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What do you tell the "common" man (or person) about their PC security choice. Simplified Version.
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<blockquote data-quote="monkeylove" data-source="post: 1101472" data-attributes="member: 19756"><p>I guess you can do an image, test an AV, measure performance, restore the image, test another AV, and so on, but I don't think the "common" man can do that easily unless he's a hobbyist. And you'll have to do that routinely if AVs are updated, together with the OS used, leading to speed-ups or slowdowns.</p><p></p><p>In which case, it might be easier to just go over some results of tests made by others (like AV Comparatives), and then decide what to get. The three things to look for are usually protection (the most complete is best but that may affect system performance), system impact (might be light but not provide enough protection), and use. Get the one that does the best on average for all three.</p><p></p><p>Finally, backups give you protection against data loss, but not against data theft. You need protection against both.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="monkeylove, post: 1101472, member: 19756"] I guess you can do an image, test an AV, measure performance, restore the image, test another AV, and so on, but I don't think the "common" man can do that easily unless he's a hobbyist. And you'll have to do that routinely if AVs are updated, together with the OS used, leading to speed-ups or slowdowns. In which case, it might be easier to just go over some results of tests made by others (like AV Comparatives), and then decide what to get. The three things to look for are usually protection (the most complete is best but that may affect system performance), system impact (might be light but not provide enough protection), and use. Get the one that does the best on average for all three. Finally, backups give you protection against data loss, but not against data theft. You need protection against both. [/QUOTE]
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