Antivirus programs can be a bit of a racket. Buy it the first time, then it’s good for a year of virus updates, then they hit you up for 80% of the retail purchase price every year. If you don’t pay for updates, and a new virus comes out, the program probably won’t be able to detect it.

The good news is there are several truly free anti virus programs out there that stay up to date, but without the annual fees. (more…)