It works to a degree, but there are limits and sometimes causes problems with regular browser usage. The browser security module is also sub-par. ZoneAlarm will give you more functionality for free. However, it doesn’t have that much power or configurability, and it’s not easy to use. It is intelligent enough to whitelist common applications. It detects malware without difficulty, but it also generates several false alarms. For one, the scanning is a little slower than the average with some acceleration, here and there. However, as far as performance goes, it still has a long way to go if it wants to compete against top security suites such as Norton, Kaspersky, and Avast.
Looking at its offerings, Quick Heal Antivirus Pro seems to be a worthy antivirus. More, it can handle multiple simultaneous scans, so you can check a file even if you have a big system scan already running in the background. However, you can scan files from the explorer’s right-click menu.
Note that there is actually no ability to add custom scan types or even tweak an individual scan type to behave differently. The scan button is at the bottom of the window, which, when clicked, gives access to three scan types: Memory, Full, and Custom.
They only display settings that, once configured, you may never open again. More, these four areas do not give access to related functions. It gives most space to large buttons highlighting four areas-files and folders, emails, internet and network, and external drives. The app’s interface is cluttered and not that intuitive. However, the app does not do well in cramming all of these in its window. As noted, it does not only comes with antivirus, but with firewall, anti-keylogger, sandbox, and intrusion detector as well. One of the main selling points of Quick Heal Antivirus Pro is that it comes with a lot of features. However, these packages are well-protected from malware, and that they cannot be deleted or otherwise compromised. Users will also find that the package consumed plenty of disk space at around 800MB, although it only adds three background processes. So, even if you enter random digits as your contact number and choose a random location, the program won’t care. What’s more questionable is that the app does not validate the information beyond the email address. However, in doing so, you need to provide way too much personal data, including your name, email, address, country, state, and city. Contacting the support team will also prove to be useless, as you will only get generic troubleshooting advises-clear temporary folders, close other running apps, download, and run the installer again.įirst-time users can activate the trial to receive free updates. The installer will simply disappear with no logs to give you a clue. But what’s a more pressing issue is that the app does not provide any error message whenever a problem arises in the setup. Installing the app is also quite problematic.