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WD and Free Antivirus programs are bad, says this PC Gamer article. Do you agree?
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<blockquote data-quote="monkeylove" data-source="post: 1073953" data-attributes="member: 19756"><p>Ads can be turned off in the settings and the ones in the interface can be blocked using the built-in firewall, but for some several popup ads can't be removed.</p><p></p><p>I don't recall seeing real-time protection limited for most. That explains results in tests.</p><p></p><p>Several do show the paid features, but I think most don't look at the AV interface most of the time.</p><p></p><p>Some of the same tests show results for performance.</p><p></p><p>All AVs, paid and free, collect information by default. Even the OS and built-in security do the same. Meanwhile, companies monetize what's collected, and not just from AVs but from various apps.</p><p></p><p>Finally, there's are reasons why what's tweaked in the built-in AV isn't turned on by default.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="monkeylove, post: 1073953, member: 19756"] Ads can be turned off in the settings and the ones in the interface can be blocked using the built-in firewall, but for some several popup ads can't be removed. I don't recall seeing real-time protection limited for most. That explains results in tests. Several do show the paid features, but I think most don't look at the AV interface most of the time. Some of the same tests show results for performance. All AVs, paid and free, collect information by default. Even the OS and built-in security do the same. Meanwhile, companies monetize what's collected, and not just from AVs but from various apps. Finally, there's are reasons why what's tweaked in the built-in AV isn't turned on by default. [/QUOTE]
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