[Mr. K]

MalwareBytes and Avast are the ONLY anti-virus I have used for well over a decade and I have never gotten hit with anything they could not fix.

I support then and purchased the products BECAUSE the free version worked so well.

They are not a ‘waste of money’ they have some useful additional features which I like a lot. (you don’t need them at all, but they are like the leather seats and tinted windows on a car- nice features to have)

I supported them and bought them because after a decade of great service I felt like I should. I’d like them to stay in business.

You’re free to feel otherwise-I use my computers for a living so it means a lot more to me than others, probably.

[Joe Brower]

Avast bought AVG a couple of years ago. I was using both (have several PCs), but after that, I just went with the fee version of Avast on all PCs (Win 7 & Win 10) and it's worked fine.

I agree with Mr. K's statements -- it's handled anything I've encountered. Staying away from hazardous parts of the internet helps too. $:-)

Avast also has some nice system cleanup and tuneup tools in their paid version, but there are other freeware apps for those functions.