On microsofts current windows, windows itself is the virus.
But if you need it, then i recommend you: Adblocker ( uBlock Origin for example ) with lists with malicious links and it removes many of those scam websites that google recommends.
Dont trust third party apps, dont use chrome(or chrome based browsers) it will steal more data than the free anti virus software ever does.
They will never be cheaper. Just the costs of the battery, or they do shady bussiness tricks, like hooking you in cheap initial costs but horeandus repair/replacement bills.
Yeah, i know just because of the security vulnerabilities, but it was for a long time better OS than windows 10 or 11, and because of that i switched to linux,
Most of the time physically, it is just a code to activate it on steam.
On PC the pirates says, what you can do with it.
On the console the company says if you own this movie/game you BOUGHT or not. ( See the Playstation movie "incident" where Sony removed many movies some people BOUGHT, but at least the backlash made Sone reconsider the BS they wanted to pull of. )
P.S. Yeah, yeah i know. "It iSnT BuYiNg YoU OnLy PuRchAsE a LiCenSe tO ThE PrOdUcT"
But still its such b.s. that you declare it as BUYING instead of RENTING, Sony have them on their neck of the console gamers, because piracy or third party stores are not existing so they can pull of those stunts.
You posted the link wrong you need to putt https:// before the url like https://store.steampowered.com/app/2791440/Brighter_Shores