# Webroot Application: OpenText Also called webroot secureanywhere, wrsa, webroot antivirus OpenText, Security A small-footprint cloud antivirus often bundled by ISPs. The process is WRSA.exe. It is not Windows Security. ## What you need to know WRSA.exe is Webroot's small cloud agent. It should take Defender's slot. Webroot is an ISP-familiar cloud AV now under OpenText. The agent is WRSA.exe. A tiny folder is expected. Two live engines with Windows Security is the conflict. - **What is it?**: Small cloud AV often bundled by ISPs **Why is the folder tiny?**: Definitions are in the cloud **Plus Defender?**: No. One live engine Feex says If WRSA.exe is small and someone said the AV is missing, I would check Windows Security for Webroot. Cloud definitions are the design. I would not leave it live next to Defender. ## What is Webroot? Webroot is a small-footprint cloud antivirus. WRSA.exe is the Windows agent. ISP bundles are common. OpenText is the current owner. ## If you have never used it If an ISP mailed a Webroot key, this is that small cloud AV, not Defender. Download it from webroot.com. WRSA.exe is the agent. OpenText owns Webroot. The agent should take the antivirus slot. WRSA.exe plus live MsMpEng.exe is the two-engine fight. The tiny disk footprint is the pitch, not a missing install. ## What is it used for? **Resident cloud AV** The agent is small on disk because definitions live in the cloud. It should still own realtime so Defender goes passive. **ISP or retail key** A cable-company letter is a common source. That key is Webroot, not Norton just because both arrived in the mail. **Identity extras on some SKUs** Thicker Webroot plans add extras. WRSA.exe is still the agent. ## Who is it for? - People who activated an ISP antivirus key - Users surprised that Program Files\Webroot is tiny - Anyone with WRSA.exe next to live Defender ## Current status Actively sold under OpenText. This article is consumer Webroot on Windows. ## How old is it? Webroot dates to the 1990s and became a cloud-signature AV. Carbonite and then OpenText owned it. Current consumer branding is SecureAnywhere. A 2004 Webroot Spy Sweeper box is a different era. ## Versions Major channels first. Exact build numbers are not all verified here. SecureAnywhere AntiVirus ISP-branded build ## System requirements Values follow the publisher's public guidance. Workload still changes the real need. ### Minimum | Operating system | Windows 10 or Windows 11, per current Webroot support | | ---------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | RAM | Webroot lists a low RAM floor because the agent is small. 2 GB class appears on older pages | ## Resource profile - **CPU demand**: Look-ups and scans **Disk demand**: Tiny local footprint **Network demand**: Cloud signatures ## Installed processes These executables belong to this product when it is installed. | WRSA.exe | Webroot SecureAnywhere agent | | -------- | ---------------------------- | ## Startup components WRSA.exe starts with Windows while Webroot owns protection. ## File locations | Typical install | C:\Program Files\Webroot\\ | | --------------- | -------------------------- | ## Common problems ### WRSA.exe plus live Defender Webroot should own realtime. If MsMpEng.exe still scans, both engines are live. ### Offline PC looks unprotected Cloud look-ups need a network. That is the product model, not proof the files were deleted. ## Getting unstuck ### Install from webroot.com with the ISP key A "Webroot 2026 full" host is not OpenText. ### Check Windows Security for Webroot The owner should change after a successful register. ### Do not add Norton just because a second mailer arrived Two resident suites is the fight. Pick Webroot or Defender or the other paid product, not all three. ## Alternatives Windows Security if you drop the ISP suite. Norton or McAfee if that is the other mailer, not a stack. ## Official help and downloads Start with the vendor. Random exe sites are not a support channel. | Download | [www.webroot.com/ ](https://www.webroot.com/)Official installer or vendor page | | ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | Help | [answers.webroot.com/ ](https://answers.webroot.com/)Vendor support | | Official site | [www.webroot.com/ ](https://www.webroot.com/)Start here, not a random exe host | ## Related hardware The agent is small. Scans still use CPU and network for cloud look-ups. ## Technical details Technical details Vendor version numbers change. This article does not pin a build. ## Related These entities connect to this article. Type is shown on every link. [Windows Security: Application](https://feex.it/wiki/software/windows-security)[How to read Task Manager: Guide](https://feex.it/wiki/software/system/how-to-read-task-manager) ## Sources and verification Reviewed by Feex editorial. Last verified August 2026 Status: Feex Reviewed. [How we research](https://feex.it/wiki/research). - [Webroot official site ](https://www.webroot.com/)· Vendor product page - [Webroot help ](https://answers.webroot.com/)· Vendor support - [Foxhole process map ](https://foxhole.feex.it/)· First-party samples on Windows PCs. Not a lab benchmark. ## Was this article useful? A yes or no is enough. Pick a reason if you want, or add a short note. Quick facts The short identity of this page. Specs, sources, and the full story stay in the article. - **Developer**: OpenText **Category**: Cloud antivirus **Process**: WRSA.exe **License**: Paid. ISP and retail keys are common **First released**: 1997 **Official site**: [webroot.com](https://www.webroot.com/) **Mapped by Feex**: Seen on Windows PCs in Foxhole Feex Reviewed: Last verified August 2026 --- Source: [Canonical Feex Wiki page](https://feex.it/wiki/software/webroot/) [Developer guide](https://feex.it/wiki/developers/) | [API policy](https://feex.it/developers/api-policy/) | [Agent guidance](https://feex.it/wiki/llms.txt)