
This is switched off by default as it can throw up false positives – configure both settings from the Protection tab. “Advanced protection against unknown threats” uses behavioural technology to look for suspicious activity. The program offers two layers of protection: “automatic protection against known malware” refers to signature-based updates, so as threats are analysed the program is updated to look specifically for them. It’s not foolproof – no security tool is, but it does give you an extra barrier. This means that threats missed by one may well be spotted by the other, giving your system a welcome additional layer of protection against threats. Rules are made to be broken, however, and IOBit Security 360 is one of a number of tools that offer real-time protection while being specifically designed to act alongside your existing anti-virus tool.


That rule can usually be relaxed when it comes to installing anti-malware scan-and-removal tools, as they don’t offer real-time protection, which is where the conflicts come into play.

The rule of security software is – usually at least – that you never install more than one anti-virus or anti-malware tool at the same time.
