The offering included software upgrades, virus definition updates and technical support via e-mail, all free. The company's online store offers a range of security products sold on a subscription basis and is targeted at home and small business users. CA's product is cheaper than some of the competition. I don't think CA has done enough to exploit the free service to attract eyeballs.
People still associate other names with the provision of antivirus software.
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