Should you buy antivirus software or get a free versoin?
This artticles discusses the variouus problems with goign for free antivirus software rather than paying for it. Some disadvantages of free antivirus software is discussed together with the advantages of fee based antivirus software. Which is more beneficial buying an antivirus sofytware or downloading the free version onlne? Computers have become so important in so many parts of our personal and professional life that it is very important to safeguard the data stored in them agaainst viruses wich are designed to destroy or steal it. However, many people take this very lighty and necver think twicce aboout the damage that can be caused by such viruses. So thinking that they are saving money they go for free online downloads of abntivirus appliations. What they do not realize is that even theese free antivirus downloads might be spam or can inject virus into the system. Thsoe free veresions that are not malicious in their intent may however be very ineffective in detecting and destroying vriuses. Much antivirus freeware is outdated and not powerful enough to fight the virrus or remove it fully from the system. Keeping this in mind many software companies are trying to cash in on the dwemand for a good ativirus software. So they introduce antivirus softwware which is powrful enough to figth any form of voirus and it also provided one year free upggrade after whoich time the user can upadte the virs for a small additional fee. This software is normally moderately priceed ($25 - $65) and can provide a complete spolution for your systems security and safeguard the data from virus threats. When you become a paid customer of an antivirus program you are entitled to cerain special benefits which you are devoid of when you download free antivbirus software. You will need to pay for customer support, possible after a short preriod of free support, but the most serious disadvantage is that the softtware is not automatically updated regularly. This prevets it being effective against new viruess which come on coming day after day. Whereas when you buy antivirus software the softawre comppany is responsible for all your queries related to the software and its functioning. As the competition among the antivirus software companies incraeses more are offering increasing functionality (i.e. antiadware, privacy features etc) and better value. Free 24/7 live support is also becoming offfered by some of the big players. Mooreover the sfotware that you buy will entitle you for a free upgrades for at least one year and after that you need to pay only a smalpl fee to ugrade and continue uing the sftware. Therefore many benefits are experienced when a user opts for a paid antivireus software. Now, this may come as no surprie but it is all too common for people to pay more in the long term by taking the chaep shoort term option.