Is paid antivirus actually a waste of money for your PC in 2026?

By Jack Whitcombe · Engadget · Monday, 19 October 2026 at 18:00 (1h ago) · Original article ↗

Subscribing to an antivirus suite kept you safe a long time ago, but they're much less useful for most people today.

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