Heimdal Security Antivirus Review

Features

Heimdal Security prides itself on being proactive instead of just reactive to cyber threats. Some malware today is capable of bypassing standard antivirus scans and Heimdal Security specifically designed its antivirus software with these types of dangerous threats in mind.

It offers three tiers of services for home and businesses: Thor Foresight, Thor Vigilance, and Thor Premium. Thor Vigilance is your basic reactive antivirus software that includes a firewall, real-time scanning, heuristic, and behavior-based scanning, and its Next-Gen Antivirus service. Thor Foresight contains all of its proactive tools, including secure web browsing and online banking, software/application patching, phishing protection and traffic-based malware protection that stops threats before they even reach your computer. Thor Premium contains the features of both Thor Foresight and Thor Vigilance.

Its business products are similar but built to handle a larger number of users and the ability to deploy in-house custom software and patches. The company also offers a special product targeted specifically at banks, which require the highest level of cybersecurity protection. Its AdminPrivilege product enables business owners to manage permissions and track user activity on the network.

Price

Heimdal Security offers a free software updater for Windows to prevent malware from attacking vulnerable, outdated applications, but you must pay for its other antivirus products. Costs range from $50 to $75 per year for its home-based products. You can use the antivirus software on up to ten PCs. Business owners will have to contact Heimdal Security to get information on pricing as this depends in part on what you need and how many computers need protecting. Heimdal Security offers a 30-day money-back guarantee, which is pretty typical of most top antivirus products, so you can try it out and decide if you like it.

Performance Test

Heimdal Security has an Excellent rating from over 450 users on Trustpilot, which seems to indicate that most are happy with Heimdal Security's products. None appear to mention any issues with computer slowdowns or browsers taking longer to open following installation of the antivirus software.

System Compatibility

Heimdal Security's antivirus products are currently available to computers running Windows 7, 8, 8.1 or 10 as well as Mac. Linux users will have to explore other alternatives for the time being.

Help & Support

Heimdal Security offers a knowledge base and FAQ section on its website, so this is a good place to start for common questions. If you have a question that isn't answered there, you can reach out to the company by email or by submitting a support ticket. The company does not offer phone support, but it responds to issues promptly so this shouldn't affect many consumers.