First brings Internet Security 2014 antivirus software with a few extras. The additional cost over the simple anti-virus version has become noticeable to yes. Firstly there also tracking down "tracking cookies", ie cookies that are mostly from third-party sites on the PC stored without one notices it, and analyze the behavior Surv. This can also prevent one by the Firefox addon "Ghostery" and "Disconnect" to install that one keep all "co-gazers" by the browser.
On the other hand a particularly close monitoring for online banking was introduced. The program automatically detects when a browser (either IE or Firefox) is on a banking site, probably based on a database that compares the respective certificate. But what is exactly monitored better, we are not told. Sometimes F-Secure reports, if you just use a browser to the online banking site, sometimes it does not answer. Also displayed F-Secure no virtual keyboard for entering sensitive data. This is especially important if undiscovered "Keylogger" should be on the PC. The virtual keyboard can be 7 and 8 activate itself but also on Windows: hold cursor over the taskbar, click the right mouse button, then move the cursor to "toolbar" and click on the submenu "screen keyboard". After that, the virtual keyboard is always visible in the system tray and is available any time with one click.
Also included: a content filter to block certain topics, such as pornography, social networks or violence. The severed in the test with all the more or less obvious entries per search engine. Also, the limit of Surf time is adjustable.
F-Secure offers a browser protection extension that is installed directly into the browser as an add-on. It ensures clean results and marks these in addition to Google, Yahoo and Bing. Alternative sites like Ixquick, DuckDuckGo, Metager or Start Page are not supported. Personally, I is less well that F-Secure filtered my search results, because the manufacturer as well as easily can follow my surfing habits. I trust there rather on my mind: do not go hacking, porn or dubious file sharing sites, then you have already the biggest sources of danger from the neck.
Firewall:
The program does not bring their own firewall, but uses the Windows own firewall and this is quite insensitive. There are pre-approved without comment all connections that keeps F-Secure for trustworthy. Thus, the connection attempts from Windows are meant. Third-party programs have to be approved again by permission, even if a program is taking several connection attempts. Therefore, the firewall function is rather for naught.
A recommended Windows Firewall extension is the open source program "Windows Firewall Notifier". This makes the Windows Firewall to start once completely closed. Gradually, you can all the necessary or desired links manually, similar to the known Zone Alarm firewall, but which is ad-supported and is not open source.
Conclusion:
According to AV-Test, the program has a very high detection rate. So far there have been no incidents on my computer. The working speed is not noticeably slowed down (only some program launches such as CCleaner take a little longer than usual) and the surfing speed seems unchanged. Unfortunately, one does not know if and what the program works in the background, whether it scans files when they write or read, or whether it is carrying out an update. More transparency would be desirable since. The user should as much as possible must learn from the operation of the program. The firewall extension for in-house by Windows is too superficial and does not change the confusing operation.
A safety test, the program has not on board, such as a scanner for vulnerabilities or a sandbox. Also missing is something like a back-up memory, or a local safe for data and passwords. So for your money you get not just offer a lot and still have to take an additional purchase in:
Privacy Technically the program is rather dodgy. F-Secure kept itself in the anti-virus software (Windows, Mac) and the Mobile Security (Android, Symbian) before the rights to disclose user data also on corporate partners, it will be no different in this version. Therefore, there is another star less. Exemplary contrast: The German G-Data.
