Windows 10: Advice on my virus prevention - what would you change?

Hello
I have W10 home.
For years I have run paid for AVG with backup from Malwarebytes Anti malware and Anti exploit.
Recently I am noticing that AVG keep offering paid for additions where before I took them to be part of the virus package. almost as if each individual piece is now being updated and then resold back to you.
I did have a lot of faith in their product and as such I'm feeling obliged/ pressured to take the new offerings to remain safe.
Doing this of course makes the cost rise substantially. Who are the best people to compare like for like security software so as I can make an informed judgment on which one provides the best security and gives value for money.


My AVG years subs have just run out And I'm wondering if a change now would get me something better.

Regards

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What would you buy if you would you have to return your N97?

Anything new with WINmo 6.5 or some of the new Android phones coming out:





- Memory capacity - N97 has NO MEMORY, the MINI has double the RAM. Think about that!



- FM transmiter - Works at a range of 2 feet - a cable would be better anyway into the car stereo



- Widgets - are you kidding me?????



- FM Radio - yeah sure that is good, but whatever



- Great resolution when you watch movies - no h264 on the n97 mate, sure most other phones do this fine, my HP Ipaq from 2001 plays more movies than the n97 (it has skype as well!!)



- 5MP camera - yeah until it is scratched



-REAL MULTITASK phone - WINmo can do it, Android can do it, even the pre can do it....



I feel hooped for getting the N97, everything is there, but nothing works as it should. Thankfully since this AM i dont have any out of memory errors, but I am sure they will return just when I don't need them to.



At this point anything is better - to be honest, I've had my eyes on the n900 - but unless Nokia fixes my n97, i wont throw them another dime so long as I live, nor will I allow the 30 people i have sent Nokias way to get another one.



Fix. My. Phone.

 

What would you buy if you would you have to return your N97?

2 days ago my N97 stopped working, I had to turned off for some reason, and when I turned it on the screen was frozen. (Nokia logo)

I was so afraid of sending my phone out for repair, with the possibility of getting a new N97 and lose all my apps from the OVI store + all the information that I have on my phone. lucky me, after attemping 10 more times, my phone worked.



It came through my mind the possibility of getting a new phone, but wich one?, Iphone, HTC, Omnia, Android phone? Lets face it, there is no phone in the market with all the capabilities than the N97 has. No phone gets even closer:

- Memory capacity

- FM transmiter

- Widgets

- FM Radio

- Great resolution when you watch movies

- 5MP camera

- REAL MULTITASK phone ( over 8 apps open and no issues at all )

- etc



This morning I updated my phone to the new firmware (2.0XXX), IMHO I would say the firmware is not a mayor improvement, still some bugs to be fixed but, it runs a bit faster. C memory still the same and some other stuff that we all know the phone still has.
So, What would you buy, if you have to return your N97?



For me, maybe I will switch to Android OS when my N97 gets obsolete.

 

My opinion: you should choose any AV you like but YOU NEED TO ADD SOME LAYERS of security alongside. You already mentioned MBAM and MBAE which are good to have. Maybe same antiransomware protection would be good. Ah yes, and I healthy dose of common sense.

 

Stick with Windows Defender, MBAM, MBAE and using your brain and you'll be OK *Smile

 

Thanks Gents as you say common sense helps a lot but it is those little unforeseen nasty's that I might miss that I worry about.
I know most protection is playing catch up but I do feel better having one and wondered which has a good rating just now.
Windows Defender - AVG - pull the plug out the wall and leave it switched off..................

I'll probably stick with AVG and the Malware bits.

Thanks all.