There are two main companies ruling the anti-virus software market now and they are McAfee and Norton. Both companies have been in the business for a long time and have a good reputation for protecting computers. There is a clear mix of the users for each anti-virus software provider.
I have worked with both and I find them to be interchangeable. Since they are the two largest and most trusted anti-virus software available, they tend to test each other. They have a rivalry going and because of that they have nearly the same services available.
McAfee and Norton both have a series of services available to their customers. VPN’s, scheduled system scans and regular updates are among the services both companies offer. Those are the standard features that should come with any anti-virus software today.
There is no clear winner between Norton and McAfee. Both offer services that protect systems to the same extent. It usually comes down to which company have you been receiving services from. Which ever it may be, just stick with them. I believe it is better to have some kind of protect rather than none at all and either of these companies are a good choice.
What are your thoughts? Are there any other anti-virus software providers that should have been mentioned? Who and why?
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