Webroot SecureAnywhere Internet Security Plus is a paid, subscription-based security package for Windows PCs, Macs, Android and iOS phones and tablets, and Chromebooks. It combines the Webroot SecureAnywhere malware protection agent with a browser extension that rates websites, the Webroot Mobile Security app and a password manager. You manage them all under one account. Webroot now sells this tier as the three-device plan of Webroot Essentials. Existing Internet Security Plus subscriptions can still be renewed.
One subscription across computers and mobile devices
Compared with Webroot’s single-device antivirus, Internet Security Plus spreads one subscription over several devices of different kinds. A household can therefore protect a Windows laptop, a Mac, an Android phone and a Chromebook from the same account. Each platform receives a different client. Windows and macOS use the full SecureAnywhere agent, Android and Chromebook use the Mobile Security app, and iPhone and iPad use a secure browser.
Upgrading from Webroot AntiVirus to Internet Security Plus adds the Web Threat Shield extension, Mobile Security and the password manager to the account. You then activate them from its downloads area.
How the SecureAnywhere agent checks files
On a computer, Webroot SecureAnywhere Internet Security Plus compares files and behavior against Webroot’s cloud threat database instead of a large local signature set. Known threats are moved to quarantine automatically. Unknown programs that act suspiciously trigger a prompt asking whether to quarantine them.
The Windows agent offers four scan types: a quick scan of active memory, a full scan of local drives, a deep scan aimed at rootkits and trojans, and a custom scan of chosen files and folders. A deep scan runs daily by default. The schedule can catch up on a missed scan at boot and skip scans on battery power or during full-screen games. Macs get full and quick scans.
Quarantined items cannot run. They can be restored to their original location or deleted for good. A restored file is no longer flagged unless its detection rule is changed later.
Real-time shields
Between scans, a set of shields watches specific entry points:
- Realtime Shield blocks known threats as they appear and monitors unknown programs.
- Infrared weighs website safety, the reputation and behavior of new applications, and overall system risk, then adjusts how strict the heuristics are.
- Rootkit, Script and USB shields block rootkit installation, stop malicious scripts and scan inserted flash drives.
- Offline Shield keeps protection active when the computer has no internet connection.
Web Threat Shield and phishing protection
Web Threat Shield works inside the browser. It places safety icons next to search results and replaces a risky page with a warning before it loads. On Windows it installs with the agent. On a Mac, you add the browser extensions manually. The separate Phishing Shield targets fake sites that try to collect login details.
Identity Shield and protected applications
Identity Shield guards the data typed into or shown by protected programs. Identity Shield adds browsers to its list automatically. You can add other applications, such as a banking or tax program, and set them to Protect, Allow or Deny. A protected application is shielded from keyloggers, screen-capture tools and clipboard stealers. A padlock appears in the system tray while it runs. Deny lets an application run but stops it from reading protected data. On a Mac, secure keyboard entry prevents keyloggers from recording keystrokes in browsers.
Firewall and process control on Windows
The Webroot firewall runs alongside the Windows firewall and monitors outbound as well as inbound traffic. Four modes set how often it asks about processes. The recommended mode raises a warning about new untrusted processes only when the computer is already infected. An Active Connections view lets experienced users allow or block individual processes and ports.
Password manager
The password manager is the main feature that separates Internet Security Plus from the basic antivirus. It is LastPass-based and keeps passwords, notes, addresses and payment cards in an encrypted vault locked by one master password. It syncs the vault across devices and fills saved details into web forms. On Android, the same manager is available from the Mobile Security dashboard.
Webroot on phones, tablets and Chromebooks
On Android, Mobile Security scans the device continuously and also offers a manual scan. After a scan it reports either Safe or Attention Needed. Its Secure Browser blocks malicious and phishing sites, and it can monitor Google Chrome as well. An activity report lists threats found and removed over the past 30 days. The current Essentials version also adds text-message scam detection and breach monitoring on Android.
The Chromebook version installs from Google Play and works the same way. On iPhone and iPad, Internet Security Plus provides a secure browser and password management, but it does not scan iOS apps for malware.
Compared with Complete
Internet Security Plus includes the full protection set, but not the extra maintenance and storage tools in Webroot SecureAnywhere Complete. Complete adds System Optimizer, which removes browser history, caches, cookies and temporary files, along with cloud-based backup storage.
