it before switching to the Webroot, and only then because it would sometimes do updates that weren't really amenable to the Hughesnet plan I had at the time, which was the small daily allowance. Of course, the Gen4 makes that different now, and Avast itself may be different, too.
That you are going to try Avast is a good idea. it may very well be perfect for you. Again, it's rated one of the best, even against the paid types. You can always watch what it's using and if you feel it's too much, change to something else. I would give it a try. And like previously said, do a custom install so you don't end up installing all the extra stuff you don't need.
Good luck.
farmerhugh,
Avast is a great antivirus. One of the best rated when it comes to catching the "bad stuff." And it being free certainly doesn't hurt. I used to use it before switching to the Webroot, and only then because it would sometimes do updates that weren't really amenable to the Hughesnet plan I had at the time, which was the small daily allowance. Of course, the Gen4 makes that different now, and Avast itself may be different, too.
That you are going to try Avast is a good idea. it may very well be perfect for you. Again, it's rated one of the best, even against the paid types. You can always watch what it's using and if you feel it's too much, change to something else. I would give it a try. And like previously said, do a custom install so you don't end up installing all the extra stuff you don't need.
Good luck.
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