How to choose your perfect security suite

When we talk about Microsoft Defender this month, we’re talking about the basic out-of-the-box protection that comes with Windows 10 and 11 (not to be confused with the variety of Microsoft’s paid-for

Avast and AVG use the same malware detection engine and tools, wrapped in different desktop clients. We’ve chosen to review Avast, as AV-Test data shows its client to have less of an impact on system

Avira is part of international cybersecurity giant Gen Digital, which formed in 2022 after US-based NortonLifeLock merged with Czech anti-malware company Avast. Still headquartered in Germany, Avira w

Maximum Security is an apt name for this suite. Rather than let any misbehaving file escape its clutches, it’s twitchy to the point of paranoia: in AV-Comparatives’ test, it picked up a shocking 52 fa

Norton is part of the Gen Digital group, making it a sibling company of Avast, AVG and Avira, but while Avast and AVG share detection engines, Norton and Avira continue to be developed independently.

Based in Finland, F-Secure is one of a handful of antivirus firms, along with Eset and Bitdefender, that is based in the EU. F-Secure uses a combination of malware detection engines, including its in-