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<blockquote data-quote="monkeylove" data-source="post: 1018931" data-attributes="member: 19756">IMO, most computers users are not familiar with basic Windows operations, which means they don&#039;t know or can&#039;t remember what various system tray icons do, etc. Given that, they will have difficulty learning how and what to exclude, what not to allow, and so on.Meanwhile, there are some who criticize those who show tests through Youtube, and then criticize company tests, preferring Youtube testers instead. If the tests do too much, they argue that these are unrealistic because most users won&#039;t be affected by various malware, anyway, but in case they&#039;re wrong, provide tweaks that can create more problems, e.g., users complaining that something no longer runs. From there, they&#039;re criticized for not learning how to use computers.Then there&#039;s advice that only common sense is needed, that backups can reverse stolen data, that any slowdown is simply imaginary, etc., just to push one type of AV or another, or that one has to get better hardware, etc.Given that, I think one is better off just looking at the test results from companies as they generally tie up with tests from Youtubers, look at not just performance but also usability and performance impact, and for free versions what&#039;s missing and if there are any annoying things like popups for upgrades (and whether or not they can be disabled). From there, use the one that does best across the three criteria and are basically set-and-forget. Do the same for backup software, etc.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="monkeylove, post: 1018931, member: 19756"] IMO, most computers users are not familiar with basic Windows operations, which means they don't know or can't remember what various system tray icons do, etc. Given that, they will have difficulty learning how and what to exclude, what not to allow, and so on. Meanwhile, there are some who criticize those who show tests through Youtube, and then criticize company tests, preferring Youtube testers instead. If the tests do too much, they argue that these are unrealistic because most users won't be affected by various malware, anyway, but in case they're wrong, provide tweaks that can create more problems, e.g., users complaining that something no longer runs. From there, they're criticized for not learning how to use computers. Then there's advice that only common sense is needed, that backups can reverse stolen data, that any slowdown is simply imaginary, etc., just to push one type of AV or another, or that one has to get better hardware, etc. Given that, I think one is better off just looking at the test results from companies as they generally tie up with tests from Youtubers, look at not just performance but also usability and performance impact, and for free versions what's missing and if there are any annoying things like popups for upgrades (and whether or not they can be disabled). From there, use the one that does best across the three criteria and are basically set-and-forget. Do the same for backup software, etc. [/QUOTE]

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