I rate it way above the bloatware from companies like Symantec and McAfee and other such corporate AV structures. The latter’s software (the basic anti-virus protection) is free for personal use and all you have to do is register the product to get one of the finest, most effective and efficient anti-virus products available to computer users. Anybody who knows me will also know that I am a great fan of both Mozilla Firefox and Avast, the anti-virus people.