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Webroot’s interface is organized into tabs, rather than modules, for each area of security, and there are five of them to choose from: Overview, PC Security, Identity & Privacy, System Tools, and My Account. While this information is interesting, I didn’t find it to be all that useful and it makes the window look a little intimidating and cluttered. The main screen does show your protection status, as well as statistics such as when the last scan was performed, how long you’ve been protected, and how many system events have been inspected since installation. The Webroot SecureAnywhere user interface is a little tricky to get around.
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The program does not attempt to install any extras, such as toolbars, nor does it try to change any of your settings. It’s a one-click installation process, and it doesn’t require a reboot. Installing Webroot SecureAnywhere Internet Security 2013 is quick and painless. It had the fastest scan time of all the 2013 suites we tested, for both on-demand scans (58 seconds) and on-access scans (two minutes, 10 seconds). It added just half a second to startup time (as compared to a PC with no antivirus installed) and three seconds to shutdown time.
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While Webroot’s protection may not be top-notch, it’s a speedy program with little effect on performance. Avira Internet Security 2013 cleaned up 50 percent of infections, AVG cleaned up 60 percent, and the other suites cleaned up 70 percent or more. It managed to clean up all traces of infection 48.5 percent of the time-a lower-than-average result compared to other suites we’ve looked at recently. In our system cleanup test, Webroot managed to detect 93.9 percent of infections and disable 81.8 percent of them.