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Good article and appreciate the information. Have you provided information about the difficulties of removal of various AV products? We know that removal of any software has the potential to leave pieces almost anywhere. I worked on a PC where I had to remove AVG. It caused major headache with windows update that even after the normal removal process, I had to do major surgery to fix the issue.

Installation of these tools is far from a novice’s grasp. Sometimes there are options to customize what is installed. Other times, you have no choice to have things installed that you do not even know about.

So I guess I can add that as another question. Any information about the robustness, hidden “feature”, common gotchas, major headaches?

I am currently using CA Internet Security Center. Not because I like it but it was provide free from my ISP. Since I had no love for anything else I have tried (free or paid), this one has yet to become an issue for me, mostly, and provides enough protection that I can deal with it.

Your thoughts always appreciated.