
Read on for our top picks, followed by everything you need to know about how to keep your devices free of malware. We’ve reviewed over 100 products designed to combat malware and are including the best ones here. You’ll also find security suites that shore up protection in various ways, and programs specific to a task such as ransomware protection. Bitdefender Antivirus Plus - was £39.99, now £24.99Īt a minimum, installing a simple antivirus utility should keep most threats at bay.McAfee® Total Protection - was £99.99/year, now £39.99/year.Bitdefender Total Security - was £74.99, now £34.99.But never fear there are plenty of ways to fight back against the scourge of malware. Keyloggers capture your login passwords along with everything else you do at your computer. Ransomware encrypts your essential documents and demands a no-trace payout to restore them. Trojan horse programs masquerade as useful tools, hiding activities such as tapping your online bank transactions. But there’s a shadier ‘ware lurking, one we call malware. Some go so far as to use “wetware” to name the brain that uses the software.


The apps and programs that run on your hardware, they’re called software.

The computer, smartphone, or table you use every day is an example of hardware.
