Can you help with the following query please? Have tried searching the forum (including FAQs) to see if this has previously been covered but if so could not find, so apologies if it is there somewhere...
Have recently installed Avast free edition for my retired parents because the Virgin PC Guard was pretty much killing their PC. Am now considering moving to it myself when my free trial of McAfee (which came with the PC) comes to an end.
However, I'm confused as to whether the free version of Avast is safe for internet banking and shopping. Some reviews suggest it is and that the bought versions of Avast are only really needed for unusual usage such as small business use. However, much of the wording on the Avast home site suggest it is not.
Don't want to do anything dodgy, just buy manage accounts with the big high street banks and buy from major online traders (Amazon, M&S, etc), who mostly have secure transactions (which I would look for before a trade).
I'd like a definitive answer please, and if banking and shopping are not secure for the bog-standard home user (with Avast Free) then some understanding of why not.
All help very much appreciated.