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However, you can adjust these settings in your browser, so overall, we’re happy with Webroot’s handling of our personal data.

Webroot makes it clear that they don’t sell personal information, although it may be shared when advertising their services on other apps or websites. While this data is pretty standard for antivirus software, we wondered exactly how Webroot shared it with third parties, if at all. Misc: Any communications we have with Webroot, etc.

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Connecting and usage: License and account information, features utilized, session length.

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Devices: Operating system, MAC address, device ID, browser type, IP addresses, websites visited, location information.

Content we provided: Any information in customer cloud storage.

Financial and transactions: Card, banking or payment information, product and transaction information, purchase history.

Contact and account registration: Name, billing and shipping addresses, type of business, email address, phone number, security code, username.

Well, it turned out that they kept a lot of our information, including: And to be fair, only a small number of customers were affected.Īside from this security blip, we checked out Webroot’s privacy policy 2 to see what data of ours they kept, and whether or not they shared it with third-party advertisers. 1 Webroot was able to contain this breach, fortunately, by mandating two-factor authentication to keep the hackers out. It happened to Webroot in 2019 when it had a security breach where hackers spread ransomware across its customer systems. We also look into the company’s past to see if they’ve had any lawsuits, security vulnerabilities, or other events that would make us trust them less.īelieve it or not, even antivirus companies can and do get targeted by malware. When we dive deep into antivirus software, it’s not only about our user experience, although that’s clearly an important part of our reviews. Some users report that Webroot missed threats to their computers.Webroot’s Security Breach: Are You Protected? To determine Webroot’s overall effectiveness, we need to see what real users are reporting. Webroot’s wait-and-see approach gives it potentially artificially low scores. Most antivirus programs zap potential problems right away.

If it thinks it’s malicious, it gets rid of it and any changes it made to your device. After Webroots analyzes the program’s actions, it determines if the program is malicious. It monitors new programs that it doesn’t recognize, making sure that the program doesn’t execute anything that may cause permanent damage to your computer. Webroot SecureAnywhere internet security now has a protection system that isn’t compatible with most independent testing. That AV-Test review was done back in 2019, and they haven’t done another one. It did much worse on zero-day attacks and internet threats, catching only 66.5%. Most of its competitors tested at around 99% or higher, so Webroot could be better. Webroot VPN protection is sold separately.Ī test by independent testers AV-Test found that Webroot detected 98.9% of malware. Webroot also lacks email scanning capabilities and VPN protection.

While it’s not a common thing to include in antivirus software, for the price, we expected it. That’s one of the more expensive plans we’ve seen from top antivirus product companies.Įven with all these features, Webroot misses out on one that competitors like Norton 360 didn’t overlook: parental controls.

To get identity protection, credit checks, and reimbursement coverage, you need to pay for the Premium plan, which runs around $80 per year. Of course, the more features you get (and the more devices you want to protect), the more expensive Webroot becomes.

Provides $500k fraud expense reimbursement and $50k stolen funds reimbursement.

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Offers password protection with a password manager.

Unlike its competitor Malwarebytes, Webroots has a lot of features beyond real-time protection and threat scanning.