Personal Tech in the FT’s Business Life section this week takes a look at anti-virus software:
Add one certainty to death and taxes. If you connect a PC to the internet, sooner rather than later it will become the target of a virus or other internet malware. In defence, most PC users install anti-virus software and a firewall or a combination of the two in the form of an integrated – or comprehensive – internet security suite.
Recently, I have been testing some of the latest security software, including Avast Free Antivirus 5.0, one of the most popular free anti-virus packages, and comparing it with some of the other free offerings and paid-for suites – such as my favourite, Symantec’s Norton Internet Security 2010, which costs $70 (£50 in the UK) for a one-year subscription.
