Webroot SecureAnywhere Antivirus 2012 is the latest in the art of cloud computing software which protects your computer from many forms of attacks like virus, spying, phishing, ID thefts etc. Technically, this tool updates itself with the latest signatures available from its parent server in the cloud. This feature enables the client tool to get equipped with the latest signatures of the attacks. The tool has the capability to check the registry for fraud entries, detect them with minimum false positives, and removes those foreign entries in the registry which are the root cause for all Trojan attacks.

This tool provides standard protection against Viruses and spywares. This tool claims to detect all possible worms, Trojans, rootkits in the end users PC with maximum detection rate. The tool is known for its blazing speed. It is observed that the first time scanning takes around few minutes, but later scans can be completed in two to five minutes in a system of moderate storage. Another mentionable feature of this tool is that it has no conflict policy with any other product of the same category. The technical design of this tool claims to detect the presence of other anti-malware products and not to confuse them or get confused of their presence.

The issue of identity theft due to the threat of key loggers and screen grabbers is specially taken care in this tool. This helps the user to be relaxed on the safety of their passwords, crucial for the financial transactions. The tool almost acts as an internal firewall for the PC, blocking the intrusion attempts and hacking activities, with minimum interruptions to the daily normal activities. Though advanced features like Mobile protection, file protection, password management, and privacy data protection are not present in this version of Anti-virus, this tool is performing its basic duty of virus / malware protection in an efficient and speedy manner. It is worth a try to secure your PC and your activities on the internet.