Granted, this is only effective if the system recognizes that a process is doing potentially malicious things. While this can be tracked down through the log files, it seems unnecessarily involved. For instance, restoring a file requires knowing its Message Digest algorithm 5 (MD5) hash. Some of the features are slightly more complicated than I'd like, though.
A full gamut of system actions, such as restarting the system, restoring a file, setting up scans, and running command line tools, are just a click away. From there, it's possible to manage policies, groups of devices, run reports, and change global settings, which can be applied to all devices.Īdministrators have a wide and deep reach when it comes to controlling devices registered to the management console. You can drill down into each to find a specific Endpoint Protection module. A nice touch here for IT consultants is that Webroot SecureAnywhere Business Endpoint Protection can manage multiple organizations from one console. The Web Console is a straightforward, tabbed UI that didn't suffer from too much simplicity, unlike Avast for Business Premium Endpoint Security.
On the client side, Webroot SecureAnywhere Business Endpoint Protection provides a tiny, streamlined user interface (UI) that lets you perform a few key tasks such as scanning, manual blocking, and log checking. At that point, Webroot SecureAnywhere Business Endpoint Protection will scan your system for existing threats and then enable itself.
The only prompt is for the activation key that matches the client up to the online account. A client application can be deployed and installed with minimal fuss after being downloaded from the web console. One thing I liked about Webroot SecureAnywhere Business Endpoint Protection is that it's delightfully simple to set up. Overall, I liked this product very much but its inability to detect script-based attacks keep it well behind current Editors' Choice winner Bitdefender GravityZone Elite. You can evaluate Webroot SecureAnywhere Business Endpoint Protection yourself via the 30-day trial available on their website. The software also provides a mobile device component that offers features such as antivirus, device locate, device wipe, and secure browsing, though these features are mostly aimed at the Android platform due to the limits Apple builds into iOS. The company Webroot provides a complete web-based solution for IT professionals who need to protect Microsoft Windows PCs and servers as well as computers using Apple OS X. Webroot SecureAnywhere Business Endpoint Protection (which begins at $150 per year for five endpoints) is one of the few independently owned and managed cloud hosted endpoint protection services.