F-Secure Safe 1 Year Free

F-Secure Safe is an interesting security program. In the short time that I’ve been using it, I get the distinct feeling that its aim is to do its job and get out of your way. Since I’ve set it up, I can’t recall one pop-up alert telling me about a security scan, a USB drive connected to my system—nothing.
A window did appear every day reminding me that my trial would expire in “X” number of days, but that’s not something you’d see every day as a paying customer.

This reluctance on F-Secure’s part to barge in with notifications is part of an overall more subdued approach to security, it seems to me. When you first open F-Secure Safe it isn’t overflowing with features, or options.
The primary dashboard window gets a little cutesy by borrowing your PC wallpaper to show a little icon of a PC with a green check mark on it. It also has a quick at-a-glance status for each of F-Secure’s main components: virus protection, browsing protection, and up-to-date security features. This view also has a button to initiate a virus scan and the Settings option.

F-Secure uses a left rail to navigate the rest of the application. There’s a Family Rules section where you can see any time limits, bedtimes, or content filtering you’ve set up. All of these features are set up via F-Secure’s web interface instead of inside the app itself.

F-Secure does this since Family Rules apply to not only the current PC, but also any Android and iOS devices where F-Secure is installed. Still, it would be easier for users if this feature was on the desktop program itself and then synced to the cloud behind the scenes.

Other than the different window title, the product's main window looks much like the Windows-specific suite. The big difference is a tab at the left labeled My F-Secure. Clicking this opens the online My F-Secure console, where you must log in with your account credentials. Here you can quickly see how many days remain on your subscription and how many unused device licenses you have. You can also tweak your account settings and manage your billing and renewal settings.

Most importantly, the console is where you go to manage your devices. The attractive display shows your account with its associated devices, as well as any children's accounts and devices. You can revoke the license for any device you no longer use, making it available to apply on another device. A Settings button suggests the possibility of remotely modifying the settings, but all it does is rename the device.

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