In overall, the real-time protection test is a success. Keep in mind that MalwareFox is supposed to work together with an Antivirus, be it Windows Defender or anything similar. MalwareFox was able to detect of the test viruses before they could get inside my computer except two that were taken care of by Windows Defender. Real-Time Protection Testįor real-time protection, I used the famous EICA test which is considered basic for a great number of malware hunters. MalwareFox took anywhere from 80 to 354 megabytes of RAM. In overall, while MalwareFox is scanning, the PC will not be usable.

That’s it, only one minute to perform a full scan on a 120 Gb SSD that contained 60 gigs of data. But another one followed right after it, a full scan was finished in a bit more than a minute. Yes you’ve read that right, MalwareFox works without taking anything at all.īut, while scanning, the CPU usage sky-rocketed to 100%. The CPU usage of MalwareFox sitting at idle with real-time protection, was 0%. I used a PC that has an Intel Core i5 CPU and a 120 GB SSD for this test. MalwareFox promises to be lightweight which is important for a security program, so the first thing to be tested is its resource consumption. See also: Should I install two Antivirus?.It encrypts all of your files and asks for a payment to decrypt them. The Ransomware virus is considered one of the most dangerous viruses to ever exist. It can be absolutely hidden or disguised on display as some sort of adware or even a legitimate program. A Spyware is a type of malicious program that steals your information, from your social network login credentials, to your credit card information.

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