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TESTED PRODUCT NAME FREE
ANTIVIRUS
2016
INTERNET
SECURIT Y
2016
ANTIVIRUS
PRO 2016
INTERNET
SECURIT Y
2017
INTERNET
SECURIT Y
1 7. 0
INTERNET
SECURIT Y
PREMIUM 8.4
ANTI-MALWARE
12.1
INTERNET
SECURIT Y 10.0
SAFE 2016 INTERNET
SECURIT Y 2017
TOTAL
SECURIT Y 15.1
INTERNET
SECURIT Y
2017
MCAFEE
INTERNET
SECURIT Y 2016
WINDOWS
DEFENDER 4.8
ESCAN
INTERNET
SECURIT Y
SUITE 14.0
PROTECTION
18.0
TOTAL
SECURIT Y 17.0
NORTON
SECURIT Y 2016
VIPRE INTERNET
SECURIT Y PRO
2016
INTERNET
SECURIT Y 2017
Website avast.com avg.com avira.com bitdefender.com bullguard.com comodo.com emsisoft.com/ eset.com f-secure.com gdatasoftware.
com
k7computing.
com
kaspersky.com intelsecurity.
com
microsoft.com microworld.com cloudantivirus.
com
quickheal.com norton.com vipreantivirus.
com
trendmicro.com
Protection
Protection against 0-day malware
attacks
100 % 98 .7% 100 % 98 .7% 98 .7% 100 % 98 .7% 100 % 100 % 98 .7% 97 .3% 100 % 100 % 98 .7% 98 .7% 100 % 100 % 100 % 93 .3% 100 %
Detection of widespread and
prevalent malware
99 .7% 99 .2% 99 .7% 99 .9% 99 .9% 92 .1% 99 .9% 99 .6% 99 .9% 100 % 99 .0% 100 % 100 % 98 .6% 99 .9% 99 .8% 99 .8% 100 % 99 .8% 100 %
Performance
Performance impact when
launching popular websites
18 % 16 % 11% 14 % 8% 8% 19 % 21 % 17 % 22 % 15% 13 % 11% 10 % 18 % 17 % 13 % 37 % 15% 13 %
Performance impact on download
of frequently-used applications
17 % 2% 22 % 5% 5% 26 % 7% 11% 7% 5 % 2% 2% 1% 9% 5% 18 % 6% 3% 3% 8%
Performance impact on launch of
standard software applications
52 % 11% 34 % 14 % 13 % 31 % 44 % 16 % 8% 26 % 7% 11% 22 % 15% 8% 20 % 13 % 8% 14 % 16 %
Performance impact on installation
of frequently-used applications
21 % 25 % 22 % 12 % 35 % 61 % 36 % 35 % 53 % 36 % 13 % 18 % 39 % 65 % 24 % 71 % 14 % 31 % 29 % 15%
Performance impact on copying of
files, locally and in a network
32 % 10 % 4% 4% 5% 4% 11% 30 % 3% 18 % 10 % 2% 5% 4% 44 % 27 % 12 % 9% 31 % 19 %
Usability
False warnings or blockages when
visiting websites
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
False warnings on installing new
software
0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0
False blockages of certain actions
carried out whilst installing and
using legitimate software
1 0 1 0 2 5 5 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 1
Protection score 6.0 4.5 6.0 6.0 5.5 3.0 5.5 6.0 6.0 6 .0 5.0 6.0 5.5 4.5 6.0 5.5 5.5 6.0 5.0 6.0
Performance score 3.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 5.0 4 .5 5.5 6.0 5.5 4.5 4.0 2.5 5.5 5.5 4.5 5.5
Usability score 6.0 5.5 5.5 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.5 6 .0 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 6.0 6.0
Total score 15.5 15.5 17.0 17.5 16 .0 12 .5 15.0 16 .5 16 .5 16 .5 15.5 18 .0 17.0 15.0 15.5 13 .5 16 .5 17.0 15.5 17.5
MCAFEE TOTAL PROTECTION
$80 for 10 devices for 1 year
http://www.mcafee.com.au
CRITICAL SPECS
Anti-malware, anti-spam, anti-ransomware, firewall, website filtering,
parental controls, password manager, system optimisation and cleaning
McAfee Total Protection
EXCELLENT ANTI-MALWARE, BUT THE REST IS KIND OF ‘MEH’.
BEFORE INTEL SECURITY took over, McAfee had felt like a suite on
the decline. It wasn’t keeping up with the competition in features or
performance. But things have definitely turned around for the suite,
at least when it comes to anti-malware. Its anti-malware is close to the
best around, with perfect detection rates and a relatively modest impact
on performance.
The rest of the feature set, as well as the interface, could use a bit of a
refresh, however. There are good elements here, but a lot of it feels like
it’s a generation behind the competition. Parental controls, for example,
are locally managed, which is not nearly as useful as the web-based
management you find in Symantec, Bitdefender and Kaspersky’s
solutions. The web advisor, site advisor and vulnerability scanners are
also not as up to date as in those suites. There’s no secure browser, no
VPN, no backup, no update checker.
However, there are some bright spots. Intel Security’s True Key is one
of our favourite password managers, a true rival for LastPass, and you
get a full license included with the suite. Meanwhile the File Locker can
be a little inconvenient to use (much like Bitdefender’s similar solution),
but it does provide an effective solution against ransomware by
preventing file modifications in selected folders without authorisation.
As has become common with many suites, Total Protection covers
not just PCs. The license extends to mobile devices and Macs as well,
with anti-malware available for all platforms and up to ten licenses
supported — though we’re not sure of the value of its mobile platform
and its confusing array of apps, or what value it adds over the free
solutions available for mobiles. As it is, it’s a capable suite with excellent
malware protection, but its multi-platform features are limited and its
extra features a little behind.
31 / 2
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