The effectiveness of free antivirus software vs. paid antivirus software

 Usually, people perceive believe that hackers only target big giants. They may not target small businesses; hence they prefer free antivirus software instead of paid one. But that is not true. Hackers target devices that are easily accessible to them and that can be easily targeted. Hackers love to take undue advantage of this believe and target small businesses that are not protected with paid antivirus software.

Here is the major difference between free antivirus software vs. paid antivirus software:
1) Security features
Free antivirus software has limited features. As a reason, they might not provide complete protection from online threats in real-time. Whereas paid antivirus software offers advanced features and protects the user against all malware. Paid antivirus software has features like parental controls, VPN services, password management, and real-time protection for users.
2) Customer support
This is one of the most critical differences between paid and free antivirus software. Free tools do not provide customer support or they can support customers on a limited level. But what does it mean? And how important it is for users to have customer support?
Well! Customer support means if you are facing any problem, then you may not have customer service support. No customer service representative can help you to resolve your doubts.
It is not true in the case of paid antivirus software. If help customers without any advertisement and without any pop-ups.
3) Reliability
You cannot completely rely on free antivirus software. Free antivirus software is not reliable. Which means that they are not able to protect your device from all online threats. At the same time, you can rely on paid antivirus software as it protects the device in the best possible way and you can rely on them.
4) Advertisement
If you are looking for an ad-free experience on your device, then you must opt for paid antivirus software. Free software will bombard your device with advertisements in order to generate revenue. With these ads, you can get annoyed ads and it could consume major space of the device.
Whereas in paid antivirus software you can get an ad-free experience. You can enjoy your work without annoying popups on the screen.
5) Updates
Free antivirus providers may not update the device on a regular basis. As a result, free antivirus software cannot provide you with the latest malware and threats. On the other side, paid antivirus software can update the device and keep you protected from the latest threats and help your device to fight back against new emerging challenges.
Conclusion
If you want to be safe and relaxed, then you must go for the paid version of antivirus software. It helps you to fight against major threats and ensure hustle free web experience. It detects the threats at an initial level and protects the device from new challenges. To know more about it, you must consult us. We are K7 computing. We know what is the importance of your privacy and hence as responsible providers, we can protect your device from all the threats.

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