When comparing Kaspersky Internet Security vs F-Secure, the Slant community recommends F-Secure for most people. In the question“What is the best antivirus software for the Mac OS?” F-Secure is ranked 7th while Kaspersky Internet Security is ranked 9th. The most important reason people chose F-Secure is:
Full scan seems very thorough compared to other antivirus/malware software.
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Pros
Pro Can easily blacklist specific apps without having to find the .exe
Saves time when wanting to block specific apps from having network access.
Pro Good malware detection
Full scan seems very thorough compared to other antivirus/malware software.
Pro Intuitive UI
All the tools are accessible within the one app versus some of the competitors where they have separate apps for each tool.
Pro A trial version is available
30 day from date of first installation / launch of f-secure.
Cons
Con Can't quarantine malware
For real-time or manual scanning, if F-Secure finds something, it will move suspicious files to the trash, not ideal.
Con Firewall gives false sense of security
The firewall f-secure includes only has two options, allow all and block all. Non tech savvy people may think they are protected more than they really are because the word "Firewall" is somewhere in the software dialogue.
Con Browser extension uninstallable
To uninstall the browser extension you have to completely uninstall f-secure.