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<blockquote data-quote="shmu26" data-source="post: 702428" data-attributes="member: 37647">I just noticed your last question, about whether Norton is worth the money.Norton is a very good, solid, set-and-forget AV suite. But the protection will not be vastly better than Avast free, for instance. All the good AVs, free or paid, have very small differences between their levels of malware detection.The thing that really makes a big difference -- the difference between a clean machine and an infected one -- is proper user habits. There is a lot on this forum about it.But one thing is clear: if you keep on downloading cracks and illegal stuff, eventually your system will get infected. It is just a matter of time and luck. Another thing that can improve your PC security is additional security software that runs alongside your AV. For instance, Voodooshield is a popular choice. There are plenty of others. But don&#039;t run 2 AVs. If you want to do a combo, you need to do it smart.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="shmu26, post: 702428, member: 37647"] I just noticed your last question, about whether Norton is worth the money. Norton is a very good, solid, set-and-forget AV suite. But the protection will not be vastly better than Avast free, for instance. All the good AVs, free or paid, have very small differences between their levels of malware detection. The thing that really makes a big difference -- the difference between a clean machine and an infected one -- is proper user habits. There is a lot on this forum about it. But one thing is clear: if you keep on downloading cracks and illegal stuff, eventually your system will get infected. It is just a matter of time and luck. Another thing that can improve your PC security is additional security software that runs alongside your AV. For instance, Voodooshield is a popular choice. There are plenty of others. But don't run 2 AVs. If you want to do a combo, you need to do it smart. [/QUOTE]

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