![]() ![]() How do you know it even works? Antivirus testing labs around the world exist to answer that question. Buying an advanced antivirus, not so much. When you buy a car with advanced features like adaptive cruise or lane departure warning, you can easily see those features in action. You’ll hardly pay less unless you opt for a free antivirus. At all pricing tiers, CatchPulse is a bargain. Kaspersky and ESET NOD32 Antivirus both list at $129.99 for 10 devices, by comparison. The next lowest price is Sophos Home Premium, which costs $60 per year to protect 10 devices. If you need protection for 10 PCs, CatchPulse is a clear winner at $39.90 per year. At the five-license level, CatchPulse undercuts K7, $32.45 to $34.00. ![]() That’s lower than any product I track except for K7 Antivirus Premium, which costs $15 per year. You pay $23.99 per year to protect one PC with CatchPulse. These promises made me a bit wary as I started on this review. The description of the product’s “block first” protection reveals that you, the user, must make the distinction between malware and safe software. But then you’d be paying for two antivirus solutions. The website also states that “CatchPulse catches threats that traditional anti-virus solutions miss,” meaning you can use it alongside your existing antivirus. Oh, there are a few products with a tech-expert bent, but in general, your antivirus doesn’t need a lot of care and feeding. The thing is, most modern antivirus companies don’t require users to become security experts. CatchPulse, the latest incarnation of the company’s home antivirus solution, promises protection from security threats “without forcing users to become cybersecurity experts.” According to the company website, CheckPulse “combines an award-winning AI with a ‘block first’ approach that makes 100% protection a reality.” We did see cloud-based AI detection in testing, but not the promised 100% protection. In the last year or two, the company stepped into the consumer arena with its SecureAPlus antivirus. While I haven’t tracked its progress over the years, I can see from the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine that SecureAge has provided Enterprise-level security for decades.
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