Emsisoft provides antivirus and anti-malware protection to millions of individuals, businesses, and organizations the world over. The super-clean Emsisoft Enterprise Security user interface and powerful security protections are quite impressive. In terms of malware detection and ease-of-use, they are excellent. One of Emsisoft’s really strong selling points is that it’s a lightweight, easy-to-use software that can be run on any computer. It has a clean, friendly interface, and is backed up by highly available and skilled tech support. Plus, it’s super-fast and low on resource use.
Remote Access (!)
Now, once the cloud connection is made, you will see a feature where Emsisoft Enterprise Security really shines. It’s the remote management feature, which lets you perform scans, adjust settings, view analytics, and manage quarantine files from anywhere there’s an internet connection. It allows you to check up your computer from anywhere. It also allows you to manage your cybersecurity remotely.
Lots of antivirus products offer some amount of remote access. But with Emsisoft, you get the application itself inside a browser window. Anything you can do locally, you can do remotely. And, you use the same interface that you’re already familiar with.
The remote management system offers some cool features such as a network lockdown that kills all connections to the affected system other than the connection to the Cloud Console. Plus, you can configure profiles that set up new computers the way you prefer, invite other users with varying degrees of control, and more.
For business users the total and complete remote management is a huge selling point. You can lock local access to settings, disable confusing notifications, or hide the purchase and renewal buttons. For the right user, this is fantastic.
Use case
Emsisoft Enterprise Security is obviously designed for larger businesses. This explains the absence of parental controls, identity protections, password manager, and or VPN. Competitors like Norton’s and McAfee have such features, but they also cost more.
It protects workstations, servers and remote workplaces, and comes with the free Cloud Console that lets you deploy AV to an entire organization. This allows you to generate reports, apply security policies, and initiate and schedule scans from a single console.
Emsisoft has a very simple administration. And, being web-based, It also has the advantage of being able to respond to alerts without having to be tied to the office.
Emsisoft Enterprise Security features
This product has two antivirus engines. The first is a proprietary scanner which uses predictive algorithms to flag unwanted programs and suspicious files. The second is Bitdefender’s award-winning anti-malware engine. This dual-engine antivirus scanner is powerful, testing very well against products like McAfee, with few if any false positives.
You can choose from three scan modes. Quick Scan analyzes files that are actively running, and it is amazingly fast. Malware Scan checks the parts of your PC where malware usually hides, like downloads, system registries, and cached files. It has good speed, and is extremely thorough. Custom Scan allows you to select which folders to scan with three levels of intensity: Default, Thorough, and Paranoid.
Behavior Blocker
This analyzes active programs for suspicious behavior and blocks them before they can make changes on your PC. This behavioral analysis can protect your computer from ransomware, rootkits, and spyware.
It is also a very useful diagnostic tool. It offers alerts that make it easy to see where suspicious files are located. Advanced users will appreciate this feature. Less tech-savvy users will probably just want to use the auto-resolve option, which fixes the problem for you.
Behavior Blocker is a powerful tool against ransomware, rootkits, and other forms of malware that can hide from traditional malware scanners.
Cloud Console
The actual console is one of the best there is. It lets you access a mirror of your antivirus dashboard from any web browser. No other software gives you this level of control.It allows you to run scans, adjust firewall settings, check past scan logs, and navigate system files from any browser.
Cloud Console even offers analytics to track scan results across all of your devices. This is really useful for teams that need to see where the security breaches in their systems are.
Emsisoft Business and Enterprise
Both business plans offer Emsisoft’s complete antivirus coverage. This includes the Behavior Blocker, anti-ransomware tools, active scanning, Cloud Console, and a command line scanner for IT professionals.
Both cover 3 endpoints, with an extra fee for each additional device. But, there are some key differences between Emsisoft Business Security and Emsisoft Enterprise Security. Emsisoft Business Security is more suitable for a small business. It allows for 2 admins and up to 10 protection and permission policies. On the other hand, Emsisoft Enterprise Security covers unlimited admins and offers unlimited policies. It also offers priority customer support.
Both Emsisoft Business Security and Emsisoft Enterprise Security come with a 30-day money-back guarantee, so you can try them with your small business, risk-free.
Emsisoft has fewer features, but is cheaper than big-name competitors like Norton and McAfee when covering a single device. What it does, it does very well. The malware scanning is top-notch. The anti-phishing and ransomware protections effectively protect from a huge range of cybersecurity threats. The Cloud Console feature allows full access to any of your devices from anywhere, which is awesome. There’s a lot of value in this unique remote management feature.
If you’re happy with your VPN and password manager and you’re looking for a lightweight, CPU non-intensive antivirus for your PC or Android, Emsisoft is a very good choice. And you can get all your questions answered by emailing us, or calling Corporate Armor at 877-449-0458. Thanks for reading!
Emsisoft Enterprise Security Highlights
– Good malware protection
– Behavioral detection effective against ransomware
– Cloud Console allows full remote management
– Excellent value! – Free Cloud Console lets you deploy AV to entire organization
Any questions about Emsisoft? Just email us or call Corporate Armor at 877-449-0458. Thanks for reading!