F-Prot Antivirus is a pretty bare-bones antivirus software that when it comes right down to it, isn’t worth it. The software lacks the features that make other antivirus software great, and doesn’t hold up to the high standard of protection needed for modern threats. We definitely recommend looking at other antivirus software products.

Scope of Protection:
F-Prot Antivirus isn’t a complete security solution and doesn’t protect from all malware. The software does protect from viruses, worms and Trojans.

Effectiveness:
We can’t speak too highly of the relative protection level from F-Prot Antivirus either. On the one hand, the software has passed the VirusBulletin 100% test, proving they can protect from known in-the-wild viruses. But the test also illustrated the comparative weakness of F-Prot with advanced security, with the software only showing 48% accuracy for reactive and proactive scanning technology.

Ease of Installation:
Installing and setting up F-Prot Antivirus is straightforward and easy and will look familiar to anyone who has installed any software on a Windows computer. The complete installation does require a system restart, after which F-Prot automatically checks for the most recent updates.

Ease of Use:
F-Prot isn’t hard to use, but there’s nothing really great about it either. The interface is simple (almost too simple), and while not difficult, doesn’t really add any usability benefit. Users should be able to set up scheduled scans or run manual scans on various PC components. Luckily, the software is designed to run by itself (with automatic scans and updates) for the most part.

Features:
F-Prot Antivirus features proactive heuristic detection to protect from previously unknown threats. The software also has password-protected settings and integrated email scanning (for both inbound and outbound messages and attachments). Unfortunately, the web-based protection is limited to the Internet Explorer browser.

One nice feature that F-Prot offers is multi-user licensing. One license of F-Prot Antivirus is good for up to five home computers.

Updates:
F-Prot’s antivirus software includes automatic updates that are designed to be faster and lighter (because they are delivered on a regular basis). Proxy server users can also set up for automatic updates.

Help & Support:
F-Prot’s online support center features a knowledgebase and forum. You can submit a suspicious file to the company to look at, or send a specific question by submitting a ticket.