![]() F-Secure’s real-time scanning and ransomware detection capabilities rival market leaders Norton and McAfee.į-Secure offers online protection through Browsing Protection and Banking Protection. We observed minimal system performance impact and appreciated the option for scheduled scans. The initial full scan took 22 minutes, with subsequent scans significantly faster due to file marking. Users can choose between full and quick scans, and customize settings to target specific file types or examine compressed files.į-Secure identified 97.8% of 1,000 test files, spanning various malware categories. Leveraging a comprehensive malware database and machine learning effectively detects known and emerging threats. If you want to protect just one Mac, it’s $89.99/£69.99 ($59.99/£34.99 after the discount).F-Secure’s cloud-based anti-malware scanner impressed us with its performance. Price & Availabilityį-Secure Total costs $119.99/£99.99 for five devices, with the first year discounted to $69.99/£44.99. Unfortunately, F-Secure doesn’t let you review blocked or deleted malicious files, and I couldn’t find any setting that would quarantine files instead of remove them.Ī December 2022 review by AV-Test gave F-Secure SAFE for macOS a score of 4.5 out of 6 for protection and 5.5 out of 6 for usability. A manual scan ultimately trashed the two zip files. Upon extraction, the test malicious files in the archive were removed. I was able to download and extract the two eicar zip files. Both were automatically removed but without any notification from F-Secure. Forging ahead by allowing access to the site, I tried downloading the and eicar text files. Performanceīrowsing to the EICAR test virus website triggered a message that the site was considered harmful. ![]() The vault will also analyze your stored passwords to indicate which ones are strong, weak, or reused. Safari isn’t yet supported, though F-Secure told me that this is in the works. ![]() The required extension for the password vault officially supports Chrome, Firefox, and Edge. You’re also able to add your own personal network as a trusted one to allow access to local resources such as printers and scanners. But you can switch to another location, including several across North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. By default, the VPN selects a location that provides the best possible connection. The VPN is another defense you’d likely want to enable, especially when using unprotected networks. You can add as many as 10 addresses as well as other items, including a username, phone number, social security number, bank account number, credit card number, and passport number. Next, you may want to set up the ID monitoring to check your email address for data breaches among your online accounts. This option already includes many items in the list but you can add the names and locations of other applications to monitor. To augment the regular virus scanning, F-Secure provides an option called DeepGuard, which monitors applications for any changes indicative of a malware infection. Choosing your own device or a child’s device then lets you download the macOS version of the software.į-Secure Total for the Mac lets you run a full virus scan but not a quick scan or scheduled scan. At the main screen, you’re asked if you want to add your own device, your child’s device, or someone else’s device. The trial requires no credit card and even gives you free technical support if you need it. To use F-Secure Total, you can select one of the paid subscriptions right off the bat or go for the free 30-day trial, all of which prompt you to set up an account. Such is the case with F-Secure Total for the Mac, which seems to be a full-featured security program at first glance but isn’t quite on par with its Windows counterpart. Others more heavily favour the Windows version, leaving the Mac edition lacking certain features and options. Some security products that offer both Windows and macOS versions seem to devote equal time and resources to both versions. For a product that costs $59.99/£34.99 a year for one device (even with a discount), the Mac version feels lackluster, particularly when compared with its Windows counterpart. No way to view malicious or quarantined filesį-Secure Total for Mac includes several useful features but lacks certain key options, especially in the virus scanning.Certain options unavailable in the Mac version vs the Windows version.Missing key capabilities such as a quick virus scan and a scheduled scan.
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