Very interesting points, hjlbx, it makes me reconsider my thoughts of the review. I definitely get that impression as well about the "automated" solutions. Since I've switched to programs that grant me more control, I've felt much more secure. Also, I made the same observation regarding the anti-phishing/fraud section of the review. In reality, I don't see any need for such a feature so long you use common sense. After all, your data doesn't just find itself typed into a fake paypal website. EMSISOFT should have been at least 4.5 stars.
If you get "false" Behavior Blocker alerts from legitimate applications - most of the time it is because a file has been modified via updates - or you just installed a program. Within the context of what is being done on system at the time, most security conscious users will know whether or not something is fishy.
I admit, a novice\beginner or someone who has no inclination to investigate further won't know what to do - and will be much more apt to make a mistake.
I don't have a problem with Rubenking's 4 star rating. What I have a problem with is his incomplete testing and not providing all infos. He does these tests and sometimes doesn't even know how the soft works. An obvious example is his test report of SpyShelter.
Also, Rubenking never does any advanced testing of individual features - and that is where the real problems start = it exposes bugs, crashes, freezes, other problems. If he does come across any such problems - I have never seen him report it - not even once.
EAM\EIS is quite stable, reliable and relatively unproblematic for most users from W10 to W7. If there is a problem, Emsisoft is quite forthright about letting users know. And Emsi fixes their problems in a relatively short period of time. The comparison is made against all other security soft vendors.
An intermediate or advanced user is likely to never get infected or suffer data loss while using EAM\EIS - that assumes that the user is not a high-risk user.