Dr.Web Antivirus For Windows

Dr.Web is a Russian internet security provider that supplies antivirus solutions for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android. For Windows, Dr.Web offers three solutions -Dr. Web Security Space, Dr.Web Antivirus and Dr.Web KATANA. Dr.Web Anti-virus for Windows provides complete basic protection for your computer system. It also offers other security tools that are available for download free of cost.  The antivirus can be downloaded for a trial of three months or a single month. To get a three-month trial, the user will have to register or sign up.

The antivirus comes with three types of different scanning options. The user can perform an express scan, full system scan, and customized scan. The full system scan will scan the entire system including hard disks. Express scan focuses on system pathways whereas, the customized scan can perform scans on any chosen file or folder. Dr.Web Antivirus for Windows has features such as heuristic and definition-based detection. Heuristic detection means the antivirus will detect malware based on the characteristics of a file and how it is acting. Definition based detection is useful as every day new malware is being created. So the definitions of malware are updated regularly. When antivirus is updated regularly, it receives new definitions of malware and can detect the latest malware that is present. The real-time update happens with the help of information taken from the Dr.Web cloud.

Dr.Web Antivirus for Windows provides extensive control and configuration settings for the user. The settings include various security components that can be toggled on or off as per the user’s wish. These tools differ from protective protection, scanning settings to guard settings of Dr.Web Security Space. There is a separate quarantine manager that isolates and stanch the detected files. The user can choose to save, keep or remove these files. The user can also customize the notifications they receive from the antivirus. The antivirus does a good job of protecting against ransomware as well. The antivirus provides a Dr.Web Rescue Pack that is available to paid users of antivirus. This Rescue Pack helps to recover files compromised by encryption.

Dr. Web Antivirus for Windows does not provide a parental control feature, where parents can monitor and control the usage of the internet for their kids. It is only available in the Dr.Web Security Space. In the advanced settings, the user can configure the scan settings further. The user can choose to run a normal (fast) scan, a lower level, or an immediate emergency scan. The user can turn off scanning for objects on LAN, or scanning Windows for rootkits. The user can disable heuristic detection, windows script scanning and scanning of loading programs. The antivirus lacks features such as file shredder, email scanning and blocking access to devices.

Dr. Web Antivirus for Windows has an interface that is extremely easy to understand and use. It is simple and a user can effortlessly use it. The technical support is given 24×7 in addition to a telephonic global center to help customers.