Personally I use Trend Micro Maximum Security for a while and it has been a good experience. Importantly, if I click on a link and the page takes me someplace scary, Trend Micro will warn me and give me the option to back away.
I pay about $40 a year and it protects 5 devices. Normal price is $80 but they usually run sales so I check the website around public holidays (presidents day, labor day, memorial day etc).
You may find this article of interest - not sure I agree with the conclusion, but it did make some interesting points. https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/blog/best-antivirus/