I've been a fan of Sophos's antivirus software for a good many years. I worked until recently at a company that used it on literally thousands of PCs and it worked pretty well. I also used it on my home PC and never had any problems.

You may not have heard of Sophos, because the company aims its products at business users (and with a price tag to match). But not only does Sophos make a version of its security and antivirus software for home users, it's actually available free of charge too. And it uses the same core engine as the commercial version.

So if you don't have up-to-date antivirus software, why not give Sophos Home a try? And if you've recently upgraded to Windows 10 and are using the built-in Windows Defender, but secretly yearn for something with a bit more power, you have nothing to lose.  Read More