F SECURE ANTIVIRUS SOFTWARE FOR MAC
It works well and effectively finds and eliminates threats within OS X.Įditors' note: This is a review of the trial version of F-Secure Anti-Virus for Mac 2014. If you can jump through all of the hoops that you need to in order to get the software installed, it is a perfectly serviceable virus protection suite. When it finally shows up, you get a long, overly complex email instead of a customary download link. However, you have to first confirm your email address, and then eventually a link to a download will be sent, although this was delayed during testing. You also have to provide a lot of information before you're even allowed to download the trial.Ĭomplicated installation: The F-Secure website says that it will email you a confirmation email with instruction on installing the trial after you provide your information. Some competitor software products to SafeInternetEmail include Ozon, Bmbu cloud, and Sophos UTM. Software pricing starts at 1.00/month/user. The button that allows you to sign up for a trial is hidden well below the fold, with all the options to purchase presented first. SafeInternetEmail is IT security software, and includes features such as anti spam, anti virus, email attachment protection, spyware removal, and web threat management. In our lab tests, Antivirus for Mac models like the SAFE are rated on multiple criteria, such as those listed.
Consįocus on selling: When installing the software, it becomes clear that F-Secure is focused first and foremost on selling you software. The F-Secure SAFE is part of the Antivirus Software test program at Consumer Reports. It should not present any difficulty, even for a first-time computer owner to use F-Secure to protect a computer against viruses. It also didn't flag and block programs that we knew were clean, a few of which often get caught up in the sweep a new anti-virus program executes.Įasy to operate: F-Secure Anti-Virus is an easy to operate program once you have it installed. Good malware detection: F-Secure's scan found and removed several malware problems.
F-Secure Anti-Virus for Mac is a virus solution designed especially to address the concerns of Mac owners.