| Ease of Installation: | 9/10 |
| Ease of Use: | 8.5/10 |
| Feature Set: | 9/10 |
| Effectiveness: | 8.5/10 |
| Updates: | 8.5/10 |
| Help/Support: | 9/10 |
| Summary: | 8.75/10 |
ParetoLogic Anti-Virus PLUS is a very good antivirus program. It has everything you need to keep your PC protected and what's more, you can customize it the way you want it. This makes it particularly flexible and whether you want to choose the parts of your system you want scanned at any time, or set it up to automatically provide security, you have the choice. Anti-Virus PLUS from ParetoLogic is a winner.
Ease of Installation: 9/10
ParetoLogic Anti-Virus PLUS is easy to install, set up and run. Downloads are available, and you can install and perform a system scan for free. The free scan will tell you the status of infection on your PC, however you need to purchase the software before you can remove infections and clean your machine.
Ease of Use: 8.5/10
ParetoLogic Anti-Virus PLUS is straightforward and easy to use. There are a number of things you can do, ranging from setting up a schedule to provide for scans when you're not there to choosing from either a full scan, a quick scan, or a customized scan. Customised scans allow you to choose which parts of your system you want to check for possible infection.
The program is user-friendly, and navigation doesn't present a problem. The interface for changing the custom settings was pretty intuitive and we had no trouble in setting it up to do what we wanted. We were also able to continue with other work while a scan was in progress without noticing any significant slowdown.
Feature Set: 8.5/10
ParetoLogic Anti-Virus PLUS has a list of features which, while perhaps not comparable to the more fully featured (and more expensive) anti-virus programs, is very healthy and contains the following features:
- Detection and complete removal of viruses, spyware and other malicious malware
- In-depth scanning and cleaning process that finds and eliminates even the most sophisticated threats
- Detection and removal of known rootkits, which try to stop detection of malware
- Blocking of access to malware related URLs
- Customizable scanning
- Quick, easy-to-use
- Free database updates to keep you protected against the latest threats
Effectiveness: 9/10
ParetoLogic Anti-Virus PLUS has been awarded certification by West Coast Labs, signifying that all known viruses at that time were found by the software and that no false positives were generated (i.e. it did not indicate that malware was found in files which were clean).
The anti virus software detects all kinds of malware, including viruses, spyware, adware, rootkits and script-based infections. The program can be set to automatically delete and clean any threats discovered. Detailed information about the threat can be displayed graphically.
Updates: 8.5/10
The ParetoLogic virus definition databases are constantly being updated to protect from the most recent threats, including newly developed threats targeting social networking site users. These database definition updates are free, as are any program updates. All updates can be performed manually, or you can just set Anti-Virus PLUS to update automatically. While we tested the program, ParetoLogic Anti-Virus PLUS found and updated new database definitions a few times.
Help/Support: 9/10
There is detailed help available within the software, but this is backed up by Pareto Logic's free online support. After you've registered, a knowledge base is accessible on their site and several FAQs can be read and queries can be submitted online. A customer forum is also available as is a ParetoLogic Blog.
Summary: 8.75/10
This software will block malware-related sites and warn you of their attempts to invade your PC. In addition, it offers protection from malware that is located in scripts. This helps prevent you from being a victim of the "drive-by download." ParetoLogic Anti-Virus PLUS can even locate threats in compressed files. As social networking sites continue to grow in popularity, malware is being created to take advantage of unsuspecting users and ParetoLogic Anti-Virus PLUS offers protection from these threats as well.
In summary, this is a very well-thought-out program which combines ease of use with impressive protection abilities. If you're looking for a very competent anti virus program from a very reputable company at a cost that won't break the bank, take a good look at ParetoLogic Anti-Virus PLUS.
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