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F-Secure Antivirus is making computer lag while updating itself
Hello, I am using F-Secure Antivirus since July of 2022. Before that I was also using F-Secure Safe solution on my laptop. Since for the last 1-2 months I have noticed that when the Antivirus is updating itself and merging it's database my computer slows down and lagging for 5 to 10 seconds. How I noticed this is because I…
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F-Secure Internet Security: withsecure plugin hosting service - High CPU & memory usage
Hi, I have been having performance issues with my new Lenovo laptop which has quite high-specs for my work (11th gen i7 - 16GB RAM) but since using F-Secure Internet Security I have been having constant performance issues linked mainly to the Windows Service " withsecure plugin hosting service" which consumes an incredibly…
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Exchange email server connection being blocked
I'm using Outlook 365 and I have multiple email accounts on it. After installing the F-Secure anti-virus and internet security, outlook can no longer access the exchange email server for one of my accounts. I tried removing the account from Outlook and adding it back. I was unable to add back the account until I turned off…
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F-Secure SAFE super high memory usage
About a month or so recently after the update, fshoster64.exe would use up a lot of memory and had to be rebooted before it would be resolved, but it would continue to happen after running for a while. The operating system has been completely reinstalled, excluding other software problems Provide fsdiag.zip as analysis…
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SAFE frequent crashes at startup on MacOS
Hello, I will start this post by acknowledging the great improvements for the apple silicon support made in the version 18.4. I believe that it took quite some effort to get there and it's paying off. SAFE is now usable on my M1 Pro mac. Thanks for the good work. I will still ask for some effort to iron out some issues…
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How to update old anti virus bank?
Hello, My F Secure says my anti virus bank is outdated, that I need to update it, but nothing happens when I push the right button.... Waste of time and money.
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Adding an adult account to a protected tablet
Hi, Today I installed F-Secure SAFE on my daughter's Android tablet. So far so good. But I want my wife to be able to log in with her own account as well. SAFE prevents me from adding a user account to the tablet, citing family rules. But as the family rules administrator I can't find a setting to allow me to create a…
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Does F-Secure SAFE run under Parallels Desktop on an M1 Mac?
I cannot install F-Secure SAFE on a Windows11 System running under Parallels Desktop on an M1 Mac. What's the problem? The error message tells me that the Processor ist not supported. But on that W11 System even age old Windows98 programs with deep hardware access are running. Why not f-Secure Safe? I think that’s not a…
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F-Secure Safe And ⦤ The YubiKey ⦥ Not Working Together
Support ... I have been using a YubiKey for a while now ... It is a great way to secure my laptop and my online accounts ... However, while my YubiKey "works for everything I do" with my laptop and my online accounts, F-Secure SAFE is not working with my YubiKey ... I have ignored this problem, as long as I can ... So,…
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Weird behavior
Hi community, I face a strange behavior of my PC, wondering if F-Secure SAFE might be the cause. Because of certain issues, I decided yesterday evening to re-install my current windows 11 installation, keeping only my personal data. Said and done, the procedure might have taken an hour, but before going to sleep, I wanted…
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F-Secure and Firefox
Hy, Months ago I switched from Firefox to Google Chrome because there was a problem with an update by Firefox. According to your site, that problem has been solved. F-Secure is activated and Firefox installed, but I still miss the familiar green check marks in front of trusted website names when I use Firefox. Am I…
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Protect Multiple Devices (Seven)
Guten Morgen, ich habe nach vielen Jahren mit Mitbewerbern zu F-Secure gewechselt. Testweise kaufte ich eine Lizenz (Dezember). Da ich zufrieden war, kaufte ich eine weitere Dreier Lizenz. Und hier fängt aus meiner Sicht das Problem an. Vor wenigen Tagen kaufte ich eine zusätzliche Dreierlizenz. Bei allen bisherigen…
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F-Secure SAFE 2 minutes shutdown sometimes since 18.2 update
Hello, I've got 3 computers in my household. 2 windows 10 PC, 1 windows 8 PC. They are different hardware wise, the only thing is the same on the three computers is that all of them has f-secure safe installed on it. First I realized this problem on one of the Windows 10 PC. Sometimes the shutdown was exactly 2 minutes,…
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Gamemode
Apparently gamemode is now automatic. How does it know when game is started? I've gotten so many times fsecure info screen on top of the game now after this update where it was made automatic. Looks like it doesn't work. It should still be manual since it seems it doesn't know when you can disturb with stupid useless info…
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How do I view the progress/status of a scheduled/background scan?
When a scheduled deep scan has started I can see the Event history entry that says "Scheduled virus scan has started" but how can I tell when it has completed and how can I view the status and progress of the scan?
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Renewal of Subscription
I renewed my Subscription on the 19th May 2021 and the money was taken from my account on the 19th May and yet I continually get a message every few minutes telling me that my subscription has expired and I cannot stop it . I have emailed and written to F-Secure and have No reply so how can I stop this infirnel message??
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Annoying popup
How do I get rid of this annoying popup that has started to display everyday since last week?
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self protection effectiveness?
well if i try to kill any processes in task manager it allows me to do so i am able to delete files from C:\Program Files (x86)\F-Secure\SAFE which are not in use by f secure i am unable to stop certain services as well so pls if attacked by malware will f secure be able to defend itself?
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Is Ransomware Protection really effective?
Hello I wanted to make sure the Ransomware Protection was indeed protecting me. As far as I understand, the purpose of this layer is to protect me from a new ransomware that would go undetected. So I made a small test, and the result is I don't feel confident about the protection in certain conditions. Based on my test, I…
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Big Sur 11.4 Report Full Disk Access False Positive
Just updated Mac OS Big Sur to 11.4 and I get a message from F-Secure Safe saying that it cannot protect without full access to my MiniMac disk. When I go to the privacy preferences, F-Secure still has access and yet the programme claims it doesn't. Do F-Secure need to update their programmes?
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Stupid ****secure renewal reminders
Stop with the stupid reminders, its just motivation for people to right away unsubscribe and use other solutions. Also Ukko, **** you. Youre clearly workign for ****secure. You've 'tried' to resolve this issues with stupid answers but the answer is simple, roll out an update that enables the stupid reminders to be turned…
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F-Secure and Vivaldi
Hi! Can you make F-Secure extension to work in Vivaldi and bank protection? Thanks! Have a great day!
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SAFE on Android - 20% Battery Usage
SAFE is using crazy amount of battery even when I am not using the phone. Anyone else have this problem?
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Why the frequent subscription renewal reminders for F-Secure Safe?
I am getting frequent renewal reminders for my F-Secure Safe subscription which is due to expire March 28th. The application pops the "Subscription expires in ... days" every day and every time I login to my PC (Windows 10 Pro, 64-bit OS, if that matters). The F-Secure application does not seem to keep track that I just…
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Expired Product but it hasn't!
Hello When I sign in to My F-Secure I am told that my product is 'expired' but it isn't and is valid until 11/11/2022!? It is on 3 of my devices and works just fine. Also the 'Chat' facility doesn't work at all and just keeps endlessly loading without getting anywhere hence this 'Post' which I didn't really want to do. I…
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Chrome safe browser extension not work
HI~ This is I got second time the same problems,chrome safe browser extension not work ,first time I reinstall chrome then it wok. But, second I reinstall chrome then not work (Banking Protection can work)
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F-secure SAFE: Banking protection is not working in Firefox
I just noticed that if you touch in Privacy&Security --> Permissions: Location, Microphone and Autoplay settings, the banking protection stops working.. I dont have time to investigate which of these causes this, but to get it working start Control Panel --> Programs --> Uninstall Program and when you choose to uninstall…
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Reminder
Im so pissed off. I have 1 month left on my subscription and now it reminds me about that every time i start my computer, WHY???? I KNOW IT ALLREADY!!! If that doesnt stop I will stop buying F-secure. This software acts just like any stupid popup add that everybody hates, why you do it why???
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usb stick not scanned when inserted into pc
all my other antivirus progs used in past when i put a usb drive/stick into laptop it automatically scans the usb drive but not SAFE (fsecure WHY ?
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F-Secure Safe blocks a program from opening
I just installed F-secure safe on my windows 10 . Im trying to get a program that was put in quarantine to get opened,But F-secure wont let me open the App& file kontroller . I run the computer as Admin as i am the only user on this desktop. It wont let me overrun its decsission on the quarantine.
