With rapid use of technology, most of the data is shared or transferred via internet. Let it be personal information, data related to finance/money or government, most of the work is being done through web in order to save time and makes the work easier.

There are a lot of security solutions available in the market these days, but it becomes difficult to choose the right one.

It is very common now a days, that identity of a user is stolen or system is infected with one or the other virus, data loss etc. To overcome such issues, having Internet security software is a must.

There are mainly two types of security system:

Free Internet Security System

Paid Internet security System

Difference between paid and free Internet Security Software

Upgradation:When we talk about free software there is no requirement for upgardation, which is not the same with paid security software. We need to keep security software updated from time to time to take maximum advantage of it and keep our information and data safe and secure for any type of threats.

Time span: When we talk about Internet security software, we want to make sure that it works for a longer period of time. But that is not the case when we opt for free Internet security software. Free Software, which are available in the market is either for one year or less, whereas paid Internet security software are available for longer time periods i.e. 1-3 years.

Extra Features: When we pay for certain service(s), we assume that we will get extra benefits; this is the exact case when we talk about the Internet security software. Free security software will only provide basic features whereas paid security software gives extra benefits to its customer or we can say that paid security software provides comprehensive protection.

Cost: People are often mistaken that both free and paid Internet security software work the same—these two provide same level of security. But that is a myth. There is few free security software, which work better as compare to other free software, but protection or security provided by these are notguaranteed 100%. But of course, most of the people who use Internet only for surfing and not for commercial or business purposes do not prefer paid software, however, it is always advisable to opt for paid security software to save the system from any type of virus attack.