Anyway, if you have three engines it's normal the price is three times of just one
Haha, never saw it that way
Well, F-secure is normally to expensive for home users (they are lowering there prices though). But I got via my work a great discount for a license, so...
Having 3 engine's doesn't mean it's better than Avast, not at all (i still use AVAST Pro as resident because of its many good providers). F-secure always scores good in tests , just like Kaspersky does. But Avast scores also good.
It could give a extra layer of defence (3 engine's), but i doubt it.
If a virus or trojan manages to kill the AV, your helpless, no mather how many engines you have
These days, it's more important to have all security pathes installed, use of a firewall, and restricted browser settings, and "smart" mail use (don't open strange attachments). If you keep that in mind, you could be safed from a lot of bad things.
I personally believe (strong) in layered defence (against worms & trojans) as these seem to be the major problems nowadays. So that's why i also run The Cleaner 3.5 and TDS-3. So if a trojan (like The Beast) manages to kill my AV...maybe my AT will stop it.
I don't believe Avast home offers process protection (only Pro via password options).
But F-secure doesn't protect it process either, so...
Waldo