Joe, several years ago I had a big problem getting the Kaspersky software to play nicely with my Windows environment, so decided to explore the free security suite my internet provider offers (I use Spectrum). They want your computers to be secure, it's in their best interest, so they provide software for that purpose. The security package might be an offshoot of McAffe, but it seems to work fine. They are generous with the software - my account lets me add something north of a dozen machines around the house, should I have them. Separately, I pay $36 a year for Malwarebytes because they seem to be able to catch other real-time malware and that account covers my desktop, my laptop, and my smartphone. (With these two consider it a "belt and suspenders" approach.)

I was thinking about switching to AT&T's fiber optic system, and looked at their offerings - they also have security software. It's there for customers to download and deploy. It seems silly to spend extra if you don't have to.