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McAfee’s antivirus is one of the most accurate around right now, but the VPN and browsing protection are a little disappointing, and the reality is there are better suites out there.

Gen Digital has outpaced the Nasdaq Composite index over the past year, and analysts are moderately bullish on the stock's future.

Bitdefender Antivirus Free can’t quite match Avast Free for protection, but the margin is tiny, and the app still stops more malware than just about anything else (including paid products.)

Avira Free Security is a capable antivirus with a lot of bonus privacy and security features, but it can’t quite match the protection of Avast and Bitdefender.

Avast One Essential doesn’t just deliver more antivirus protection than the free competition, it also outperforms most paid products. Its other features aren’t as impressive, though, and if you’re mainly after antivirus and don’t need the VPN, you might prefer the more lightweight (but just as effective) Avast Free Antivirus,

Avast Free Antivirus doesn’t try to win you over with extras, but that’s okay: its core antivirus features are stronger than almost anyone else, and the app keeps you safer than most paid products.

Malwarebytes Premium Plus is a decent upgrade for existing Malwarebytes users, but lacks the features to compete with the best of the antivirus competition.

Trend Micro Mobile Security has a lot of different features to keep you and your phone safe online but requires too many system resources to do so.

Packed with great features, but struggles to compete with the top antivirus solutions.

Avast One Gold has reliable antivirus protection and loads of privacy features, but if you don’t need the VPN, the free version will keep you almost as safe.

Scams and cyberthreats are being distributed through YouTube, and people are falling for them hook, line and sinker