With a perfect 10 points, Webroot SecureAnywhere Internet Security Plus owns this test.įor my malicious URL blocking test, I start with a feed of very new malware-hosting URLs supplied by MRG-Effitas, typically no more than a day old. It detected 100 percent of the samples in my collection and earned a malware-blocking score of 9.8 points, which is excellent. For comparison, the aggregate scores for Norton and Kaspersky are 9.7 and 10, respectively.į-Secure did very well in my hands-on malware-blocking test, in no small part due to the efforts of the behavior-based DeepGuard scanner. Its aggregate score is 8.3 points out of a possible 10. For example, out of five tests by AV-Comparatives it earned the top rating, Advanced+, in just one, but did manage the second-best score, Advanced, in the other four. In general, it earns ratings that are good, but not great. Three of the five independent antivirus labs that I follow include F-Secure in their testing. Here I'll summarize what's the same, and highlight what's better. Please read my review of the antivirus, linked above, for full details.

Shared Antivirus, MostlyĪntivirus protection in this software is precisely the same as in the standalone F-Secure antivirus, with a couple of specific enhancements. The only significant difference, other than the program name at top, is that the band along the window's bottom includes a segment labeled Browsing Protection. As with the antivirus, one button launches a malware scan, the other opens the settings dialog. This program's main window features the same blue, green, and white color scheme as F-Secure Anti-Virus. You pay a little less for F-Secure, but you also get a little less. Norton costs the same, but gives you five licenses. Bitdefender Internet Security 2017 and Kaspersky cost $10 more for three licenses, but both are significantly richer in features than F-Secure. But this collection of components doesn't quite make a top-notch suite, as I'll explain.įor $69.99 per year, you can install this suite on three PCs. F-Secure Internet Security (2017) enhances its antivirus protection with those browser-safety features, and it includes an easy-to-use spam filter and simple parental control, too. F-Secure, on the other hand, has taken the opposite approach, with common features like malicious URL blocking and phishing protection reserved for the suite. These days, though, some vendors reward their users by pushing suite-level features down into the antivirus. Just what ingredients go into a security suite? It used to be a pretty clear recipe: antivirus, firewall, antispam, parental control, and various condiments.

F secure 2015