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  1. paulderdash

    paulderdash Registered Member

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    Would like to play with it, but run out of money and laptops! :D

    Still quite pricey, but probably a nice option if you have quite a few family devices and want central control.

    Edit: For that, there's Emsisoft Cloud Console as well ...
     
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    paulderdash, Dec 23, 2019
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  2. roger_m

    roger_m Registered Member

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    You could do what I did and install 20 different antiviruses on one computer :argh:

    But at that price, it's too much for me to pay for an antivirus just to use on my test computer.
     
    roger_m, Dec 23, 2019
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  3. paulderdash

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    Or ... I think @Brian K uses TeraByte BootIt-UEFI to run 20 OS's on one computer (I have two Windows on my prime laptop, using BIU). :D
     
    paulderdash, Dec 24, 2019
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  4. roger_m

    roger_m Registered Member

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    I'm not using any software, just doing multi boot with Windows.
     
    roger_m, Dec 24, 2019
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  5. ance

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    Where are the Wilders tests? :D Does quarantine work? How about performance? ;)
     
    ance, May 12, 2020
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  6. Brocke

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    I use it and quarantine does work. You have have to log in to the web management site and deal with them. You do get emails on alerts.
     
    Brocke, Sep 7, 2020
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  7. mood

    mood Updates Team

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    Sophos Home Windows v3.1.2 (September 10, 2020)
    Release Notes
    Known conflicts
    Sophos Home Mac v2.2.9 (August 13, 2020)
    Release Notes
     
    mood, Sep 11, 2020
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  8. ance

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    Is Sophos performance better than Windows Defender? According to tests it's about the same and therefore not light at all ... :doubt:
     
    ance, Sep 12, 2020
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  9. digmor crusher

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    I would choose Defender all day, every day.
     
    digmor crusher, Sep 12, 2020
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  10. stapp

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    stapp, Sep 12, 2020
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  11. ance

    ance formerly: fmon

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    Oh, so it's not allowed to ask for performance experiences? I see ... :blink:
     
    ance, Sep 12, 2020
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  12. roger_m

    roger_m Registered Member

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    The best way to test performance is to try it yourself and see how it performs on your on own computer, as antivirus performance can vary greatly from one computer to the next. Or maybe you could message someone who has tested it.
     
    roger_m, Sep 12, 2020
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  13. monkeylove

    monkeylove Registered Member

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    You can probably use programs like Novabench to measure performance before and after installing the AV.
     
    monkeylove, Sep 12, 2020
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  14. ance

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    Very slow, very sluggish - I will never ever try it again. Back to Windows Defender, really fast compared to Sophos. :thumb:
     
    ance, Oct 3, 2020
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  15. hawki

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    PC Mag Review - Sophos Home Free

    "Bottom Line -- Excellent (4.0)

    Sophos Home Free brings its business-grade protection to consumers, complete with remote management, and it gets impressive scores in some of our tests..."

    https://uk.pcmag.com/antivirus/79418/sophos-home-free
     
    hawki, Dec 11, 2020
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  16. jaypeecee

    jaypeecee Registered Member

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    I read somewhere that Sophos Home failed the EICAR virus test. Wish I could remember where I read this.

    JPC
     
    jaypeecee, Dec 12, 2020
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