MSE was once a great antivirus, but recent reports from antivirus testing show that its detection has fallen way below.
I have been using Avast free for a long time now, and I am pretty happy with it.
That article is pretty much useless. Rather than writing such articles, they should be writing articles about how to avoid the bundled software that are being bundled with free software nowadays. That will prove quite helpful for the users. There are excellent free software available over the internet, and that goes for antivirus too. Avast has been excellent for me, and I install it on my PC, and my friends and family, and it keeps them safe. So, why would I use a commercial antivirus, when I do not have the need for the various features that come with them?
Similarly about other free software. When there are so many excellent free software available, why should I buy? I suspect these articles have some kind of vested interest, and they want people to buy commercial software. Rather, there should be articles about free software, and how they are at par or even better than commercial ones.
Yes, bundled software and adware are being bundled with free software these days, but these can be avoided easily if people are careful a bit... it would help if articles providing knowledge on how to avoid these are written, rather than above ones.
