

The remainder of the main window is mostly blank space.Ĭlicking through the options quickly reveals that this is a basic antivirus, without bells and whistles. A menu panel at left offers five options: Overview, Scan, Protection, Definitions, and Disinfection. In either case, you can click a button to fix the problem. It may also turn red if your antivirus definitions are out of date. It's initially red, because you've never performed a full scan. (Opens in a new window) Read Our Check Point ZoneAlarm PRO NextGen Antivirus + Firewall ReviewĪ panel at the top of the main window reports your security status. For $59.99 per year, McAfee AntiVirus Plus lets you install protection on every Windows, macOS, Android, and iOS device in your household. However, you don't get any cross-platform protection. With System Shield you get what they call a Whole Home License, meaning you can install it on all your PCs. Bitdefender, Kaspersky, Trend Micro, and ZoneAlarm are among the many products at or near that price point. That seems to be the sweet spot for antivirus pricing. Perhaps the company has focused on this product, to the detriment of System Shield. System Mechanic is an Editors' Choice in this category. You may recognize the iolo name from our reviews of iolo System Mechanic ($14.99 at iolo technologies) (Opens in a new window), a system tune-up utility. Unfortunately, its score has gone down in the interim. We rated it two stars in 2007, when it was a security suite. The old review was version 3 and the product has only reached version the recently released version 5. The last time we reviewed iolo System Shield was 10 years ago.

When that notification doesn't happen, a product can fall off our radar. Many antivirus companies release a new version every year, notifying us that it's time for a new review.


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