VIPRE开发的安全产品承诺提供高于平均水平的恶意软件保护(malware protection)，这些产品易于管理且不会降低您的计算机速度。该公司唯一针对家庭用户的安全解决方案(security solution)的最新版本称为VIPRE Advanced Security，除了通常的安全层和模块外，它还捆绑了一系列额外的工具，可以为您的资金提供额外的价值。我们已经使用和测试了VIPRE 高级安全(VIPRE Advanced Security)几天，我们想在这篇评论中与您分享我们发现的所有好的方面和负面的方面：
VIPRE Advanced Security 擅长(VIPRE Advanced Security good)什么？
VIPRE Advanced Security是一个安全套件(security suite)，适用于：
- 需要良好反恶意软件保护的用户(anti-malware protection)
- 希望在上网时得到良好保护的人，无论他们喜欢使用哪种网络浏览器
- 希望拥有不需要太多系统资源的安全套件的用户(security suite)
优点和缺点
VIPRE Advanced Security有其优点：
- 防病毒引擎(antivirus engine)非常擅长检测和清除计算机中的恶意软件
- 网络防护罩(web shield)可阻止您在任何网络浏览器中访问危险网站(web browser)
- 安全套件(security suite)对Windows 计算机(Windows computer)的性能和速度(performance and speed)几乎没有负面影响
- 用户界面(user interface)有很多开关和大按钮，在触摸屏上也很容易使用
不幸的是，该产品有许多弱点会降低其效率：
- 防火墙虽然比默认的Windows防火墙(Windows Firewall)好，但不能根据Windows中设置的网络配置文件(network profile)自动调整其保护模式(protection mode)，即使你手动调整，效率也只是一般
- 用户界面看起来很难看，感觉像是由几乎没有视觉设计和用户体验经验的人设计的(design and user experience)
- 尽管它的设置允许您将其配置为在将USB驱动器插入计算机时自动扫描它们，但它不会执行此类扫描。仅当您访问USB(USB)驱动器时才会对其进行扫描
- 不包括家长控制，并且该套件不提供VPN 服务(VPN service)
判决
VIPRE Advanced Security并不是一款适合所有人的安全产品(security product)，因为它缺乏平衡性。它有它的优点，比如强大的杀毒引擎(antivirus engine)，高效的网络防护(web shield)，以及对你的计算机性能的低影响，但它也有很多弱点。用户界面不仅丑陋，而且组织也很差。它的防火墙模块(firewall module)与Windows的集成方式和网络配置文件功能存在问题。此外，即使您手动配置它的效率也是平均的，而且这个安全套件(security suite)中捆绑的有用的附加工具很少。由于所有这些问题，我们不能推荐VIPRE Advanced Security致我们所有的读者，我们认为最好先尝试一下，看看是否喜欢。不先使用试用版(trial version)，不要急于将钱花在VIPRE Advanced Security上。
下载安装体验(download and installation experience)
要在您的 PC 上获得VIPRE Advanced Security(VIPRE Advanced Security) ，您必须做的第一件事就是向公司提供一个电子邮件地址(email address)。然后，您下载一个名为(download)vipre_advanced_security_trial.exe的 5.79MB小可执行文件。运行它，安装向导(installation wizard)就会加载。它首先要求您同意最终用户许可协议(end user license agreement)。您还可以选择要安装安全套件(security suite)的位置。
然后，向导开始下载安装VIPRE Advanced Security(VIPRE Advanced Security)所需的文件。总的来说，您应该获得不超过 63.2MB 的数据。这不算多，但在安装过程中(installation process)您还会获得额外的 303.9MB 病毒定义，这已经相当多了。根据您的互联网连接速度，此步骤可能需要一段时间，如果您使用的是按流量计费的(internet connection speed)互联网连接(internet connection)，这也可能是一个问题。然而，安全套件(security suite)从一开始就自动更新其病毒定义也是积极的。
在安装结束之前，VIPRE Advanced Security会询问您是否要向其ThreatNet服务提交安全信息。(security information)我们建议您这样做，因为此信息有助于VIPRE更好地应对新的恶意软件威胁。
VIPRE推出其用户界面(user interface)，乍一看，它看起来简单易用。
在您的 Windows 计算机上获取 VIPRE 高级安全性的第一步很容易完成。除了电子邮件地址之外，没有要求您提供其他个人信息，这是一件好事。但是，您应该预计此过程需要一段时间，因为您必须下载大量数据。(The first steps in getting VIPRE Advanced Security on your Windows computer are easy to go through. With the sole exception of an email address, there is no other personal information requested from you and that is a good thing. However, you should expect this process to take a while because you have to download a high amount of data.)
与Windows、网络浏览器和通用Windows 平台(Windows platform)应用程序集成
我们检查与Windows集成的第一件事是VIPRE Advanced Security是否自动禁用Windows 防火墙(Windows Firewall)和Windows Defender。确实如此，这意味着您不应该发现任何冲突或性能问题。我们还检查了网络功能是否正常运行：我们能够在本地网络上加入并创建一个家庭组，我们能够访问网络中共享的文件和文件夹，当我们使用通用时我们没有任何问题Windows 平台(Windows platform)应用程序。
我们还发现VIPRE Advanced Security提供的防火墙模块(firewall module)不会主动监控您在Windows中设置的(Windows)网络配置文件(network profile)。在我们的测试计算机上(test computer)，它甚至都懒得问我们连接的网络是私有的还是公共的。它相信每个新网络都是安全的，这不是一件好事，尤其是如果您经常连接到公共WiFi 。
为了保护您的在线安全，VIPRE Advanced Security会扫描并过滤来自您计算机的所有互联网流量(internet traffic)，这意味着您可以在您喜欢使用的任何网络浏览器中受到保护。
我们还想看看VIPRE是否会对我们的(VIPRE)测试计算机(test computer)的性能产生有意义的负面影响。我们首先使用BootRacer测量了在 PC 上安装安全套件(security suite)之前和之后的启动时间。安全套件(security suite)对我们测试系统(test system)的启动时间(boot time)没有影响。然后，我们检查了它需要多少RAM才能保持其所有保护服务正常运行。在我们的测试笔记本电脑(test laptop)上，它消耗了大约 160MB 的RAM，按照今天的标准，这并不多。
为了检查 Internet 或本地网络速度是否受到VIPRE 高级安全(VIPRE Advanced Security)性的影响，我们还使用Speedtest.net和LAN Speed Test进行了一些测试。安装安全套件(security suite)前后速度相同，这意味着它对互联网或本地网络数据传输没有不利影响。这是一个很好的结果！
VIPRE Advanced Security 是一个与 Windows 及其大部分网络功能集成的安全套件。我们赞赏它需要很少的系统资源来完成其工作这一事实，但我们不喜欢它的防火墙模块无法根据您在 Windows 中设置的网络配置文件自动调整其保护级别。(VIPRE Advanced Security is a security suite that is integrated with Windows and most of its networking features. We appreciate as positive the fact that it needs few system resources to do its job, but we do not like that its firewall module is not able to automatically adjust its protection level according to the network profile you set in Windows.)
易于使用和配置
VIPRE Advanced Security提供了一个简单的用户界面(user interface)，尽管我们认为它是一个丑陋的界面。它是一个固定大小的窗口(size window)，上面有几个部分、选项和按钮。通常情况下，我们希望这样，但VIPRE决定把所有东西都扔进去的方式是没有灵感的。部分文本使用(text use)的字体太小而无法理解，有很大的空白没有意义，而且在将设置和功能彼此分开时也没有结构。不幸的是，用户界面(user interface)与我们在过去几年中看到的VIPRE安全解决方案中的用户界面相同。(VIPRE)
即使用户界面(user interface)看起来像孩子涂鸦，它也有一个很好的部分：您可以在您拥有的任何设备上使用它，包括触摸屏设备，因为功能和设置通常由开关或大按钮控制。
我们喜欢VIPRE Advanced Security的另一项功能是大量可用的帮助选项。显示了复杂设置、离线帮助(offline help)文件和访问电话支持(phone support)、社区论坛和文档的帮助工具提示。
如果您是一位经验丰富的PC 用户，您可能会对(PC user)VIPRE Advanced Security中包含的日志和统计数据感到非常满意。但是，如果您是初学者，并且希望看到易于理解的可视化统计数据，那么您就不走运了，因为您没有得到类似的东西。
在我们测试VIPRE Advanced Security期间，我们看到它显示有关受恶意软件感染的文件的警报，但我们没有看到任何防火墙通知。
VIPRE Advanced Security 是一款具有丑陋用户界面的安全产品，可从重新设计中受益。我们很欣赏它的某些方面，比如大按钮和开关，但它的混乱组织方式(VIPRE Advanced Security is a security product with an ugly user interface that would benefit from a redesign. We appreciate some aspects of it like the large buttons and switches, but the chaotic way in which it is organized )使它(makes )相当不吸引人。(it rather unappealing.)
在这篇评论的下一页上，您可以看到VIPRE Advanced Security保护您的计算机免受网络攻击和恶意软件的能力。您还可以查看此安全套件(security suite)中包含哪些附加功能，并查看我们对您应该调整哪些设置的建议。
Security for everyone - Review VIPRE Advanced Security
VIPRE develops seсurity products which promise to deliver above-average malware prоtection, which are easy to manage and do not slow down your computer. The latest version of the соmpany's only ѕecurity solution for home users is called VIPRE Advanced Security and, besides the usual security layers and modules, it also bundles a series of additional tools that could offer extra value for your money. We have used and tested VIPRE Advanced Security for a few days, and we want to share with you all the good aspects, and the negative ones, that we have discovered about it, in this review:
What is VIPRE Advanced Security good at?
VIPRE Advanced Security is a security suite that is good for:
- Users who want good anti-malware protection
- People who want to be well protected when online, no matter which web browser they prefer using
- Users who wish to have a security suite that does not need many system resources
Pros and cons
VIPRE Advanced Security has its good parts:
- The antivirus engine is very good at detecting and cleaning malware from your computer
- The web shield blocks you from visiting dangerous websites, in any web browser
- The security suite has little negative effect on the performance and speed of your Windows computer
- The user interface has lots of switches and big buttons, making it easy to use on touchscreens too
Unfortunately, this product has many weaknesses which decrease its efficiency:
- The firewall, although better than the default Windows Firewall, cannot adjust its protection mode automatically based on the network profile set in Windows, and even if you adjust it manually, it is still only average in efficiency
- The user interface looks ugly, and it feels like it was designed by someone with little to no experience in visual design and user experience
- Although its settings allow you to configure it to automatically scan USB drives when you plug them into your computer, it does not perform such scans. USB drives are scanned only when you access them
- There are no parental controls included, and there is no VPN service offered by this suite
Verdict
VIPRE Advanced Security is not a security product for everyone, because of its lack of balance. It has its good parts, like the powerful antivirus engine, efficient web shield, and the low impact on your computer's performance, but it also has many weaknesses. The user interface is not only coyote ugly, but it is also poorly organized. Its firewall module has issues with the way it is integrated with Windows and the network profile feature. Also, its efficiency is average even if you configure it manually, and there are few useful additional tools bundled in this security suite. Because of all these issues, we cannot recommend VIPRE Advanced Security to all our readers, and we think it is best that you try it first and see if you like it. Do not rush into spending your money on VIPRE Advanced Security without using the trial version first.
The download and installation experience
The first thing you have to do to get VIPRE Advanced Security on your PC is to provide the company with an email address. Then, you download a small 5.79MB executable file called vipre_advanced_security_trial.exe. Run it, and the installation wizard loads up. The first thing it asks you is to agree with the end user license agreement. You can also choose where you want the security suite to be installed.
Then, the wizard begins downloading the files required for the installation of VIPRE Advanced Security. In total, you should get no more than 63.2MB of data. That is not much, but you also get an additional 303.9MB of virus definitions during the installation process, and that is quite a lot. Depending on your internet connection speed, this step can take a while, and it can also be a matter of concern if you are using a metered internet connection. However, it is also positive that the security suite automatically updates its virus definitions right from the start.
Before the installation is ended, VIPRE Advanced Security asks if you want to submit security information to their ThreatNet service. We recommend that you do that because this information helps VIPRE react better against new malware threats.
VIPRE launches its user interface which, at first glance, looks simple and easy to use.
The first steps in getting VIPRE Advanced Security on your Windows computer are easy to go through. With the sole exception of an email address, there is no other personal information requested from you and that is a good thing. However, you should expect this process to take a while because you have to download a high amount of data.
Integration with Windows, web browsers and universal Windows platform apps
The first thing we checked regarding integration with Windows was whether VIPRE Advanced Security automatically disables Windows Firewall and Windows Defender. It did, and that means you should not find any conflicts or performance issues. We also checked whether the networking features work well and they did: we were able to join and create a homegroup on the local network, we were able to access the files and folders shared in the network, and we had no issues when we used universal Windows platform apps.
We also found that the firewall module offered by VIPRE Advanced Security does not actively monitor the network profile you set in Windows. On our test computer, it did not even bother to ask whether the networks to which we connected were private or public. It trusted every new network as being safe, and that is not a good thing, especially if you connect to public WiFi often.
To protect you online, VIPRE Advanced Security scans and filters all the internet traffic from your computer, and that means that you are protected in any web browser you prefer using.
We also wanted to see if VIPRE has a meaningful negative effect on the performance of our test computer. We first measured the boot times with BootRacer, before and after installing the security suite on the PC. The security suite had no impact on our test system's boot time. Then, we checked how much RAM it needs to keep all its protection services up and running. On our test laptop, it consumed about 160MB of RAM, which is not much by today's standards.
To check whether the internet or local network speeds are affected by VIPRE Advanced Security, we also ran a few tests with Speedtest.net and with LAN Speed Test. The speeds were the same before and after installing the security suite, which means that it has no adverse effect on internet or local network data transfers. It is an excellent result!
VIPRE Advanced Security is a security suite that is integrated with Windows and most of its networking features. We appreciate as positive the fact that it needs few system resources to do its job, but we do not like that its firewall module is not able to automatically adjust its protection level according to the network profile you set in Windows.
Ease of use & configuration
VIPRE Advanced Security offers a simple user interface, although our opinion is that it is an ugly one. It is a fixed size window with few sections, options, and buttons on it. Normally, we would like that, but the way VIPRE decided to throw everything in is uninspired. Portions of text use a font that is too small to understand, there are large blank spaces that have no meaning, and there is no structure when it comes to dividing settings and features from one another. Unfortunately, the user interface is identical to the one we saw on VIPRE's security solutions from the last couple of years.
Even if the user interface looks like a child doodled it, there is also a good part about it: you can use it on any device you own, including on touchscreen devices, because the features and settings are usually controlled by switches or large buttons.
One other feature that we liked about VIPRE Advanced Security is the large number of available help options. There are help tooltips displayed for complex settings, offline help files and access to phone support, community forums and documentation.
If you are an experienced PC user, you are probably going to be quite happy with the logs and statistics included in VIPRE Advanced Security. However, if you are a beginner, and you expect to see visual statistics that are easy to understand, then you are out of luck, as you do not get anything like that.
During the time in which we tested VIPRE Advanced Security, we saw it display alerts about malware infected files, but we did not see any firewall notifications.
VIPRE Advanced Security is a security product with an ugly user interface that would benefit from a redesign. We appreciate some aspects of it like the large buttons and switches, but the chaotic way in which it is organized makes it rather unappealing.
On the next page of this review, you can see how capable VIPRE Advanced Security is to protect your computer from network attacks and malware. You can also see what additional features are included in this security suite, and check our recommendations for what settings you should adjust.
