Guides: Antivirus
Antivirus: independent guides, analysis and tips — explained clearly, no marketing promises.
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EDR vs. antivirus: what is the difference?
EDR records and investigates endpoint activity for security teams; antivirus prevents malware automatically. Which layer you need, explained clearly.
Arne Borchert · July 20, 2026 -
What are the disadvantages of Norton antivirus?
Norton's real disadvantages: steep renewal prices, auto-renewal by default, upsell prompts and US-centric identity extras. The honest picture, with fixes.
Arne Borchert · July 17, 2026 -
Can Avast antivirus be trusted?
Avast's protection tests well, but the company sold user browsing data until 2020 and settled with the FTC. What happened, what changed, and your options.
Arne Borchert · July 15, 2026 -
What are the disadvantages of ESET?
ESET's real disadvantages: no free version, VPN only in the top tier, per-device pricing and deep settings. What they mean in practice — and the upsides.
Arne Borchert · July 13, 2026 -
Is ESET a Russian company?
No — ESET is a Slovak company headquartered in Bratislava, founded by Slovak developers. Its history, ownership and Russia stance, clearly explained.
Arne Borchert · July 11, 2026 -
What are the 7 examples of antivirus software?
Seven examples of antivirus software — from Microsoft Defender to Bitdefender, Norton, ESET, Avira, McAfee and Malwarebytes — and what sets each apart.
Arne Borchert · July 9, 2026 -
How does antivirus software detect malware?
Antivirus software detects malware with signatures, heuristics, behavior analysis and cloud ML. Here is how each layer works and why all are needed.
Arne Borchert · July 7, 2026