I would have liked to have access to an ad blocker extension that worked with my preferred browser though. If you download Avast’s free Secure Browser, you also get access to a pretty good ad blocker and advanced anti-tracking functionality. However, like TotalAV, it’s also quite difficult to add false positives to a list of exceptions - though I didn’t encounter any false positives during my tests. It performed better than the default protections on Firefox and Chrome. However, if you’re happy to rely on TotalAV’s protections fully, WebShield is a good choice, especially because you can download it for free without purchasing a TotalAV plan.Īvast’s anti-phishing protections are very good. That said, TotalAV does make it more difficult to whitelist a website than many competitors. When I tried visiting dangerous websites listed on PhishTank, TotalAV blocked every website - even sites that the default protections on Firefox and Chromium allowed. WebShield can recognize and block both websites containing malware and websites that will attempt to steal your data through phishing attacks. TotalAV includes an anti-phishing feature called WebShield. VISIT AVAST Avast vs. TotalAV: Web Security
The real-time protection is also excellent - it was able to detect and block all suspicious files that I attempted to download after I turned it on, as well as samples I tried to extract from password-protected folders and archives. It was able to detect 100% of the malware samples I hid on my device, and its scan didn’t slow my system down. When I enabled real-time protection and tried downloading the same archive of malware samples, TotalAV analyzed the download and quarantined it as soon as I tried extracting the samples from the archive.Īvast offers very good anti-malware protection. TotalAV’s real-time protection is also great. I downloaded an archive containing thousands of malware samples to fully test it. The full system scan found and removed most malware samples without any slowdown to my computer. TotalAV’s malware engine can detect and remove all kinds of malware, including trojans, rootkits, cryptojackers, adware, spyware, and worms. TotalAV features a powerful anti-malware engine that compares files on your computer against a massive malware database. It’s a whitelisted version of Avira’s cloud-based scanner, which is one of the best on the market.
If you want an antivirus that offers good protection against malware and is very beginner-friendly, go with Avast. TotalAV includes more features than Avast. If you want an antivirus with excellent malware detection rates and good additional features, go with TotalAV.Īvast is slightly better for ease of use.
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