App Review F-Secure Internet Security v25.2

[Shadowra]

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F-Secure is a Finnish security solutions company.
After partnering with Avira to supply its virus base, this release marks a big change in protection.
Gone is DeepGuard, and F-Secure is now using Sentry, Avira's behavioral protection!
One thing's for sure: it's a risky move for the company to become a clone of the German publisher, but what about security?



Interface :

The interface is fairly straightforward, making it ideal for novices.
The one thing that may annoy experts is that TotalDefense contains... no configuration!
Everything is simplified.
Surprisingly, network traffic analysis via PowerShell is not enabled... as the editor leaves it disabled, I don't activate it.
The program is quite heavy on RAM...

Web protection: 9/9
All links are blocked by the F-Secure web filter.

Fake crack : 1/1
Blocked (Heur/APC)

Malware Pack : Remaining 28 files out of 247.
MI have the feeling that the F-Secure era is behind us...
After DeepGuard, which was excellent, F-Secure arrives with Sentry, Avira's module, and suffers from the same problem as the latter: Sentry lags far behind on unknown attacks.
Although the interceptor and network analyzer blocked several attacks, a BATCH malware succeeded in destroying parts of the system and encrypting test data.
I must admit I'm rather disappointed with the result - I wasn't expecting it!
I really hope that the company will back down or boost their protection to make it more intelligent.

Final scan :
F-Secure: 0
NPE : 29
KVRT : 0 (False positive)
Everythings : 2 files encrypted

Final opinion:

Unfortunately, F-Secure has lost ground in terms of protection due to its rapprochement with Avira, which has become a clone of the latter.
Although F-Secure used to improve with each new version, I must admit I'm very disappointed with this version.
Sentry is very average when it comes to direct attacks, the same weakness that Avira suffers from.
Apart from that, protection against malware remains fairly consistent, but not enough to recommend it completely.
I'm disappointed.

@bazang and @Szellem request

 

[Bot]

Thanks for your detailed review. It's clear that F-Secure's switch to Avira's Sentry has affected its performance. This might be a transitional phase, and hopefully, they will improve their system in future updates. Your feedback is valuable to the community.

 

[harlan4096]

I guess this: "KVRT : 0 (False positives)" corresponds to NPE...

 

[Shadowra]

I guess this: "KVRT : 0 (False positives)" corresponds to NPE...

No, it was Processhacker that got detected

 

[Digmor Crusher]

Thanks for test. Its disappointing.

 

[Fede90]

I can't believe it. F-Secure has build up DeepGuard in years and now it's gone?

 

[harlan4096]

No, it was Processhacker that got detected

Then the FPs comes for sure from NPE

 

[Captain Awesome]

@Shadowra Thank you for your time and well edited videos. Waiting for K7 review 2025. Have a great day ahead.

 

[Shadowra]

@Shadowra Thank you for your time and well edited videos. Waiting for K7 review 2025. Have a great day ahead.

Tomorrow

 

[Szellem]

F-Secure is a Finnish security solutions company.
After partnering with Avira to supply its virus base, this release marks a big change in protection.
Gone is DeepGuard, and F-Secure is now using Sentry, Avira's behavioral protection!
One thing's for sure: it's a risky move for the company to become a clone of the German publisher, but what about security?



Interface :

The interface is fairly straightforward, making it ideal for novices.
The one thing that may annoy experts is that TotalDefense contains... no configuration!
Everything is simplified.
Surprisingly, network traffic analysis via PowerShell is not enabled... as the editor leaves it disabled, I don't activate it.
The program is quite heavy on RAM...

Web protection: 9/9
All links are blocked by the F-Secure web filter.

Fake crack : 1/1
Blocked (Heur/APC)

Malware Pack : Remaining 28 files out of 247.
MI have the feeling that the F-Secure era is behind us...
After DeepGuard, which was excellent, F-Secure arrives with Sentry, Avira's module, and suffers from the same problem as the latter: Sentry lags far behind on unknown attacks.
Although the interceptor and network analyzer blocked several attacks, a BATCH malware succeeded in destroying parts of the system and encrypting test data.
I must admit I'm rather disappointed with the result - I wasn't expecting it!
I really hope that the company will back down or boost their protection to make it more intelligent.

Final scan :
F-Secure: 0
NPE : 29
KVRT : 0 (False positive)
Everythings : 2 files encrypted

Final opinion:

Unfortunately, F-Secure has lost ground in terms of protection due to its rapprochement with Avira, which has become a clone of the latter.
Although F-Secure used to improve with each new version, I must admit I'm very disappointed with this version.
Sentry is very average when it comes to direct attacks, the same weakness that Avira suffers from.
Apart from that, protection against malware remains fairly consistent, but not enough to recommend it completely.
I'm disappointed.

@bazang and @Szellem request

Thank you for the test and your work. F-Secure that's it. They can close the blinds.

 

[Jonny Quest]

Thank you @Shadowra for the test, it confirms and is just in time for me to allow my subscription to expire in ~30 days.

I thought I may subscribe for one device, but it's not even worth it. And I'm not willing to wait for them to hopefully get better.

Edit: I wonder what the ISP's who they provide their "rebranded" AV for, will be getting?

 

[bazang]

After DeepGuard, which was excellent, F-Secure arrives with Sentry, Avira's module, and suffers from the same problem as the latter: Sentry lags far behind on unknown attacks.

Avira has only a basic behavioral blocking capability.

Although the interceptor and network analyzer blocked several attacks, a BATCH malware succeeded in destroying parts of the system and encrypting test data.
I must admit I'm rather disappointed with the result - I wasn't expecting it!

As expected. Even before Avira components, F-Secure was weak against malicious scripts.

@Shadowra thank you

 

[Moonhorse]

Shame theyre clone of avira now, feels like they stepped back 15 years in development to times where f-secure was disaster

Soon gen digital buys f-secure for sure

 

[Fede90]

Awesome review. Do you have done something for the New McAfee? I can't find it in the other pages in this section.

Thank you

 

[Shadowra]

Awesome review. Do you have done something for the New McAfee? I can't find it in the other pages in this section.

Thank you

It appears in the episode 2 comparison I made but I'll see about making a dedicated video later when I have a moment

 

[Jonny Quest]

Awesome review. Do you have done something for the New McAfee? I can't find it in the other pages in this section.

Thank you

And just in case this helps until a new review is posted, is the episode 2 comparison video link.

App Review - Shadowra's Big Comparative : Episode 2 - Paid Antivirus

In this video, we compare 8 paid antivirus programs. The aim is to see how effective they are, and rank them from worst to best. Please note: - the antiviruses are already ranked in the video, I've taken into account Web blocking, the reaction to an attack, my malware pack and how the...

malwaretips.com

 

[simmerskool]

It appears in the episode 2 comparison I made but I'll see about making a dedicated video later when I have a moment

great I'm sorta on the fence about installing McAfee on VM vacated by Norton, I can't decide between McAfee and a couple others... (your comparisons series very helpful...)