Applications

Sophos Home isn’t flashy, but it’s built on the same engine that powers corporate deployments worldwide. For tech-savvy people tasked with keeping friends, family, or frontline staff safe online — without babysitting every laptop — it strikes a rare balance: professional-grade protection, with none of the complexity.

ClamWin won’t stop a ransomware attack in progress. It won’t warn about sketchy scripts on a USB drive. But in specific environments — controlled, limited, low-risk — it shines.

Bitdefender Free doesn’t shout. It doesn’t ask. It doesn’t offer “system boosters” or browser extensions. It just keeps a system clean — on its own, without becoming part of the user’s day.

ZoneAlarm Free isn’t new. It doesn’t try to reinvent anything. But that’s the appeal. It quietly guards the edge, gives the user a say, and doesn’t get in the way once trained.