{"id":655,"date":"2018-08-08T10:50:31","date_gmt":"2018-08-08T15:50:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/media-moon.com\/blog\/?p=655"},"modified":"2018-10-22T11:53:52","modified_gmt":"2018-10-22T16:53:52","slug":"tech-tip-which-anti-virus-works-best-for-you-online-comparisons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/media-moon.com\/blog\/tech-tip-which-anti-virus-works-best-for-you-online-comparisons\/","title":{"rendered":"Tech Tip: Which Anti-Virus Works Best For You? Online Comparisons"},"content":{"rendered":"

For many users, the deciding factor in selecting an antivirus is the cost.<\/p>\n

This can sometimes be a good thing and other times, not so much. The good news, however, is that almost all programs offer some type of 30-Day free trial (these trials allow you to “try before you buy”).<\/p>\n

Beyond that, the next consideration can sometimes be\u00a0how many devices you need to cover. If you have quite a few devices that you want to protect, this can be a major consideration.<\/p>\n

Some anti-virus programs allow you to cover an unlimited number of devices whereas others only allow you to cover up to three devices – something to keep in mind.<\/p>\n

Beyond that, another consideration (perhaps the most important of all<\/em>) is what kind of protection you’re actually getting for what you’re paying or (in a free sense) not paying – but using nonetheless.<\/p>\n

This is where independent real-world protection tests come in.<\/p>\n

There’s a website that does recurring tests of which products protect you they way you want to be protected, or not.<\/p>\n

The website is:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.av-comparatives.org\/comparison\/?usertype=consumer&chart_chart=chart2<\/a><\/p>\n

According to their website, they are:<\/p>\n

“an independent organization offering systematic testing that checks whether security software, such as PC\/Mac-based antivirus products and mobile security solutions, lives up to its promises.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This website is definitely a tool that you can use to help you make a more informed decision on which anti-virus program will work best for you.<\/p>\n

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For many users, the deciding factor in selecting an antivirus is the cost. This can sometimes be a good thing and other times, not so much. The good news, however, is that almost all programs offer some type of 30-Day free trial (these trials allow you to “try before you buy”). Beyond that, the next […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":1336,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[156,106],"tags":[95,94,77,51,101,45,62,251],"class_list":["post-655","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cyber-security","category-tech-tips","tag-anti-malware","tag-anti-virus","tag-computer-security","tag-cyber-security","tag-data-security","tag-malware","tag-virus","tag-website"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/media-moon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/655","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/media-moon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/media-moon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/media-moon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/media-moon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=655"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/media-moon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/655\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/media-moon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1336"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/media-moon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=655"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/media-moon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=655"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/media-moon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=655"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}