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<blockquote data-quote="Andy Ful" data-source="post: 779172" data-attributes="member: 32260"><p>I prepared the similarly true list for any free AV.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite135" alt=":giggle:" title="Giggle :giggle:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":giggle:" /></p><p></p><p>Pros:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">It's free</li> </ul><p>Cons:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">It's buggy.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">It's perpetual beta (new version per year) or it's abandoned (no new version per year).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Usability is atrocious (very restricted configuration) and there are not external tools to configure it better.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Virtually no documentation, about their impact on the system compatibility & stability.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">No one really knows if the allowed modules work as in the paid versions.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Incomplete documentation.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">It will slow-down the system at times.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Does not work well on some computers.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The protections have holes by design.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">All of the advanced settings are hidden or disabled.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Can work improperly after any Windows update.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Can cause the negative impact on system compatibility & stability.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Can cause software incompatibilities (not good if cannot be tweaked).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Some are bundled with unwanted applications or Ads.</li> </ul><p>The free was done free on some reasons.</p><p>With the same pessimistic logic, I could also prove that inventing the wheel was not a good idea. So, let's be more optimistic. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite118" alt=":oops:" title="Oops! :oops:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":oops:" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite140" alt=":emoji_beer:" title="Beer :emoji_beer:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":emoji_beer:" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite130" alt="(y)" title="Thumbs up (y)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(y)" /></p><p></p><p>Edit.</p><p>The shortest pros & cons list for any free AV (including WD).</p><p>Pros: It's free.</p><p>Cons: It's free (for some reasons).</p><p>That is why I fully agree with [USER=56349]@Lockdown[/USER] when he says:</p><p>"Some people just cannot face the truth. They just want rainbows and unicorns."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andy Ful, post: 779172, member: 32260"] I prepared the similarly true list for any free AV.:giggle: Pros: [LIST] [*]It's free [/LIST] Cons: [LIST] [*]It's buggy. [*]It's perpetual beta (new version per year) or it's abandoned (no new version per year). [*]Usability is atrocious (very restricted configuration) and there are not external tools to configure it better. [*]Virtually no documentation, about their impact on the system compatibility & stability. [*]No one really knows if the allowed modules work as in the paid versions. [*]Incomplete documentation. [*]It will slow-down the system at times. [*]Does not work well on some computers. [*]The protections have holes by design. [*]All of the advanced settings are hidden or disabled. [*]Can work improperly after any Windows update. [*]Can cause the negative impact on system compatibility & stability. [*]Can cause software incompatibilities (not good if cannot be tweaked). [*]Some are bundled with unwanted applications or Ads. [/LIST] The free was done free on some reasons. With the same pessimistic logic, I could also prove that inventing the wheel was not a good idea. So, let's be more optimistic. :oops::emoji_beer:(y) Edit. The shortest pros & cons list for any free AV (including WD). Pros: It's free. Cons: It's free (for some reasons). That is why I fully agree with [USER=56349]@Lockdown[/USER] when he says: "Some people just cannot face the truth. They just want rainbows and unicorns." [/QUOTE]
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