In which @matalaz, @spgedwards and yours truly all say you¹ should use anti-virus.
¹ yes, there probably are exceptions. But if you have to ask, you're not an exception.https://twitter.com/lorenzofb/status/1062749594738679809 …
That's how free AV is monetized, hijacking the newtab page (among other things). This is a huge revenue stream for the biggest free antivirus products.
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Three other important ways in which free AV can make money: telemetry, having a more advanced paid-for version, and increased brand recognition, so that the enterprise product (which often does loads more than AV) get sold.
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