App Review F-Secure Internet Security 2026

[Szellem]

Don’t worry, something new is coming… soon

What do you mean? What's coming up?

 

[Jonny Quest]

What do you mean? What's coming up?

This

Post in thread 'Hawk Eye Defender Hardening Console + Deep Firewall Control'

May 15, 2026

Expected product portfolio 2026

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[Divine_Barakah]

So it sounds like in true reality, I may want to re-consider my "love affair" for F-Secure. Before I even saw this video on my Surface 5 Laptop, today I uninstalled F-Secure in favor of ESET Internet Security (I have a active subscription), as F-Secure's slow loading of Brave and Chrome was enough to make me switch. Besides IVPN is a better VPN all around than F-Secure's.

Thank you @Shadowra as it seems to be time, no matter how many beta's and versions they put out, that really haven't included anything profound security wise.

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Please reconsider your evaluation. You can see the banner that tells you to take the test result with a grain of salt. I won't take further, but personally I see nothing wrong with F-Sescure.

 

[Divine_Barakah]

I don't have a memory of a fish but a couple of years ago, Eset was bashed here and it lost its fame after some "misleading" tests. The same is now happening again to F-Secure. I believe this is wrong and misleading.

I am not defending X product, I am just pointing out that what is going on the way those tests are conducted is not proper and does not reflect real-world situations to say the least.

Those tests are for fun and should never be used to conclude anything or drive decisions.

Edit:

Feel free to take a look at

F-Secure » AVLab Cybersecurity Foundation

F-Secure is a unique software that contains additional tools to secure end user’s devices. It protects against a wide range of threats.

avlab.pl

 

[Jonny Quest]

Please reconsider your evaluation. You can see the banner that tells you to take the test result with a grain of salt. I won't take further, but personally I see nothing wrong with F-Sescure.

I did, and have it on both laptops It was a short lived response on my part to the test, and was quickly dismissed to keep on using it, with confidence
Glitch free, no ads, no pop ups, just the right amount of setting, no bloatware tools or modules (Internet Security) great browsing and banking protection, and device security.

 

[Divine_Barakah]

I did, and have it on both laptops It was a short lived response on my part to the test, and was quickly dismissed to keep on using it, with confidence
Glitch free, no ads, no pop ups, just the right amount of setting, no bloatware tools or modules (Internet Security) great browsing and banking protection, and device security.

I love F-Secure and I wanted to use it as it does not filter https (using MITM), but unfortunately it is blocked in Egypt. Do not worry, my friend, you are well-protected. Do not let your trust be shaken by a test without a proper methodology and not based on real-world scenarios.

 

[simmerskool]

I love F-Secure and I wanted to use it as it does not filter https (using MITM), but unfortunately it is blocked in Egypt. Do not worry, my friend, you are well-protected. Do not let your trust be shaken by a test without a proper methodology and not based on real-world scenarios.

wondering, do you know why F-Secure is blocked in Eqypt, (short answer is fine if you know)

 

[Divine_Barakah]

wondering, do you know why F-Secure is blocked in Eqypt, (short answer is fine if you know)

Contacted F-Secure support 2 years ago and they said it is due to "embargo sth".

Malwarebytes, Opera browser are also blocked. Avast used to blocked. Almost every single VPN provider is also blocked.

 

[Szellem]

I did, and have it on both laptops It was a short lived response on my part to the test, and was quickly dismissed to keep on using it, with confidence
Glitch free, no ads, no pop ups, just the right amount of setting, no bloatware tools or modules (Internet Security) great browsing and banking protection, and device security.

You did the right thing. I don’t look at those tests anymore—not even the ones here. I just look at how a product performs on my computer. F-Secure is a good product. The switch might not have gone perfectly, but it still runs smoothly on my computer and doesn’t cause any problems. For anyone who isn't careless, any product can be a good choice. I still like this product.

 

[Jonny Quest]

Maybe just following up with this Final opinion by @Shadowra. I'm not disputing the conclusion that DeepGuard was better than the Avira's SDK (no offense Shadowra ) but, they haven't dropped the ball on the consumer version. I would think with all of the ISP's and "education centers" using their rebranded version, they have to keep that updated, maintained, and improving it. The Spectrum ISP app is spot on with the Internet Security, just with their logo on the top left corner of the UI.

Final opinion:

F-Secure has let me down and isn't the antivirus I used to know.
The company seems to be clearly abandoning its consumer version in favor of its Enterprise version, which still has its own modules.

Right now, F-Secure feels more like Avira 2 than an antivirus with its own unique features...
Too bad—it was better before.

They are also developing and improving the Mobil app, as I received the below in my email, (I have allow notifications in the app enabled, which go into your email, and not on the app) and this was posted on their website. I'm not trying to talk anybody into anything, but it's still nice to see that they are still maintaining and developing their apps

Something bigger is on its way

Hi,

We’ve got some early news to share.

Over the past year, we’ve been quietly building something bigger than a regular update to your Mobile Security app. Later this year, F‑Secure Mobile Security will become a whole new app, one that can do a lot more to keep you protected.

There’s nothing you need to do. Your current protection keeps working as usual, and if you’re a subscriber, your subscription comes right along with you. Same price, nothing to buy again.

There’s more to come, so stay tuned. We’ll show you everything that’s new closer to launch.

Thanks for letting us look out for you. We’re genuinely excited about this next chapter in keeping you safe.

The F‑Secure Mobile Security team

Cheers