{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Fasti News","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.fastinews.com\/iNWS","title":"Is paid antivirus really worth it? - Fasti News","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"iQ3blQtVqp\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastinews.com\/iNWS\/is-paid-antivirus-really-worth-it\/\">Is paid antivirus really worth it?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fastinews.com\/iNWS\/is-paid-antivirus-really-worth-it\/embed\/#?secret=iQ3blQtVqp\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Is paid antivirus really worth it?&#8221; &#8212; Fasti News\" data-secret=\"iQ3blQtVqp\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.fastinews.com\/iNWS\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.fastinews.com\/iNWS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/RWhH3kdDmedMKGmAzdyrvH-1280-80.jpg","thumbnail_width":1280,"thumbnail_height":714,"description":"By the early 2000s, free antivirus software started offering decent protection for casual users, leading countless people to wonder if paying for an AV was really necessary. The dilemma got even more pronounced when Microsoft Defender (then Windows Defender) evolved into a full antivirus in the 2010s. Why would someone pay for such an app when Windows already has one built in? I&rsquo;m afraid the answer isn&rsquo;t that straightforward. The issue has evolved over the years, focusing more on add.."}