In my opinion, security suites are not a waste of money. Better see like spending, paying for your safety. As far as i know, with the few tests i've done, and seen all over the web, most free antivirus offer basic protection. Most of the ones who are actually "good" (understand good=decent protection level), either use BitDefender Engine or Avira's. Thing is security suites offer lots of modules or complements that may do browsing experience a safer experience. Of course, lots of them are useless for most of people. For example, i'm pretty sure most of us don't use Parental Control. Most of us have third-party firewalls and don't need the one provided with the AV vendor. Still, Internet Security versions usually include better web protection modules as SSL encryption and link checkers.
In my opinion, if you know about how malware is spread and how to protect yourself, you are safe with a free antivirus/migrating when trial is over. If you're a regular user that just want to browse and not configure stuff, then you should buy it. I remember this friend who actually asked for my help to "find a crack" for the antivirus he had. I tried to explain how cracked worked, how they are coded and how they can actually ruin your software/your system. He skipped my advice and found himself a crack.. Then he reached me again to ask me if i knew how to fix blue deathscreens and "annoying ads all over the web and system".
Don't be silly. If you don't know, don't look for alternatives. Better spend some cash and not worry.
Now if you pay for AVG Internet Security i hope you get all cryptos in the world.
In my opinion, if you know about how malware is spread and how to protect yourself, you are safe with a free antivirus/migrating when trial is over. If you're a regular user that just want to browse and not configure stuff, then you should buy it. I remember this friend who actually asked for my help to "find a crack" for the antivirus he had. I tried to explain how cracked worked, how they are coded and how they can actually ruin your software/your system. He skipped my advice and found himself a crack.. Then he reached me again to ask me if i knew how to fix blue deathscreens and "annoying ads all over the web and system".
Don't be silly. If you don't know, don't look for alternatives. Better spend some cash and not worry.
Now if you pay for AVG Internet Security i hope you get all cryptos in the world.