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BaseLock or antivirus: what each one does for you.

BaseLock is a cybersecurity service for your personal computers, not another antivirus app. Antivirus is an app you buy and then look after yourself. Identity protection watches your credit and your personal details, not your computers. Here is what each one covers, and who each one is for.Antivirus is an app you look after yourself. Identity protection watches your credit, not your computers. Here is what each one covers.

Antivirus app
Identity protection
BaseLock
Who looks after it
Installing, updating, reading warnings and deciding what to do about them.
You
You, for the antivirus part
We do. You answer one question when a decision is yours
Stops viruses and ransomware
Known threats, recognized the moment they appear.
Yes
Often, through a bundled antivirus
Yes
Catches brand-new attacks by how they behave
The kind no list knows about yet.
Varies
Varies
Yes
Keeps encryption and screen lock switched on
So a lost or stolen laptop does not hand over what is on it.
No
No
Yes
Tells you which computers are behind on updates
The gap most attacks walk through.
No
No
Yes
Blocks dangerous websites before they load
Phishing and malware sites, on the Individual plan.
Often, in the browser
Sometimes
Yes
Checks a text, email or file you are unsure about
Forward it or text it, and get a plain answer back.
No
No
Yes, with Security Advisor
Watches your inbox for scams
On the mailbox you connect.
No
No
Yes
Alerts you when your details show up in a data leak
So you know which passwords to change.
Sometimes
Yes
Yes
Monitors your credit and includes identity theft insurance
Credit bureau alerts, recovery help, reimbursement.
No
Yes
No
A real person to ask
Questions answered by someone, not a script.
Varies
Varies
Yes, within 24 hours

Antivirus and identity protection products differ from one vendor to the next. This is what each kind of product usually does, not a description of any one of them.

Who each one is for

An antivirus app

If you are comfortable installing security software, keeping it updated, reading its warnings and deciding what to do about each one yourself.

Identity protection

If your main worry is someone opening accounts in your name. It watches your credit and personal details. It does not look after your computers, and BaseLock does not replace it.

BaseLock

If you want the protection a company security team runs, without running it yourself. It replaces your antivirus, so you do not need both, and it costs $90 a month billed annually, or $100 month to month, for up to two computers.

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BaseLock is not for you if your main worry is credit or identity theft: it looks after your computers, not your credit file.

Not ready to pay? Text our Security Advisor about anything suspicious, free for a limited time.