Hello guys, how are you all?
I am new to webroot community.
I was looking for an antivirus product and just came across Webroot Secure Anywhere, I like the cloud scanning and lightweight features of Webroot but I am very confused because these are the features of an antimalware, please somebody help me and confirm if this is indeed an antivirus product, because I dont want an antimalware product as I already have zemana antimalware and antikeylogger installed on my system, zemana customer support says I don't need an antivirus when I have their products but just to have peace of mind I am looking for a good antivirus only product, so if webroot is antivirus then I am definately going to buy it.
So somebody please help me and confirm if webroot secure anywhere is an antivirus not antimalware, I just want to ensure this one thing before buying, so please let me know.
Thanks.
What is Webroot Secure Anywhere? Antivirus or Antimalware?
Hi kskaransoni
Welcome to the Community Forums.
I am afraid that I must disappoint you by confirming that WSA is indeed an Antimalware application and a very good one at that. But then I can delight you by advising that as an Antimalware app it also covers antivirus functionality and indeed far more as per this from the Webroot site:
Get protected against the latest known and unknown threats:
"Malware, short for malicious software, is any software used to disrupt computer operations, gather sensitive information, gain access to private computer systems, or display unwanted advertising.[1] Malicious software was called computer virus before the term malware was coined in 1990 by Yisrael Radai.[2] " from the Wikipedia, so as you can see as viruses are classed as malware then WSA, as an anti malware application, also deals with viruses.
I hope that helps to clarify things for ylu?
Regards, Baldrick
Welcome to the Community Forums.
I am afraid that I must disappoint you by confirming that WSA is indeed an Antimalware application and a very good one at that. But then I can delight you by advising that as an Antimalware app it also covers antivirus functionality and indeed far more as per this from the Webroot site:
Get protected against the latest known and unknown threats:
- Viruses and Spyware
- Anti-Ransomware
- Phishing Attacks
- Identity Theft
- Social Network Threats
- Unsafe Websites
"Malware, short for malicious software, is any software used to disrupt computer operations, gather sensitive information, gain access to private computer systems, or display unwanted advertising.[1] Malicious software was called computer virus before the term malware was coined in 1990 by Yisrael Radai.[2] " from the Wikipedia, so as you can see as viruses are classed as malware then WSA, as an anti malware application, also deals with viruses.
I hope that helps to clarify things for ylu?
Regards, Baldrick
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