I’ve become PCMag’s expert on security, privacy, and identity protection, putting antivirus tools, security suites, and all kinds of security software through their paces.

I’ve become PCMag’s expert on security, privacy, and identity protection, putting antivirus tools, security suites, and all kinds of security software through their paces.

It's all the protection you need in one handy package. The Avira Free Security Suite provides one of the most comprehensive free security packages available on the internet. As well as providing ...

so most people won’t notice Avira running. For those who want the comprehensive simplicity that this security suite offers, you’ll pay $60 for the first year, and then $105 for every year after.

It’s just not a big improvement over Avira's own free suite. For a single installation of Avira Internet Security, you pay $70.99 per year. When I last reviewed this suite, that price got you ...

Like Avira Free Security, Avast One Essential is a stripped-down free version of a full security suite. It tracks fairly closely with Avira feature-wise, but the bandwidth limit on its VPN is much ...

It includes all the expected suite features and more, and the antivirus labs routinely give it top scores. For a single installation of Avira Internet Security, you pay $70.99 per year.

Avira Free Security goes beyond just antivirus, offering VPN, password management, ad blocking, and more. It’s not a typical security suite, though. You won’t find firewall protection ...

But does Avira Free Security really give you enough core protection layers to keep you safe from harm? We ran the suite ...