Crystal Security - A Personal Opinion

Product name
Crystal Security
Installation (rating)
5.00 star(s)
User interface (rating)
5.00 star(s)
Accessibility notes
Easy to understand UI.
Fast and responsive.
Performance (rating)
4.00 star(s)
Core Protection (rating)
4.00 star(s)
Proactive protection (rating)
4.00 star(s)
Additional Protection notes
Using virustotal and hybrid analasys it can detect unknown, brand new malware.
Instantly alerts the user if a program does any suspicous changes, stopping it in its tracks.
Can be easily terminated by malware.
Has many false positives.
Positives
    • Freeware
    • Many features
    • Low impact on system resources
    • Highly configurable
    • Easy to use
    • Strong and reliable protection
    • Detects or blocks in the wild malware
    • Compatible with other anti-virus software
    • Well designed, clear and easy to use interface
    • Multi-layer protection approach
Negatives
    • Not for beginners
    • Lots of popups when running
    • Higher than average false positives
    • Scans can be rather slow
    • Can be complex in some situations
Time spent using product
Computer specs
Lenovo IdeaCentre Y710 Cube

Intel Core i5-6400
geForce GTX 1070
C: drive
Manufacturer: SanDisk
Interface: SATA
Capacity: 119 GB

D: drive
Manufacturer: Seagate
Interface: SATA
Capacity: 931 GB
Recommended for
  1. Experienced users
  2. High-end or medium spec PCs
Overall rating
4.00 star(s)

Stopspying

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Jan 21, 2018
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I'm interested in trying Crystal Security, thanks for the review. I've used VoodooShield on a few devices for a while now and I would be interested in hearing opinions from people who have used both VoodooShield and Crystal Security - comparisons/pros and cons etc.

Thanks in advance.
 

roger_m

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Dec 4, 2014
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It's a shame that it has not been updated for well over a year.
February 23rd, 2019
Crystal Security 3.7.0.40 - What's new

Updated File Handling System.
 

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