Sophos Home Premium review

Sophos Home Premium brings the company's business security approach to home computers. Its Ransomware Security feature protects personal files and photos from encryption, blocks ransomware and rolls back any affected files so they are just as you left them. That rollback is the feature to look for in this category, because it limits damage even when detection is a moment late. Around it, Sophos lists AI threat detection, real-time scanning, a malware scan and clean, web protection that guards online banking and shopping, and parental web filtering. All devices can be managed from a single web console, which suits one person who looks after parents' and children's computers or a few machines in a small office. Sophos stresses that there are no add-ons or third-party ads in the product. Premium support covers live email and chat from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. EST on weekdays, and a 30-day money-back guarantee applies. The USD price did not load in our check, so confirm it on the Sophos site.

Who it is for

People who look after a family's or a small team's computers from one web dashboard.

Price

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Key features

• Ransomware Security that blocks ransomware and rolls back affected files
• AI threat detection for unknown malware
• Real-time scanning and malware scan and clean
• Web protection and parental web filtering
• Remote security management of all devices

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: File rollback restores documents to their state before the attack
• Strength: Manage every protected device from one place
• Strength: No third-party ads or add-ons, per Sophos
• Weakness: USD price did not load for our check
• Weakness: Live support runs 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. EST on weekdays only
• Weakness: Fewer extras than Norton or Bitdefender

Key facts

• Ransomware feature: Blocks and rolls back affected files
• Support: Live email and chat, weekdays 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. EST
• Guarantee: 30-day money back
• Price: USD check pending

Where it ranks

Sophos Home Premium is No. 5 in our Best Ransomware Protection Software verdict.