McAfee VirusScan Enterprise or avast! Free?

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Published on 2010-12-22T16:34:15Z Indexed on 2010/12/22 16:56 UTC
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I currently have McAfee VirusScan Enterprise on my computer. This was preinstalled on my PC. (My university did a bulk laptop purchase so I got a sweet deal on my laptop. McAfee was one of the extras that were included.)

Apparently, it's getting bad ratings from sites such as Virus Bulletin and AV-Test.

Am I better off with avast's free antivirus? Is it worth considering avast! Internet Security? I currently have a three-year license for VirusScan Enterprise. I keep my software up to date using Secunia PSI and I don't click on any suspicious links.

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