Emsisoft Anti-Malware

By Mike Williams

Emsisoft is a New Zealand-based company which has been providing antivirus solutions since 2003. Recently it’s been doing particularly good work fighting ransomware, and the company regularly releases free decrypters to recover files without paying the ransom.

Emsisoft’s core product is Anti-Malware, a versatile offering which uses two engines (Bitdefender’s and Emsisoft’s own) to detect and block viruses, ransomware, ‘potentially unwanted products’ and more.

The package seems expensive at £34.40 ($43) for a one-computer, one-year licence, and adding more devices doesn’t help as much as usual. A 10-computer, three-year licence costs £413 ($525); Bitdefender’s equivalent would be £110 ($140).

• You can sign up for Emsisoft Anti-Malware here

There are some pluses hidden in the small print. If there’s a major new release of the product within the licence period, you get it for free. There’s a 25% discount on the renewal price for year two, and an extra 5% for every subsequent year, up to a maximum of 60%. Using Emsisoft long-term will eventually cost you less than many other products.

If you might be able to live with the price tag, an Emsisoft Anti-Malware trial enables trying out the product before you buy, and there’s also …read more

Source:: techradar.com – PC and Mac