TotalAV also shaved off about 8 seconds from the archiving test. Transferring a large set of files of around 50GB was about a minute faster with TotalAV running. Performance was a little better with our file-transfer test. TotalAV’s drop was not as drastic in the gaming section of the test, nor was the drop too bad during the rendering and visualization portion of the digital content creation test. With TotalAV Antivirus Pro installed, and after running a full system scan, PCMark 10 scored 1,602, a drop of 63 points. Without TotalAV, the test PC scored 1,665. Upgrading to the higher tiers adds a VPN with 32 country locations, and a browser add-on for blocking ads and trackers.įor our in-house performance tests, TotalAV didn’t impress in the PCMark 10 test. Still, to see this in the basic suite is a surprise.Īntivirus Pro’s internet security section (the fingerprint icon) offers protection against malicious websites, as well as a data-breach check. We aren’t huge fans of these utilities since features like this are either already built in to Windows 10 or available for fee. IDGĬlicking on the speedometer icon in the left rail shows all of the various system tune-up options available including an application uninstaller, startup manager, and browser cleanup. Typically, these types of premium features are reserved for the more expensive suites. Features like this are pretty rare on base-level antivirus programs. In our tests, it did a pretty good job of analyzing duplicate files based on their contents. The smart scan is a nice touch beyond typical malware scans, especially the duplicate finder.
To access a standard security scan click on the shield icon in the left rail to see options for a full system scan, quick scans, and a customized scan.
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