It's much slower than the usual optimized Webroot scan, but might be useful if you want to be completely certain that the target is threat-free.Įlsewhere, a background Identity Shield hardens browser sessions to protect you from keyloggers, screen grabber attacks, clipboard snooping and other attempts to steal your data. This also runs the equivalent of a ‘full scan’ in other packages, checking every single file. Detection rates were good, too, with the program picking up all our sample threats, although it did also raise some false alarms over a few legitimate downloads.Īlternatively, you can scan any file, folder or drive by right-clicking it from Explorer.
That's not bad, though, and we were surprised to see that even the Deep scan was relatively speedy at 50-75 seconds. Our scan times couldn't get close to the 20 seconds claimed on the website, with even the Quick scan averaging 50 seconds on our test system.
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There are multiple other scan types, including Quick (RAM only), Full (local hard drives), Deep (look for rootkits, Trojans and more) and Custom (scan specific files or folders), although Webroot buried them so deeply in the interface you may never realize they exist (you have to click PC Security > Settings > Custom Scan to see what's on offer). Simple scans can be launched from the very large and obvious Scan My Computer button, for instance, or by right-clicking Webroot's system tray icon. That's not necessarily a problem, though – experienced users might prefer all available options to be visible upfront – and anyway, in most cases the program is very straightforward to use. SecureAnywhere AntiVirus looks a little complicated at first glance, with a host of panels, buttons, switches and icons to explore. The package added only two background processes to our PC – one user application, one service – which typically consumed under 10MB RAM, just about as undemanding as an antivirus can be. Whatever you're doing, it doesn't look like Webroot will have much impact on your system resources. You can review or deal with any results in a click or two, then leave Webroot to get on with protecting your PC.
This took under a minute on our test PC, but still found a couple of adware-related items on our test system which other antivirus products typically ignore. Webroot doesn't mind if you have another antivirus installed, either – our test system was already protected by Trend Micro Antivirus+ Security, but the installer didn't notice or complain.Īfter setup is complete, Webroot launches and runs an initial system scan. Installation is speedy, which is no surprise when the package is so lightweight that there's almost nothing to do.
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The website then provides you with a download link and 14-day license key. Webroot doesn't require credit card details to use its trials, but you will have to register with your name and email address.