Revisão do TotalAV 2021: O TotalAV é bom?

A necessidade de manter a segurança do seu computador em níveis ótimos é primordial, dado o aumento do número de ataques cibernéticos, bem como a sua criatividade, que parece não conhecer limites.

Um dos vetores mais perigosos que podem desestabilizar o bom funcionamento dos sistemas de computador em todo o mundo é o vírus. O termo tem sido amplamente usado para descrever qualquer parte do código malicioso que, quando executado, pode causar danos a ele, fazendo algumas alterações estruturais no sistema que infectou.

Se você costumava pregar peças em seus amigos, deve se lembrar dos “vírus” simples que você poderia escrever no bloco de notas que apagariam todo o conteúdo da unidade C: \ do sistema de destino , apagaria sua pasta System32 , estouraria sua unidade de CD ou criaria um número ilimitado de pastas no PC de destino.

Embora essas partidas geralmente não sejam tão inofensivas, os vírus modernos têm uma abordagem mais furtiva e podem até ser usados ​​para se infiltrar em sistemas, conceder ao invasor alguns direitos não merecidos no sistema infectado ou até mesmo roubar dados preciosos.

É precisamente por isso que as soluções de software antivírus são uma necessidade absoluta se você deseja manter a integridade do seu sistema o mais intacta possível. Embora o Windows tenha um antivírus integrado que faz um ótimo trabalho em nossa opinião, muitos usuários preferem investir em soluções mais complexas.

O que é TotalAV?

TotalAV é, como você provavelmente pode descobrir por seu nome não tão sutil, um antivírus que pode ajudá-lo a proteger seu PC de agentes maliciosos, como vírus, malware, anúncios e muitas outras intrusões semelhantes.

Os usuários geralmente contam com soluções antivírus de terceiros para substituir o Windows Defender por causa das ferramentas adicionais que eles fornecem. Hoje em dia, soluções antivírus como o TotalAV não apenas ajudam a verificar arquivos maliciosos em seu PC e removê-los, mas também podem bloquear anúncios, verificar e-mails, bloquear sites obscuros, filtrar solicitações suspeitas em sua conexão e assim por diante adiante e o que você tem.

Avaliação TotalAV

De acordo com o site oficial do produto, além de sua solução básica de software de proteção contra vírus, o TotalAV inclui uma extensão de navegador que pode escanear sites em um instante e informar se eles são seguros para você acessar.

Além disso, é possível que você possa instalá-lo em uma ampla gama de dispositivos, para que seu PC com Windows não seja o único protegido contra vários tipos de ataques cibernéticos. Mas chegaremos lá em breve e contaremos mais sobre isso.

Os preços do TotalAV variam de € 29 a € 59 por ano, dependendo de quantos dispositivos você deseja proteger e do número de opções adicionais que deseja ter. Os planos de preços são os seguintes:

• Antivirus Pro: € 29 por ano - pode proteger até 3 dispositivos ; falta VPN, Ad Blocker, Secure Password Vault
• Segurança na Internet: € 39 por ano - pode proteger até 5 dispositivos ; falta Ad Blocker, Secure Password Vault
• Segurança total: € 59 por ano - pode proteger até 6 dispositivos , tem o pacote completo de recursos

Teste gratuito do TotalAV

Embora os usuários que estão preocupados com a segurança de seus computadores não hesitem em investir grandes quantias de dinheiro em desenvolvedores de antivírus para seus produtos, ainda existem muitos que são céticos e preferem usar serviços gratuitos para o nível mínimo absoluto de proteção ou confiar no Windows 'construído -em antivírus (que já estabelecemos funciona muito bem).

É exatamente por isso que os testes gratuitos são fundamentais para provar a eficácia do seu produto (do ponto de vista do desenvolvedor de antivírus) e permitir que os usuários testem os recursos do seu produto antes de se comprometerem a adquirir um plano de assinatura (já que os pagamentos únicos são severamente desatualizados).

Felizmente, a TotalAV entende a importância de fazer com que os usuários finais testem o produto e decidam se ele atende às suas necessidades, então, vejam só, existe um teste gratuito que você pode usar para experimentar o antivírus.

Como você deve saber, existem basicamente duas formas de testes de software:

• Testes por tempo limitado, onde você pode testar todos os recursos do produto por um tempo limitado antes que expire
• Testes com recursos limitados que permitem que você use o produto pelo tempo que quiser, mas muitos recursos essenciais não estão acessíveis

Vale ressaltar que o TotalAV se enquadra na segunda categoria, já que você pode instalá-lo e utilizá-lo em seu dispositivo indefinidamente, mas possui apenas algumas funções. Ou seja, você só pode realizar verificações manuais em seu dispositivo e remover qualquer malware que o produto identificar.

O resto dos recursos estão escondidos, tentando você a comprar um plano premium, para que possa ter uma chance de explorá-los.

Requisitos do sistema TotalAV

O objetivo dos sistemas antivírus é fornecer a você um guarda-chuva generoso (metafórico, obviamente) onde você pode proteger o máximo de dispositivos possível dos efeitos nocivos dos ataques cibernéticos.

Portanto, faz sentido dizer que uma solução antivírus deve ser capaz de rodar em tantos sistemas quanto possível, no que diz respeito ao desempenho, arquitetura, sistema operacional e tipo de dispositivo.

Dito isso, vamos dar uma olhada nos requisitos de sistema do TotalAV e ver quais condições seu dispositivo deve atender para ser elegível para executar o TotalAV. Em primeiro lugar, é importante ressaltar que você pode instalar o TotalAV em dispositivos Windows, Android, macOS, iOS e Fire HD. Portanto, vamos verificar os requisitos para os sistemas mencionados acima:

Requisitos do sistema Windows:

• Sistema operacional:
  • Pelo menos Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 com todas as atualizações, hotfixes e service packs instalados
• Memória:
  • Pelo menos 2 GBs de RAM
• Espaço:
  • Pelo menos 1,5 GBs de espaço livre em HDD / SSD para instalação e tempo de execução
  • Espaço adicional necessário para armazenar arquivos temporários e de quarentena
• Processador:
  • São necessários pelo menos CPUs Intel Pentium 4 ou AMD Athlon 64
• Navegador da web:
  • Internet Explorer 11 ou posterior
• Diversos:
  • Requer direitos de administrador e uma conexão ativa com a Internet para ser instalado e para atualizações automáticas

Requisitos de sistema do macOS:

• Sistema operacional:
  • macOS X 10.9 Mavericks ou posterior
• Memória:
  • Pelo menos 2 GBs de RAM
• Espaço:
  • Pelo menos 1,5 GBs de espaço em HDD / SSD para instalação e tempo de execução;
  • Espaço adicional necessário para quarentena e arquivos temporários
• Processador:
  • Pelo menos CPU Intel Core 2 Duo ou melhor
• Navegador da web:
  • Safari 6 ou versões mais recentes
• Diversos:
  • Direitos de administrador são necessários para o tempo de execução e instalação
  • Conexão à Internet necessária para tempo de execução e atualizações automáticas

Requisitos do sistema Android:

• Versão Android:
  • Pelo menos Android 5.0
• Permissões:
  • Exclua todos os dados de cache do aplicativo
  • Dispositivo e histórico de aplicativos
  • Atualizar estatísticas de uso do componente
  • Vibrações de controle
  • Informações de conexão Wi-Fi
  • Leia as estatísticas da bateria
  • Feche outros aplicativos
  • Excluir caches de outros aplicativos
  • Fotos / mídia / arquivos
  • Armazenar
  • Vincule-se a um serviço de acessibilidade
  • Parear com dispositivos Bluetooth
  • Atalhos de instalação
  • ID do dispositivo e informações de chamada
  • Receba dados da Internet
  • Acesso total à rede
  • Ver conexões de rede
  • Executar na inicialização
  • Impedir que o dispositivo hiberne

Requisitos de sistema iOS:

• Versão iOS:
  • Pelo menos iOS versão 8.0
• Dispositivos suportados:
  • iPad, iPhone e iPod Touch
• Espaço:
  • São necessários pelo menos 131 MBs

Instalando TotalAV

Agora que resolvemos os requisitos do sistema, você deve saber se o seu sistema pode ou não lidar com o TotalAV e estar pronto para instalá-lo, se for o caso. O processo de instalação não é complicado, independentemente do dispositivo em que você está implantando.

Orientaremos você no processo de instalação no Windows e também ofereceremos breves descrições dos procedimentos de configuração do Android, Mac e iOS.

1. (Opcional) Compre um plano de assinatura premium TotalAV
2. Baixe o instalador executável no seu computador
3. Clique com o botão direito no executável do instalador do TotalAV
4. Selecione Executar como Administrador
5. Confirme sua ação clicando no botão Sim
6. Clique no botão Instalar
7. Espere que o processo de configuração chegue ao fim

Como você pode ver, não há nenhuma configuração adicional que você precise executar, pois o TotalAV já implanta o pacote completo no seu PC e usa um dos dois destinos a seguir como o caminho de destino padrão:

• C:\Program Files\TotalAV
• C:\Program Files (x86)\TotalAV

Assim que a instalação for concluída, o TotalAV será iniciado automaticamente no seu PC e tentará realizar uma varredura. Se você adquiriu um plano premium, pode usar suas credenciais para fazer login no aplicativo e remover as limitações de avaliação.

Installing the app on Android and iOS is even simpler since you don’t need to download an installation package. You just visit TotalAV’s product page on Google’s Play Store or Apple’s App Store, depending on which device you’re setting it up on, and tap the installation button.

After a short while, the TotalAV app should be ready to use on your device, and you can access it either through the Play/App Store button or by tapping the app’s icon in your app drawer/home screen.

For Mac computers, you’ll have to visit TotalAV’s Mac download page to initiate the setup process. The link will attempt to download an installation package on your Mac, which you’ll have to locate and open to begin TotalAV’s installation.

The Mac setup is quite similar to the Windows one, as it’s quite intuitive. The only notable difference is that at some point you’ll be asked to type your Administrator password so that TotalAV can proceed with the setup (remember that Administrator rights were one of the system requirements for Mac).

Last, but not least, if you plan to install TotalAV on your Fire HD tablet, you’ll need to perform a bunch of additional steps, since TotalAV is not included as an official app on the Amazon App store. Thus, you’ll need to sideload it by downloading an APK file and going on from there.

1. Access the quick action panel by dragging it down from the top of the screen
2. Tap the gear-shaped button at the top-right corner of the quick action panel
3. Select the Security & Privacy category
4. Toggle the Apps from Unknown Sources switch to the On position (it should turn orange)
5. Visit the Fire HD TotalAV download link to retrieve the APK on your device
6. Open the APK to begin the installation process
7. Follow the on-screen instructions

Here’s a little trick: on Windows PCs, if you’re using the trial version of TotalAV and attempt to uninstall it, you’ll be prompted with a promotional message where you could either proceed with uninstalling TotalAV or receiving all PRO features for free for 7 days.

Clicking the Get Protected button will automatically enable all of TotalAV’s premium features for 7 days, and the best part is that you don’t have to create an account or give your credit card information to benefit from this offer.

Runs automatic initial scan

Although we’ve included the system requirements for all supported systems in our review and offered some details regarding the installation of TotalAV on additional devices, from this point on we’re going to focus on the Windows version of the product.

After the installation process comes to an end, you won’t need to launch TotalAV, as it will be already running at this point, asking you to either log in to your account or proceed with an initial scan.

The initial scan doesn’t go on for long, but it will definitely annoy you with all of its intrusions. During the scan, TotalAV will throw all sorts of pop-ups your way; some of them may only serve to let you know about the program’s findings, while others may flaunt features you’re not able to use in the free trial.

If you’ve already purchased a premium subscription, you shouldn’t get these interruptions. However, if you’ve used our little trick to get the 7-day full trial, you’ll still get the occasional reminder that your PRO features will expire soon, which shouldn’t take long to get on your nerves.

Well, if you’ve been curious about TotalAV’s full range of features, there’s no reason why you shouldn’t activate the 7-day full trial. In the following sections, we’ll analyze and discuss them all.

Malware Protection

The Malware Protection section is the most important part of TotalAV, as it comprises all its malware protection and detection features of the antivirus software solution. From this section, you can view your protection status, run scans on your PC, and manage quarantined files.

Protection Status

Quite self-explanatory, you can use this feature to check if there’s something wrong with your PC, since the full version of TotalAV offers real-time malware protection. Note that if you didn’t activate the 7-day full trial or bought a premium license, you won’t be able to use real-time protection.

Here you can also check scan results and start a new scan. Note that you won’t be able to customize any parameters, as pressing the Start new scan button will automatically initiate a Smart scan. More so, you won’t be able to interrupt the process, so you’ll have to wait until the scan is completed.

Malware Scan

This feature does exactly what it says, as you can use it to perform various scans on your system, depending on your needs. There are two pre-defined scanning options on the main screen: Quick Scan and System Scan. Think of them as surface and deep scans: the former will take less time to complete but will detect fewer items, while the latter will handle items that are more difficult to detect, but it will take longer.

There’s a third option you can use called Custom Scan, but we recommend using this one only if you’re an advanced user and know what you’re doing. The TotalAV Custom Scan lets you add specific files and folders to the process, define files and folders you want to exclude, as well as toggle archive scanning and exclude subfolders from being analyzed.

If you decide to use the third option, you’ll have to customize its parameters in order to launch it. Once you’re happy with the parameter customization, you can hit the Start Custom Scan button and wait for it to finish.

Quarantine

Once again we’re facing an intuitive TotalAV feature. If you’ve never used an antivirus software solution before, the quarantine is where “sick” or suspicious files are sent to prevent them from infecting healthy ones on your PC.

Some antivirus solutions simply choose to delete or shred (beyond deletion) suspicious files from your PC, leaving nothing to chance. However, you may know that some files are wrongfully detected as being malicious on your PC, and you might want your antivirus to spare them.

This is where quarantine comes into play; you can manage quarantined files by either restoring them back to their original destination, or you can delete them from your PC, thus making sure that there’s no way they can harm any healthy files on your system.

Internet Security

So far, we’ve only discussed the part of TotalAV that was designed to protect your PC’s internal structure from attacks, such as files, folders, and subfolders that may hide malicious code fragments.

You’ll be glad to know that this antivirus also has a series of additional features that can protect your PC against external malware sources, such as emails, malicious websites, ads, and other similar cyber threats.

With that in mind, let’s take a look at TotalAV’s Internet protection suite of tools.

VPN

A VPN is currently one of the best ways to go unnoticed on the Internet. Considering that your ISP can know all of your online whereabouts at the press of a button, encrypting your traffic, re-routing your connection, and hiding your online identity doesn’t seem a bad idea.

Normally we would recommend you to use a standalone VPN solution, such as NordVPN, but we’ve tested TotalAV’s VPN for a while and it seems to do a pretty good job. We’ve noticed no IP, DNS, or WebRTC leaks, our location remained hidden, and there were no interruptions in connectivity while we used it.

Sure enough, stress-testing may reveal more about this service, but if you’re looking for basic privacy protection with none of the headaches associated with VPN configuration, TotalAV may be more than enough to satisfy your needs.

Just make sure to activate the built-in VPN firewall if you want to avoid IP & DNS leaks, select the country you want to route your traffic through, and click the large Connect button.

WebShield

As its name highly suggests, this TotalAV component can help you protect against malicious websites by preventing you from accessing them. You probably know how sometimes navigating on sketchy websites could lead to numerous pop-ups and redirects.

WebShield could help you avoid these websites, to begin with so that you won’t have to deal with the potential consequences later. In WebShield’s main screen you can either access the settings of this feature (where you can also turn it off if you want) or submit a suspicious website.

Ad-Block Pro

If you spend a lot of time on the Internet, chances are you already own an ad-blocker of some sort. Most likely you’ve installed an extension on your current browser and you’re using it with its default settings, which we all know is not exactly effective, as some ads still manage to slip through the cracks.

Although you may think that TotalAV comes with its own ad blocker, or at least provides us with a system-wide solution, what its Ad-Block Pro section does is offer you quick ways to install a proprietary ad blocker extension on your browsers.

Furthermore, this feature is only available as an add-on that you need to purchase in addition to a premium package. Our advice? Find a free ad-blocking browser extension or system-wide solution and stick with it.

As a side note, NordVPN, the VPN solution we mentioned above, has a built-in ad-blocker that also prevents you from accessing malware-ridden domains called CyberSec.

Data Breach Check

This is quite a useful tool that will check if your email address has ever been in a breach. You just have to type your email address in the designated field and click the Check Now button.

TotalAV will then open a new tab in your default web browser where you’ll see which breaches was your email address a part of, if any. Furthermore, you could learn more about the breaches, such as additional details that attackers may have on you.

However, note that TotalAV didn’t come up with this breach checking system. As a matter of fact, we believe that TotalAV uses the Have I Been Pwned API to provide you with the data breach information. We’ve tested and the Have I Been Pwned website returns the same breach results as TotalAV’s Data Breach Check tool does.

System Tune Up

Feeling like your system has lost its shine and may need a bit of help to return to its former glory? Although you could get your hands a bit dirty and perform some manual maintenance work, using automated tools for the job may definitely be faster.

Fortunately, TotalAV also features a few such tools that can help you breathe new life into your old PC without spending too much time or effort.

Junk Cleaner

TotalAV’s junk cleaner can help you get rid of unnecessary files from your computer, thus increasing the amount of space you can fill up with truly important documents.

Windows does keep a lot of logs and temporary files that are only useful for a short period of time, after which they can be safely discarded. However, Windows doesn’t get rid of these files by itself, so you’ll have to take out the trash for yourself.

A junk cleaner such as TotalAV’s can help you speed up the process. Accessing this tool will let you see a list of files sorted by category (i.e. cached Windows updates, recycle bin, temporary files), perform a scan for newly-available junk items, and remove selected items.

If you want to see specifically which files are about to be deleted, all you have to do is click the Files number next to each category. Once you’re sure you want to remove them, just click the Clean Selected button to proceed.

Duplicate File Finder

Using your PC for prolonged periods of time could lead to mishandling documents and creating duplicates. If you just backed up some files without changing their names, that’s alright, you’ll probably need them later, but there’s no need for duplicate files to just lie around your PC if they’re not for backup & restore purposes.

TotalAV’s duplicate file finder can easily perform a scan on your PC and present you a list with all duplicate documents it’s capable to find. We recommend you check the list as many times as needed, to make sure you won’t get rid of files you may need shortly after. Once you’re certain, click the Delete Selected button.

Application Uninstaller

This tool lets you perform a scan of all the apps you’ve installed on your PC and remove them without significant effort. If you’re familiar with Windows’ program manager, you probably know that you must wait for several seconds between multiple uninstallation attempts.

TotalAV made it easier for you by letting you select several applications at once and uninstalling them altogether. Since each program has its own removal wizard, you’ll probably need to stick around for confirmation, but at least the tool will automatically begin uninstalling the following program once the current one has been dealt with.

Startup Manager

As you may know, certain programs on your computer can be set to run at startup, to save you the headache of launching them manually. Usually, these programs are either system tools that need to perform some automated checks or they’re agents that can help you save some loading time while using with their associated applications.

However, with each new program, you add to your startup list, your PC’s boot time will increase by just a smidge. A couple of programs won’t do much damage, but if you’re reckless you may inadvertently slow down your PC just by adding startup items to the mix.

TotalAV’s Startup Manager lets you perform a scan for startup items and easily toggle them on or off.

Browser Cleanup

Cleaning up your browser’s cookies and browsing history could help you dodge various connectivity issues. We’re sure you’ve been advised to “clear your cookies” before you could access a specific feature on a website or access a certain online service.

Well, that’s specifically what TotalAV’s Browser Cleanup tool can do for you. After accessing it, this tool will detect available browsers on your system, and let you clean their history items and cookies with one swift motion. You can check which data gets deleted in the process by clicking the number buttons for each browser.

More so, you can make the tool exclude a certain browser. For instance, if you want to clean only Edge cookies and history items, just uncheck all other browsers and click the Clean Selected button.

Password Vault and Family Sharing

Last, but not least, TotalAV packs two valuable features that are not included in either one of the categories above. The Password Vault allows you to create a safe space where you can safekeep all of your passwords and access them by using one single master key, even if your device is stolen or lost.

Furthermore, TotalAV’s Password Vault offers seamless integration with Firefox and Chrome by using proprietary browser extensions. Unfortunately, this feature is not accessible in the Pro version of TotalAV, as you’ll need to purchase an add-on to use it.

If you need a password manager, you’ll be thrilled to find out that there are several free options that offer the same (if not better) protection. TotalAV’s password manager had the advantage of bundling it all up and letting you access all these features directly from the antivirus’ side menu.

The Family Sharing option lets you offer your family members the same level of protection you’re getting from TotalAV. This feature is only available for the Pro version and lets all family members you invite create individual login credentials at no additional cost.

Extensive configuration menu

As you’d expect from such a versatile tool, TotalAV comes with an extensive configuration menu that lets you customize various parameters for most of the tools’ built-in components, as follows:

General:

• Check your subscription plan and upgrade it
• Change the interface language
• Log in to your account
• Switch to the free edition of TotalAV
• Change the update release channel

Antivirus Scans:

• Toggle removable drive scanning
• Enable scanning inside archives
• Choose file types to include in scans
• Change scheduled antivirus scanning frequency
• Choose the scheduled scan type
• Toggle scheduled scan active hours
• Set scheduled scan start and end time
• Add files and folders to be excluded from scanning

Real-time Protection:

• Toggle real-time protection on and off
• Enable real-time protection at system start automatically
• Toggle real-time scanning inside archives
• Enable verbose logging (more details about scan results)
• Choose file types to scan
• Select the default action to take when a virus is detected
• Change the virus definition update frequency
• Add files, folders, and processes to be excluded from real-time scanning

WebShield:

• Enable or disable TotalAV’s WebShield
• Toggle TotalAV’s automatic enabling of WebShield at system startup
• Block ‘Low Trust’ websites and/or cryptomining URLs
• Whitelist domains (exclude them from WebShield blocking)
• Submit suspicious websites

Password Vault:

• Set how long you can be idle before Password Vault gets locked automatically
• Change the default action to take if there are unsaved changes when Auto-Lock kicks in
• Install Chrome, Firefox, and Edge extensions

VPN:

• Toggle automatic VPN enabling when connected to an insecure WiFi network
• Choose the default VPN protocol
• Select the default firewall mode

Duplicate Scans:

• Specify files and folders to be excluded from duplicate scans

Notification Options:

• Activate scan start/finish notifications
• Toggle WebShield web page blocking notifications
• Enable Password Vault Auto-Lock notifications
• Toggle VPN connection/disconnection notifications
• Activate unsecure WiFi network connection notifications
• Enable marketing notifications
• Toggle silent mode (no notifications) while you’re running an app in fullscreen mode

TotalAV Review – Conclusion

Considerando tudo isso, se você estava procurando por uma solução antivírus que também inclui VPN, um bloqueador de anúncios, um cofre de senha e utilitários de ajuste do sistema, então vale a pena conferir o TotalAV.

Ele oferece uma infinidade de opções a um preço acessível e permite que você use quase todos os seus recursos por até 7 dias sem pagar um centavo. O TotalAV também oferece um serviço de nível gratuito, mas você só pode usá-lo para realizar verificações manuais em seu sistema e remover malware identificado.