Now I'm trying Webroot with Thor Premium

[RodM1956]

You remember two weeks ago I was trying Cylance and Webroot, they ran very nicely together. I received and email from both companies saying yes, they would compliment one another.

So this week I decided to try Thor Premium, with Webroot. They seem to play nicely together. Webroot says there is no problem.

 

[Threadripper]

Webroot works well with everything (literally, once it's declared safe Webroot ignores it) - problems arise with other products not working with Webroot.

 

[LDogg]

Webroot literally will work with anything. Regardless of security software really. Nice bit of bit of have on your system and very, very light on the system.

~LDogg

 

[Dave Russo]

From what the reviews seem to say Webroot,can use all the help it can get

 

[RodM1956]

From what the reviews seem to say Webroot,can use all the help it can get

LOL.... After the orig developer left it seems it fell..

 

[ForgottenSeer 58943]

Cylance is a way better combo with Thor Premium IMO

 

[RodM1956]

Cylance is a way better combo with Thor Premium IMO

Yes, and I tried Cylance with Webroot too a few days back and it was very responsive.

 

[ChoiceVoice]

webroot rocks!! i use the combo you described and it works without problems. i heard webroot was bought out, i hope they don't change their product.

 

[ForgottenSeer 58943]

Carbonite overpaid tremendously for Webroot and nobody really knows why. Webroot consistently fails at tests, has lost it's top people, and has had a string of game-breaking bugs and exploits.

 

[Burrito]

Webroot has never really had a good product. Every year... just new excuses as to why the product gets bypassed regularly.

Yes, that was reflected in its sales price.

If you look at the price and number of subscribers for Cylance -- a big premium was paid for the technology. Then look at the price and number of subscribers of Webroot. Basically, the tech had little value. The sales price was based on the income stream of the subscriber base.

Webroot has always been an abysmal product.

Even the usual cast of Webroot excuse-makers sometimes question the Webroot sucktitude.

SE Labs Home Anti-Malware Protection Oct. - Dec. 2018 | Webroot Community

Another bad showing from WSA. I don't know how trustworthy SE Labs are IMO? https://selabs.uk/en/reports/consumers https://selabs.uk/download/consumers/epp/2018/oct-dec-2018-consumer.pdf

community.webroot.com

What is Webroot s policy on participating in SE Labs ? | Webroot Community

Hello Webrooter What is Webroot s policy on participating in SE Labs Antivirus Tests? Latest consumer Test Latest SMB Test Latest Enterprise Test

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I love that new excuse.... "Well it was not tested with some module that has not yet been included in Webroot...."

Too bad all the competing products have had those capabilities for years... for many years. And too bad about all the false claims Webroot has made over the year.... "most advanced..." blah blah blah

Maybe Carbonite will mercy-kill Webroot and move the subscriber base to something that is decent.

And then what will the Webroot Kool-Aid drinkers do? Who cares.

 

[Nightwalker]

Webroot is simple terrible, I feel sorry for anyone that pays to use this mediocre solution when Windows Defender for free is much much better (not saying that WD is the gold standard).

 

[bribon77]

Webroot was formerly Spy Sweeper and he was a bit heavy, but he wasn't bad. Now Webroot lightweight but...

 

[South Park]

I used Webroot on my last PC (Windows 7 64-bit with a measly 3 GB of RAM) for the last 3 yr. because it was the only realtime AV that didn't bog down the system. It gave me a lot of false positives, especially regarding alternative browsers like Pale Moon and Chromium, but it only used 4 MB of RAM compared with over 100 MB for MSE. Since I've moved to a new laptop with more memory, I've been content with WD.

 

[RodM1956]

Carbonite overpaid tremendously for Webroot and nobody really knows why. Webroot consistently fails at tests, has lost it's top people, and has had a string of game-breaking bugs and exploits.

UNLESS..... Webroot has a secret sauce no one has figured out, thus providing the best protection ever.... "Red Pill, Blue Pill"

 

[RodM1956]

I used Webroot on my last PC (Windows 7 64-bit with a measly 3 GB of RAM) for the last 3 yr. because it was the only realtime AV that didn't bog down the system. It gave me a lot of false positives, especially regarding alternative browsers like Pale Moon and Chromium, but it only used 4 MB of RAM compared with over 100 MB for MSE. Since I've moved to a new laptop with more memory, I've been content with WD.

I'm telling you, it's in the sauce... The force is strong in this one.

 

[LDogg]

I'm using the combo of Zemana Antilogger Premium, Webroot SecureAnywhere + Malwarebytes Firewall Control & Syshardener. Should do the job really.

~LDogg

 

[RodM1956]

Webroot has never really had a good product. Every year... just new excuses as to why the product gets bypassed regularly.

Yes, that was reflected in its sales price.

If you look at the price and number of subscribers for Cylance -- a big premium was paid for the technology. Then look at the price and number of subscribers of Webroot. Basically, the tech had little value. The sales price was based on the income stream of the subscriber base.

Webroot has always been an abysmal product.

Even the usual cast of Webroot excuse-makers sometimes question the Webroot sucktitude.

SE Labs Home Anti-Malware Protection Oct. - Dec. 2018 | Webroot Community

Another bad showing from WSA. I don't know how trustworthy SE Labs are IMO? https://selabs.uk/en/reports/consumers https://selabs.uk/download/consumers/epp/2018/oct-dec-2018-consumer.pdf

community.webroot.com

What is Webroot s policy on participating in SE Labs ? | Webroot Community

Hello Webrooter What is Webroot s policy on participating in SE Labs Antivirus Tests? Latest consumer Test Latest SMB Test Latest Enterprise Test

community.webroot.com

I love that new excuse.... "Well it was not tested with some module that has not yet been included in Webroot...."

Too bad all the competing products have had those capabilities for years... for many years. And too bad about all the false claims Webroot has made over the year.... "most advanced..." blah blah blah

Maybe Carbonite will mercy-kill Webroot and move the subscriber base to something that is decent.

And then what will the Webroot Kool-Aid drinkers do? Who cares.

They will get a new improved Webroot from carbonite... You don't think they spent that money for nothing do you?

 

[RodM1956]

From Memory, years ago.... Someone gave Boeing an airplane, it flew better than anything else, yet when Boeing tested the craft they couldn't figure out "HOW" it could even fly, let alone fly better than anything else they had on hand....

MAYBE this applies to Webroot also...?

 

[Burrito]

They will get a new improved Webroot from carbonite... You don't think they spent that money for nothing do you?

Well, the industry analysts hated the Webroot acquisition.

News highlights for last half year of Webroot:

1. Another kernel level flaw discovered.

2. Absolutely destroyed and once again exposed as the worst product of its type.

3. Sold to Carbonite, which caused the Carbonite stock to tank. All Carbonite shareholders curse the day they ever heard of inferior Webroot.

Yes, the stock tanked right at the announcement of the purchase of Webroot.

That's some secret sauce alright....

In comparison, BlackBerry's value has increased since the purchase of Cylance, which was sold at more than twice the price of woeful Webroot.

 

[Lord Ami]

The only options that makes Webroot more bullet-proof.


Otherwise its detection/protection ratio is pretty mediocre at best.