Antispyware:  

Webroot Internet Security Suite includes the full version of the powerful anti-spyware program Spy Sweeper. This software is our number one rated anti-spyware program. It can successfully prevent spyware, malware, parasites, data miners, adware and many more threats from obtaining your information or changing your PCs configurations. Spy Sweeper has 15 smart shields that defend against bothersome problems like cookie trackers, browser hijackers, keyloggers and Trojans.

Antivirus:  

The antivirus element of this security suite is extremely capable, and has passed most third-party testing and can protect up to three PCs from viruses, rootkits, Trojans, keyloggers, worms and more. Webroot Internet Security Essentials has the ability to shield and secure your computer, personal information and internet activity. Since nearly 100% of computers that go online will acquire some kind of spyware, adware, virus or worse, full protection like what is provided by Webroot, is absolutely essential.

Virus Bulletin awarded Webroot’s Internet Security Essentials a VB100%, the VB100% logo is awarded to antivirus products that detect all current "in the wild" viruses through both on-demand and on-access scanning. The suite is also ICSA certified, this test certifies that the security program can detect viruses, prevent virus replication and will not generate false positives. However, we could not find test results for this product specifically on the West Coast Labs (WCL) site. But Webroot’s Antivirus software and Spy Sweeper did receive WCL certification and these two programs are the major elements of this Internet Security Suite.

Firewall:  

WISE includes an interesting firewall feature that has the ability to “learn” normal or common traffic patterns, traffic meaning the passage of information between the computer and the internet and/or another network. It learns this by monitoring your internet activities for a week. After that point it alerts you only when it notices unique activity. This is a nice feature, since it stops the annoying alerts that come up constantly when you are doing something online that you do all of the time. In addition, to reduce too many unwanted alerts you can create lists of trusted and un-trusted Internet sites. Webroot Internet Security Essentials also has the ability to create a list of approved vendors, so if you shop on Amazon often for example, it will allow you full access to the site without irritating pop-up alerts.

Setting up the firewall, trusted and un-trusted site lists and approved vendor lists does take a while and is a bit tedious, but once it is set up it protects effectively.