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

Engadget · October 19, 2026 at 2:00 PM

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

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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