Like most password managers, F-Secure Key provides an overall look at the strength of your passwords. This is done here via the status page, which showcases which passwords are weak, which are reused, which are moderate and which are strong. Notably, this space also warns when your passwords use too many common characters. Similar to SplashID, users must go in and change weak passwords one by one. There is no automated process like in Dashlane or LastPass, which means changing a lot of passwords can get tedious.
Multi-device sync is a premium feature here despite competitors like LastPass offering it for free. This could be a turn off for many, especially because there are few other features within F-Secure that make up for this. Establishing the multi-device sync is very easy, however. A code will appear on each device, which you must enter in the other one to sync.
Even those with no experience handling password managers can do this easily. Though a basic feature, users with the iOS or Android F-Secure mobile app will be notified if a popular online service has been hacked. That way, you can go in and change your password for that specific space.
The software simply provides a list of your stored passwords, the website link, some personal notes and your username. The credit card section is more fleshed out. Plus, after installation, one must copy and paste a code into the app for it to work.
Instead, it only ensures that autofill is available within your browser. This one does the bare minimum. However, anyone looking to handle a bunch of information should look elsewhere. The Free plan nets you all of the features mentioned above, aside from the multi-device sync, which LastPass offers for free.
Those that want multi-device sync will have to jump to premium, however. This is the only additional feature offered by the paid plan. This upgrade must be purchased on a yearly basis and is a little on the expensive side for what it offers.
Free plans like LastPass and RoboForm offer much more without the need for an upgrade. That said, not many password managers offer multi-device sync for free, with Abine Blur being the exception.
Password managers from SplashID to 1Password offer these, and Key is probably missing a ton of business for lacking one. Maybe there will be a paid plan in the future with some additional features. Most password managers have this, however, so the feature is par for the course. All you can do via this space is lock the application.
Other managers such as SplashID are severely limited here, so this is really nice to see. The application can even auto-detect your file format. Also, it should be noted that autofill is only that. Passwords are stored in alphabetical order. While this is somewhat useful, there are very few ways to organize your data. Folders, categories or tags would be a nice addition here.
You can color code your information and choose from a list of popular icons , which helps for visual stimulation, but this feature is still lacking. These extra features are not necessary, but they are missed. This is easily accessed via the sidebar and provides all sorts of useful information regarding hacked websites and security firms.
Additionally, autofill works well on mobile, with the app popping up on all the forms I needed it to. Finally, you can set the device to lock after a set time frame for maximum security. This is how the software sends information over to its servers for multi-device sync. This is a fairly secure method of encryption, and your information will be safe from most hackers. On the plus side, F-Secure successfully blocked every threat that it detected; none managed to place a single executable file on the test system.
It recognized 83 percent of the threats and scored 8. Webroot detected 91 percent, though, while Panda Cloud Anti-Virus 1. Webroot, Panda, and Ad-Aware scored 9. F-Secure's score of 5. Its 8. F-Secure scored 7. F-Secure Anti-Virus malware blocking chart. While F-Secure's malware blocking scores aren't bad overall, I don't approve of its process. All too often it detected malware partway through the installation and scrambled to remove the already-installed traces.
When it detected threats upon download it pointlessly demanded a reboot to clean them up. Other antivirus products manage to block installation of malware even more effectively, with less fanfare and foofaraw. Should F-Secure Secure You?
F-Secure pulled in decent scores in my hands-on tests and even better scores from the independent labs. The company needs to extend the simplicity and ease of its user interface to the process of protecting against malware. Do away with unnecessary system restarts and too-long "real-time" protection scans.
Simplify the multi-stage cleanup process while still giving users the option to remove lower-risk threats. Make sure the product will install even on infested systems. Until it does, you'll be better off getting antivirus protection from Webroot or Norton. More Antivirus reviews:. Good 3. Bottom Line F-Secure Anti-Virus scored well in my tests and even better in independent lab tests. Its interface is clear and simple, but its protection features are unduly complex.
In particular, its "real-time" protection requires lengthy mini-scans and sometimes insists on rebooting when it's clearly not necessary. Its protection is good overall. Pros Simple, attractive UI. Few settings. Cloud-based and reputation-based detection. High scores from independent labs.
Effective blocking of threats it detected. Good rootkit blocking. Cons Malware balked installation on one test system. Real-time protection requires lengthy mini-scans and some unnecessary restarts. Defeated by one active rootkit threat. More Inside PCMag. He was present at the formation of the Association of Shareware Professionals, and served on its board of directors. By , he had become PC Magazine 's technical editor, and a coast-to-coast telecommuter.
His "User to User" column supplied readers with tips and solutions on using DOS and Windows, his technical columns clarified fine points in programming and operating systems, and his utility articles over forty of …. More From Neil J. For viruses and high-risk threats it immediately launched a mini-scan. For Adware and lower-risk threats it asked what to do. I always chose quarantine, which no surprise triggered a mini-scan. The mini-scan took anywhere from five to 20 minutes and almost always ended with a request to reboot.
On the plus side, F-Secure successfully blocked every threat that it detected; none managed to place a single executable file on the test system. It recognized 83 percent of the threats and scored 8. Webroot detected 91 percent, though, while Panda Cloud Anti-Virus 1. Webroot, Panda, and Ad-Aware scored 9.
F-Secure's score of 5. Its 8. F-Secure scored 7. F-Secure Anti-Virus malware blocking chart. While F-Secure's malware blocking scores aren't bad overall, I don't approve of its process. All too often it detected malware partway through the installation and scrambled to remove the already-installed traces.
When it detected threats upon download it pointlessly demanded a reboot to clean them up. Other antivirus products manage to block installation of malware even more effectively, with less fanfare and foofaraw.
Should F-Secure Secure You? F-Secure pulled in decent scores in my hands-on tests and even better scores from the independent labs. The company needs to extend the simplicity and ease of its user interface to the process of protecting against malware.
Do away with unnecessary system restarts and too-long "real-time" protection scans. Simplify the multi-stage cleanup process while still giving users the option to remove lower-risk threats. Make sure the product will install even on infested systems. Until it does, you'll be better off getting antivirus protection from Webroot or Norton. More Antivirus reviews:. Good 3. Bottom Line F-Secure Anti-Virus scored well in my tests and even better in independent lab tests.
Its interface is clear and simple, but its protection features are unduly complex. In particular, its "real-time" protection requires lengthy mini-scans and sometimes insists on rebooting when it's clearly not necessary.
Its protection is good overall. Pros Simple, attractive UI. Few settings. Cloud-based and reputation-based detection. High scores from independent labs. Effective blocking of threats it detected. Good rootkit blocking.
Cons Malware balked installation on one test system. Real-time protection requires lengthy mini-scans and some unnecessary restarts.
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