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Despite OS Shielding Up, Half of America Opts For Third-Party Antivirus
Nearly half of Americans are using third-party antivirus software and the rest are either using the default protection in their operating system -- or none at all. From a report: In all, 46 percent of almost 1,000 US citizens surveyed by the reviews site Security.org said they used third-party antiv...
Nearly half of Americans are using third-party antivirus software and the rest are either using the default protection in their operating system -- or none at all. Of those who solely rely on their operating system's built-in security -- such as Microsoft's Windows Defender, Apple's XProtect, and Android's Google Play -- 12 percent are planning to switch to third-party software in the next six months. Fear of losing cryptocurrency stashes from wallets was at eight percent, doubled since last year's survey.
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