{"id":5289,"date":"2018-06-14T09:03:07","date_gmt":"2018-06-14T09:03:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.reveantivirus.com\/blog\/?p=5289"},"modified":"2019-08-19T09:16:09","modified_gmt":"2019-08-19T09:16:09","slug":"antivirus-software-pc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reveantivirus.com\/blog\/en\/antivirus-software-pc","title":{"rendered":"Is Paying for Antivirus Software for PC Worth it – How to Decide?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"blog\"Digital safety is all about keeping your assets secured from cyber threats by adopting measures. With the increasing digitization, cyber threats are rising and constant incidents of cyber-attacks appear in newspapers and televisions. Recent ransomware attacks such as Petya, WannaCry, and Cerber ransomware had affected thousands of PC\u2019s across the globe. Hackers went to the extent of locking the computers of users and charging hefty ransom to share the decryption key.\u00a0 Here, the question comes what cyber defence mechanism has been adopted by computer users. Did they use an anti-malware which is good in quality, which means it is capable of providing a shield from cyber intrusions?<\/p>\n

An Anti-malware that helps protect your devices.<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Choosing the right anti-malware is very important if you want to keep your data secured and financial assets safe. However, the market is divided between free & paid antivirus software, which often confuses general PC users.\u00a0\u00a0 After you evaluate and acknowledge the risks of cyber threats, it\u2019s time to choose an antimalware software. Most PC users make research to choose an antimalware or those who go for a new PC gets the software bundled with the device. However, most PC users rarely take the pain to research deep and check the features and compare with the others. Due to the limited knowledge regarding this domain, many people think that a free anti-malware will be sufficient to provide adequate protection. To\u00a0clarify this fact, let\u2019s go a bit deep to understand about free & paid antivirus software.<\/p>\n

Free Antivirus Software<\/strong><\/h3>\n

A free antivirus software for PC is one for which you need not pay anything. Often companies release free version and keep premium versions which are loaded with features. A free antivirus software may provide you with basic protection that will not be sufficient enough to keep your device safe from latest cyber threats. Another disadvantage of using a free version is that your antimalware may come with ads, which will hamper your browsing experience. Although a free antivirus will give you a monetary advantage you are at a greater risk of putting your data & financial information at the mercy of a free software.<\/p>\n

Paid Antivirus Software<\/strong><\/h3>\n

A paid antivirus software for PC has a lot to provide you in terms of protection and also other premium advantages. As the company gets to benefit in terms of revenue from paid antivirus, hence advanced features are added after extensive R&D and repeated testing against thousands of malware. Purchasing a premium antivirus software, you not only get protection from virus but also other features such as PC tune-up, data back-up etc. to name a few. REVE Antivirus Total Security antivirus is an example of a paid antivirus software, which is loaded with several utility features apart from advanced virus detection system.<\/p>\n

So, with a paid antivirus you will enjoy many other features, which will give you the value for money. Imagine you become a sudden victim of a hard disk crash, your entire important information will be lost. \u00a0If your antivirus provides you with data backup feature then you can easily recover your lost data.<\/p>\n

Free or Paid? Which one to go for?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

It is clear from the discussion that a paid antivirus software will provide you with several advantages, which you cannot expect from a free version. Cyber threats are nowadays more complex and a free antivirus software is not capable of granting best protection. Constant ransomware and data breach incidents create the need to go for an advanced anti-malware solution. When it comes to digital security, going for the best antivirus software <\/a>for PC is a small price that you will pay compared to the severe financial loss that you have to bear in case of a malware attack.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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