F-Secure Anti-Virus Review
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F-Secure Anti-Virus is a good solid product that provides adequate protection against most of the nastiest threats circulating around the internet these days. F-Secure Anti-Virus also has a product for small businesses called F-Secure Anti-Virus Small Business Suite.
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Although this product isn’t as well known as some of the other antivirus programmes reviewed on this site, it still provides excellent protection against most of the online threats around. The software has been known to slow down user’s computers when the scanning so its’ an important thing to note especially if you have an older computer. The product comes with good support and an adequate level of protection.
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Ease of Use
F-Secure Anti-Virus is very easy to use. It comes pre-configured to best suit your computer (Like most antivirus software programmes). The navigation is clean and easy to follow and the tabs load quickly too.
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Effectiveness
F-Secure Anti-Virus is one of the most effective scanners on the market. It is considered one of the fastest scanners on the market however, it has been known to slow down the users computer even those with significant power.
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Features
- Scheduled scanning
- Email protection
- Automatic programme updates
- Password protect settings
- Webmail protection
- Script blocking
- On-demand scanning
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Updates
F-Secure Anti-Virus is very diligent and updates every two hours. In some cases, after the software has updated, it has been known to request the system be rebooted. This can be inconvenient for the user and is a problem that other antivirus programmes don’t have.
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Ease of Installation
The installation is pretty quick (under five minutes). You are required to reboot the system afterwards however; the software can take some time to update after turning on your computer after the initial update.
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Support /Help
F-Secure Anti-Virus provides support through all the common channels such as, email, phone, the programme itself and a FAQ section hosted on their website.
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