- Apr 5, 2014
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No one know whats Webroot work 
its a secret
its a secret
Time to say goodbye to Webroot
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The words Webroot and work, don't belong in the same sentenceNo one know whats Webroot work
its a secret
- Apr 7, 2016
- 568
What was the problem? Did it start to write to WR data?A few days ago I uninstalled it, you were right but I wanted to try it on my own. One of the worst antivirus I've ever tested.
I would also be interested in hearing of the problem(s) that led @Lobito Punky to his conclusion.
- Apr 15, 2020
- 227
I've seen on this form many threads heavily criticizing Webroot. The SecureAnywhere 2020 is having good reviews: Webroot SecureAnywhere AntiVirus Review
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Is it still as bad as people say? I do like that is very light...
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Is it still as bad as people say? I do like that is very light...
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- May 16, 2013
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PC Mag reviews are questionable. Other tech review sites recycle their older reviews with new timestamps, with referrers links.
If you think Webroot is good, why do you let others opinion's get in the way? (ie. above).
If you think Webroot is good, why do you let others opinion's get in the way? (ie. above).
- Apr 15, 2020
- 227
I like the fact it's very light, 4MB and very low CPU and Ram usage. I don't know if it's good or not, that's a entirely different matter.
They claim being the lightest, but are they actually lighter than Windows Defender? Or only lighter than other third party AVs?
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It's not hard to be lighter than Windows Defender. As for other antiviruses, there are several antiviruses that are always extremely light. At best, it's probably about the same as them in terms of lightness.
- Nov 3, 2019
- 413
In all fairness Webroot is one of the lightest AV due to fact everything is done in the cloud. Their scan is extremly fast a it scans all processess, however their downfall is ones files are not scanned. They boast on being one of the best on the web (marketing is good pushing their product).
however at best that's questionable. I belonged to their forum a few years back at that point in time they appeared to be a excellent forum, however as time progressed the decline was event. A lot of good people left including me as we had a new chain of command which treated us badly. Webroot was sold and now under a new regime................only time will tell how well they will progress.
however at best that's questionable. I belonged to their forum a few years back at that point in time they appeared to be a excellent forum, however as time progressed the decline was event. A lot of good people left including me as we had a new chain of command which treated us badly. Webroot was sold and now under a new regime................only time will tell how well they will progress.
- Apr 15, 2020
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I've always heard that Windows Defender was light, due to being built-in, part of windows.
- Sep 5, 2017
- 1,173
i checked there forum a lot of problem this one was surprising
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6 hours with Microsoft support to find out Webroot blocks Excel registry changes | Webroot Community
This is probably the last place someone with this problem will look, but I've just gone through Hell trying to install Microsoft Office 2016. I turns out that even when responding Yes to allow the install to make changes to the computer, Webroot prevents any changes to Excel's registry entries...
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- Apr 15, 2020
- 227
Good sound mate.Hello, I am listening to Phil Collins: Love Songs 2004 16bit-44khz FLAC with Foobar2000.
It's light for some people and heavy for others. In my case, I don't use on any of my computers, as it causes slowdowns.
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- May 3, 2015
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Same here... it slowed down access to any folder that has a ton of files... not only executables. For now 3rd party offers better performance for me. Maybe if Microsoft makes some smart caching in a future release. Of course what happens in my machine wont necessarily happen in yours so test it anyway
Hi Anthony.
I have scheduled my scan for only once a week. I believe the only reason Prevx configured their programme to do a daily scan was because it was perceived as desirable by users — a practice continued after its acquisition by Webroot. I also recall reading somewhere that there is a debate among Webroot developers as to whether the scheduled scan is strictly necessary at all.
I'm sure most people here know the Webroot scan (as is true with many AVs, I believe) is a smart scan. Webroot already has an inventory of every executable and system file on the drive. Any that are not known to be good are monitored, any that are known to be good but are subsequently modified will begin to be monitored — and ditto of course for any unknown new executable entering the system.
Basically, Webroot's approach: any activity that is unknown is closely monitored.
- Jun 23, 2018
- 441
I found Webroot the lightest AV I had ever used, and Windows Defender the heaviest. My problem with Webroot was mysterious FP's and breakage of multiple portable softwares, which couldn't be fixed with whitelisting. I'm using WD despite its heaviness because it doesn't give many FP's or interfere with my usual software.
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