What is the most important thing in choosing a security product

[Kate_L]

I wanna know what you think, why you think that is important.

For me the privacy is the most important, if a antivirus or security product will send a lot of information about me then what is the difference between a malware and that product.

 

[MrExplorer]

All of them. (Except the last one.)

 

[qqamresh]

I would put it as privacy & support. The only reason I prefer a paid antivirus is in terms of support. That's why I use quick heal coz hey have a very robust support system...online & offline

 

[BoraMurdar]

1. Support
2. Protection
3. Lightness

and all the rest...

 

[ismethere]

Me...Protection (Cloud, Heuristic / Behaviour ...), If possible don't ever send your Private Data to anyone!

 

[MalwareT]

-Memory usage and performance impact on pc;
-High detection rate;
-Great protection against phishing and malware sites;
-Great behavioral blocking.

 

[jerzy601]

for me the support, protection, lightness, and the least of my personal data.

 

[Ink]

Slimmed down to the two most important for myself. (Voted: Ease of use)

Privacy (Protects your privat data, send's little information about you)
- It's important that the user is given the option to opt-out. A lot of security products have anonymous data collection by default, so this is should be clear during installation.

Easy to use (Install and forget about it)
- No need for an over-complicated antivirus or suite, with a lot of options and features.

But I couldn't let the Good Performance slip past either, the security product shouldn't consume a lot of the CPU during a definition update, watching an offline movie, or browsing flash-based content.

Protection and Malware Removal are of less importance.

 

[yigido]

If we talk about security
number one is "Protection/Prevention"

then, we have other works too. AV product shouldn't use my PC(this PC also my PC)
number two is "Performance"

after that, we want privacy everywhere
number 3 is "Privacy"

Finally, after all 3P , you need the other choices for usability

 

[Brahman]

privacy and protection (in all its senses) > good detection rate> performance>usability>support.
Support is the last thing i ever want from an av related company.

 

[XhenEd]

For my specific case:
1. Protection
2. Speed
3. Usability

 

[Nikos751]

It depends of the kind of the user we refer to. Most people I know of, do have little knowledge on PC security so the main goal for the product is to be able to be installed and work without user interaction. I don't mean only prompts for detections, program updates etc, but also for things like upgrade popups for example. I 've seen users who clicked on popups which prompted them to upgrade to a more complete version of the app, and they 've end up with a time limited trial.

Knowledgable users, want something light on resources, not buggy, with few FP's, and generally good detection/cleaning.

Paranoid users are more concerned of having the best security possible whatever costs there might be.

 

[Nedim]

For my specific case:
1. Protection
2. Speed
3. Usability

Same here

 

[software182]

1. Easy to use
2. Common Sense

 

[PVA_BR]

Paranoid users are more concerned of having the best security possible whatever costs there might be.

It just happen that I'm this kind of user...

So,
1) Protection
2) Protection again
3) good detection/cleaning
4) lightness/speed

Thanks

 

[Wax]

Protection and good performance are of course very important. However I also think false positives are hugely important as well and something that's frequently overlooked. While most of us would see when a file is misdiagnosed by an antivirus and take the appropriate action, most people wouldn't. And that can lead to a whole host of problems when benign files are quarantined or even deleted.

So for me:
1. Protection
2. False positives
3. Good performance

 

[Behold Eck]

All of them. (Except the last one.)

Ditto.

 

[Oxygen]

All of them. (Except the last one.)

This is what I was going to say.

 

[Manzai]

Protection and Speed

 

[Overkill]

All of them