Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Our Review

Emsisoft Anti-Malware is a complete security solution for your device. Replacing Windows Defender, it takes over your computer and promises to protect you from the most vicious forms of malware, including viruses, worms, rootkits, keyloggers, Trojans, spyware, phishing, and ransomware.

Before reading our Emsisoft Anti-Malware review, take a look at its system requirements, editions, installation and interface, along with set of features bundled with each edition.

Emsisoft Anti-Malware system requirements

No special hardware is listed for Emsisoft Anti-Malware, so it should work even with an older computer. It supports these Windows editions:

• Windows 10, 8.1, 8, 7 (both 32-bit and 64-bit)

Emsisoft Anti-Malware free trial

You can play with three editions of Emsisoft Anti-Malware: Free, Home, and Home & Mobile. Emsisoft Anti-Malware Free ensures full protection only during the first 30 days. Afterward, it disables some of its security features but retains the dual-engine malware remover. It can be used for non-commercial purposes only, even during the free trial.

Emsisoft Anti-Malware Home comes with four layers of protection for Windows, while Emsisoft Anti-Malware Home & Mobile applies lightweight protection for Android devices.

Subscription plans can be purchased at varying prices, depending on the duration and number of devices. But they come with a 30-day money-back guarantee and customer support. Business users should turn to Emsisoft Business Security or other enterprise antivirus solutions.

Emsisoft Anti-Malware installation and interface

The setup package of the security application is pretty large and take a while to unwrap. However, the entire install procedure is performed automatically, and you can find Emsisoft Anti-Malware in your Program Files location. When initializing it for the first time, you must read and accept the license and maintenance agreement.

In the following step, it’s necessary to log in with an Emsisoft user account but only if you must activate a paid edition of the anti-malware tool. If you’re using the free version, you can simply close the login window.

When it comes to the graphical interface, Emsisoft Anti-Malware has a clean and bright window, which houses all options and configuration settings in different parts. The overview section provides quick access to the protection component, scan and clean tool, logs, and settings. You can also quickly toggle the firewall and network lockdown mode.

Excellent anti-malware solution with layered protection

Although the free edition doesn’t benefit from anti-ransomware and anti-phishing protection, it shouldn’t be neglected because it comes with a powerful dual-engine malware scanner powered by Emsisoft, with a little help of its friends (Bitdefender).

Scans are performed at great speed, without interrupting your work or leisure time on the PC. The graphical interface and options are intuitive, even for those who have never operated anti-malware applications before.

All in all, Emsisoft Anti-Malware provides excellent security solutions for your entire system, keeping all kinds of malware at bay without sacrificing too many system resources.

Emsisoft Anti-Malware FAQ

• Is Emsisoft Anti-Malware safe?

Yes, it’s perfectly safe to use Emsisoft Anti-Malware. The security solution regularly occupied top spots in yearly tests conducted by independent non-profit organizations, such as AV-Comparatives or AV-TEST, thanks to superior malware detection abilities and few reports of false positives (no recent tests, though).

• What is Emsisoft Emergency Kit?

Emsisoft Emergency Kit is part of the Emsisoft Anti-Malware package but can also be separately downloaded and installed. Using Emsisoft’s critical files, the Emergency Kit quickly compiles a suite of malware removal utilities. The result is a portable program that you can save to a USB flash drive or burn to a CD or DVD.

• Is Emsisoft Anti-Malware free?

Although there is a free edition of Emsisoft Anti-Malware, it’s somewhat limited. If you want the full set of options, we suggest you to try the Home or Home & Mobile editions.