Didn't mean to start any arguments with the article, that I thought was related to the topic, but maybe I was wrong. In any case still using Avast on household systems here, yes I did switch for a bit just to test performance with Defender, and such, but in the end decided to stick with Avast Free, Still a few household systems to get it back on yet though, but overall I think i'm happy and fine now.
I just gotta get myself to stop following other forums advice, and make sure I keep it installed, and keep system fully up to date