Just look up the popular ones, and pick one. I don't think there's that much difference.

And paying for antivirus is silly, unless there's specific features that you feel you absolutely must have. Never bothered, personally.

Forgot to mention, I use Avast myself, for what it's worth. I like that it has a silent mode so it doesn't bug you at all (eminently useful during gaming).

Requires email registration even for the free version, just have a throwaway account handy.

>>79325
I kinda agree that it's silly, but call me paranoid or whatever, I just want to feel safe and I don't want keep reinstalling my shit everytime something is broken.
For me, it's more of an assurance, that if I pay for the product, I know that they'll keep working and updating the software. It's like a difference between hiring a security guard or just telling your friend to look after your stuff.

>>79333
Well, it's your money, so fair enough.

There are other ways to protect yourself, in addition. I use NoScript and Adblock. HTTPS Everywhere is kind of esoteric, but it's free so why not.

I use common sense 2016, and I run a malware bytes scan once every two weeks.

This is the only site I know of (outside of wikipedia) that runs comparison tests:
http://www.av-comparatives.org/

I used Avast for a while and it was alright.

Replaced it with Advanced Systemcare 9 a couple months ago. Nice interface, easy to customize scans. Also comes with a shred delete feature.

avira, when it's premium, never bombards you with alerts and random shit. it's simple, it works, it's a license.

I only have adblock and tinywall.
Just don't click stupid shit.

MSE