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Click on the setup file, and wait for it to install the software and run a scan. Once you go through registration, the antivirus will automatically download onto your hard drive. Webroot doesn’t require the user to share any credit card information (only an email). Installation is easy: all you have to do is pick a subscription plan, download the installer, and follow on-screen instructions.

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Even with a full scan running in the background, the user won’t feel that the system is getting slower. Overall, this product’s performance is well above average, and you won’t ever have to worry about how it’s going to affect your OS.

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And, Webroot is fully compatible with decades-old operating systems (Win XP and Mac OS 10.7). The strain on the CPU and the HDD is also minimal. During our Webroot antivirus review, it only added two processes in the task manager, with up to 100MB of RAM usage. That’s because the software doesn’t need the user’s computer/mobile device to process potential threats: the Cloud Computer does all the work. In fact, it is one of the least demanding products on the market. Webroot PerformanceĪs mentioned earlier, this antivirus doesn’t have a significant impact on the OS and the hardware. So it really makes Webroot enter to top 10 antiviruses ever. Overall, it blocked 97% of the phishing websites, which puts it very close to McAfee and Kaspersky with their perfect 100%. Phishing is another area where Webroot showed excellent results. As a result, ransomware protection is the most inconsistent part of this software. In a different test, Webroot still took its time with ransomware, but did, eventually, flag most of the files as corrupted and even healed them.

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The simulator took over thousands of files on the OS, and the antivirus stayed idle. Strangely enough, Webroot didn’t do anything to stop our ransomware simulator. To handle these threats, it requires two full scans (don’t worry, they don’t take long). They deliberately planted malware samples on the OS, and the antivirus eliminated every single one. Our team of experts also ran several tests to check Webroot’s performance against malware, ransomware, and phishing. Webroot representatives claim that the methods these labs apply are not tailored in a way to properly evaluate Webroot’s efficiency. And, it stopped malware from stealing logins/passwords.Īs to AV-Comparative and AV-Test, the latest Webroot testing results they offer date back to 2012-2013. In the company’s real-world test, Webroot achieved a 100% level of success. With a Level 2 award, Webroot eliminated every single threat (it couldn’t stop the threats immediately, but did get rid of them eventually). These two are quite heavy on any antivirus, and many fail at both tests. They run two kinds of tests: General and Trojans. MRG-Effitas is another big name among third-party testers. While protection against malware was well above average, targeted attacks turned out to be a big problem for this product. SE Labs, one of the most respected testers, gave Webroot a “B” rating, which is very low (C is the lowest rating). That’s precisely why there is almost no system impact: no processing is done on the user’s OS.īecause of this unusual approach, there aren’t many lab test results that would prove Webroot’s effectiveness, and most of them are inconsistent.

Then, once it thoroughly examines these files, the cloud computer “tells” the software on the user’s computer what it should do with these unknown files. To put it simply, Webroot blocks potentially dangerous files and lets the cloud computer decide what to do with them.

Unknown apps (the ones that aren’t in the database) get “suspended” and monitored continuously. Instead, it looks for behavioral patterns and metadata. Unlike most antivirus solutions, Webroot doesn’t use a signature baseline. Webroot is a cloud-based antivirus: it only requires up to 15MB of free space on the user’s hard drive. Webroot SecureAnywhere Video Review & Tutorial.Webroot Antivirus Coupons: Get Your Promo Discount.Webroot Review: Is Webroot A Good Antivirus Software?.

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