FeaturesĪdaware Total Security’s features don’t disappoint. This feature didn’t require the installation of any additional browser extensions. I threw an assortment of phishing URLs into the browser and it flagged every single one.

Although both real-time and web protection require the installation of additional components (and rebooting the system each time), I strongly recommend it. In addition to virus scanning, Adaware’s real-time protection uses behavior monitoring to block suspected unknown malware. What I liked about this was that the settings held up for every scan type, including full. There’s also the ability to configure file and folder exclusions. I was doing some pretty processor-intensive work during the review process, so set the performance setting to low and even while running a virtual machine, the performance impact of the full scan was negligible. Besides three scanning modes, users are able to tweak the scanning speed to manage impact on system performance. It was immediately obvious that this is a very comprehensive program.

I put together a folder full of known viruses, malware, and adware samples and it successfully identified them during both the quick and full scans. SecurityĪdaware has received top scores from various independent testing laboratories and its high ratings seem justified. Its multi-layered protection and impressive list of additional features include everything from file shredding to advanced network monitoring and download protection – more than most of the competition.

Many users may not realize that Adaware Total Security sits at the top of the company’s antivirus and internet security product line.

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