Best Antivirus Protection In 2018

 Yes once again customers are always asking what is the best antivirus protection for my computer. The second question is how do I stop the viruses, malware, spyware and adware. The third question is why didn't my antivirus software stop the infections. These are all common and excellent questions. They are also tough questions to answer at times and customers can get a little angry.
 Well the first thing to explain is that no antivirus program will stop all viruses etc... Plain and simple it just does not happen. The problem is that it can be very difficult for the antivirus makers to keep up with all the viruses and infections that nasty people create. Now how do I stop these nasty little buggers from sneaking into my computer. The best advise is to watch where you are going amd maybe what email you are responding to. If your computer becomes infected, think back to where you were and what you were doing just before it happened. You will probably realize you went to some website or maybe opened an email that looked legitimate.
 As far as why didn't my antivirus software catch these different infections. It's because the antivirus software did not see it as a threat. It did not have the appropriate dat or definition files to stop the infection before it entered your computer. Once again be aware of your surroundings. Where were you and what were you doing. I myself have been on various websites and all of the sudden the nasty little buggers make themselves known.
 The best protection is to have some sort of back up plan in place. It could be through the cloud with carbonite. It could also be using the back up program in the control panel to an external hard drive. Either way this gives you the upper hand on not losing your precious data to these scumbags. With carbonite be aware of what package you have with them. The cheapest just backs up data. The second plan makes an image of your system and backs up data. The third plan is for businesses. If you run the back up in the control panel I would advise to also run the file history.
 Okay so what antivirus programs do I prefer. Well I like Webroot, Kaspersky, Eset, Mcafee and Nortons. They all have their advantages and different packages as well as prices. Some like Kaspersky and Bitdefender can be very protective or maybe overprotective at times. I do not recommend managed antivirus that company's may be pushing as these are geared more for businesses. The small companies can not be watching all these computers all the time with their software on them. I would pick a good multiple user license for the home user.
 So remember keep you antivirus software up to date and have a good back up plan in place.