‘Potentially unwanted applications’ have behaviors or traits that you may consider undesirable or unwanted. ‘Unwanted applications’ can affect your device or data more severely. An application may be identified as ‘potentially unwanted’ (PUA) if it can: Affect your privacy or productivity – for example, exposes personal information or performs unauthorized actions Put undue stress on your […]
Harmful applications and files can try to damage your data or gain unauthorized access to your computer system to steal your private information. Source : Official F-Secure Brand Editor by : BEST Antivirus KBS Team
You can restore the quarantined items that you need. You can restore applications or files from quarantine if you need them. Do not restore any items from quarantine unless you are sure that items pose no threat. Restored items move back to the original location on your computer. To restore quarantined items: Open F-Secure SAFE […]
You can view more information on items placed in quarantine. Quarantine is a safe repository for files that may be harmful. The product can place both harmful items and potentially unwanted applications in quarantine to make them harmless. You can restore applications or files from quarantine later if you need them. If you do not […]
Antimalware Scan Interface (AMSI) is a Microsoft Windows component that allows the deeper inspection of built-in scripting services. Advanced malware uses scripts that are disguised or encrypted to avoid traditional methods of scanning. Such malware is often loaded directly into memory, so it does not use any files on the device. AMSI is an interface […]
You can prevent applications on your computer from downloading harmful files from the internet. Some websites contain exploits and other harmful files that may harm your computer. With advanced network protection, you can prevent any application from downloading harmful files before they reach your computer. To block any application from downloading harmful files: Open F-Secure […]
You can choose which folders require an additional layer of protection against destructive software, such as ransomware. Ransomware protection blocks any unsafe access to your protected folders. Open F-Secure SAFE from the Windows Start menu. On the main view, select Viruses and Threats. On the Viruses and Threats view, select App and file control. Note: You need administrative rights to access these […]
Ransomware Protection monitors a set of folders for potentially harmful changes made by ransomware or other, similar harmful software. Ransomware is harmful software that encrypts important files on your computer, preventing you from accessing them. Criminals demand a ransom to restore your files, but there are no guarantees you would ever get your personal data […]
You can view applications that you have excluded from scanning, and remove them from the excluded items list if you want to scan them in the future. If the product detects a potentially unwanted application that you know to be safe or spyware that you need to keep on your computer to use some other […]
DeepGuard monitors applications to detect potentially harmful changes to the system. DeepGuard makes sure that you use only safe applications. The safety of an application is verified from the trusted cloud service. If the safety of an application cannot be verified, DeepGuard starts to monitor the application behavior. Tip: If you want F-Secure to add your […]