A lot of resellers
use old images to set up the machines. So it's likely to be out of datae in many respects when you plug it in.
Also I would never recommend subscription model av to a home user. They are too likely to let it lapse. AVG auto updates, so does Sygate for a software firewall.
AVG now auto updates the software it self as well as definitions.
Hostageware has no place for home users.