Online banking is a big focus here, with protection specifically tooled up for online shopping, banking and beyond with this browsing protection. The F-Secure FREE package is a suite that builds on the Anti-Virus by offering more tools to ensure a more robust protection system.

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So it really comes down to what you value, the extra bells and whistles or having the absolute best core antivirus program there is? F-Secure review: F-Secure SAFE

Other brands offer more for the same cost or even cheaper. It’s the same story with multi-device coverage too. Likewise, you can pick up Bitdefender Antivirus Plus 2021 for $19.99 to cover a single device and get a password manager and VPN access. Norton 360 Antivirus starts at just $19.99 to cover a single device, and it comes with a password manager and 2GB of cloud data storage on top of that. Where F-Secure Anti-Virus falls down is when it’s compared to the competition. This makes the latter option the much better value proposition in isolation, though it really depends on how many devices you need to cover - if you only have a home computer then you shouldn’t get suckered in by the value of the three device option. F-Secure Antivirus review: Priceį-Secure Anti-Virus starts at $35.99 to cover a single device for one year, but you can also choose to cover three devices for $39.99.

With that said, these are some seriously impressive scores - 100% success rate and low system impact. It’s important to note that no antivirus is bulletproof and just because it scores 100% in a test, that doesn’t mean it can’t fail. Interestingly, F-Secure Anti-Virus also performed well above expectations when it comes to its effect on computer hardware, causing just a 7% slowdown on computer speed - well below the industry average of 15%.į-Secure performed similarly in the tests done by AV Comparatives during its February/March Real World Protection tests, where F-Secure Anti-Virus was able to block 100% of the malware that was set against it.

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