Infiltrator Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 (edited) yeah avast is by far the least annoying :) but totally convinced it doesnt pick some malware up throws hardly any false positives (dont know whether to be happy or sad lol) the other day i checked through my process list and found an exe calle 'Fix Camera.exe' searched for it on google and found it was malware deleted the file and removed it from the registry group but avast didnt pick it up lols nor does it detect my keylogger :) ... happy dayz I understand that, viruses and worms are getting very sneakier nowadays, no matter what you should once a week scan your whole machine. Just to be on the safe side. Or alternatively you could consider another antivirus. Edited April 14, 2010 by Infiltrator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trip Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 yeah v true ... im going to bed now so im going to leave it scanning may try that ms security thing out next install i do :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trip Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 i cant believe its found 2 dodgy files :( i've been trying so hard to keep my pc clean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Deleted_Account Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 AV is dead ... http://www.rmccurdy.com/email.html You say AV is dead yet you are using AV just because its in the cloud doesnt mean it is not an AV. However it was an interesting read and most of it is good advice (besides removing all AV and paying for Panda) i would rather pay for kaspersky or just use free/opensource AV as well as a professional source. I used to use Kaspersky and Avast! 5 then i used Commodo firewall and defense + and on top of that i would have Spybot S & D. Then on top of all of that i would run AV from a boot disk (the one on UBCD4WIN). but then again i am paranoid about my works network i have about 4 firewalls on the network 2 DMZ's an IPS, IDS, Vlan Switches, Lan switches, VMs, honey pots, Full Disk Encryption, AV's, USB blocking tool (cant remember the name), File monitoring tool (again cant remember the name but it monitors specific files (ie. My Documents) and prevents any read/write/delete/modifing etc. without enter a password and key file :) ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaVoK-69 Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 My typical lines of defense are usually: AV: Sunbelt VIPRE or Microsoft Security Essentials both catch a ton of traces Firewall: Definately Comodo Free Firewall, I ran a few online firewall tests and it checked out nicely. Scanners: Then I have SuperAntiSpyware and Malwarebytes AntiMalware for extra scans Mind you this is on Windows I currently don't have linux installed on this box but I plan on it soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infiltrator Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 My typical lines of defense are usually: AV: Sunbelt VIPRE or Microsoft Security Essentials both catch a ton of traces Firewall: Definately Comodo Free Firewall, I ran a few online firewall tests and it checked out nicely. Scanners: Then I have SuperAntiSpyware and Malwarebytes AntiMalware for extra scans Mind you this is on Windows I currently don't have linux installed on this box but I plan on it soon. What websites do you use for running online firewall testing, just curious that's all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaVoK-69 Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 What websites do you use for running online firewall testing, just curious that's all. I used http://www.pcflank.com/pcflankleaktest.htm and https://www.grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Deleted_Account Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 I used http://www.pcflank.com/pcflankleaktest.htm and https://www.grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2 lol just did shields up test and got 100% stealthed :) leak test passed as well (in my win xp vm :P) no linux version :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infiltrator Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 lol just did shields up test and got 100% stealthed :) leak test passed as well (in my win xp vm :P) no linux version :( Thanks for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaVoK-69 Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 No problem, maybe we can find a working linux alternative to these two sites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanky887614 Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 comodo is good and free it is a hips (host-basised intrusion protection systeml as well as an antivirus so even if it dosnt stop the virus the firewall will (its not very often one slips past the antivirus) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infiltrator Posted April 17, 2010 Share Posted April 17, 2010 (edited) comodo is good and free it is a hips (host-basised intrusion protection systeml as well as an antivirus so even if it dosnt stop the virus the firewall will (its not very often one slips past the antivirus) I have only tried the firewall version and I'd say its one of the best firewalls I've had. And the good thing, is you can build and customize your own firewall box with Comodo Firewall to give your networked computers at home a better protection. Edited April 17, 2010 by Infiltrator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d1g1tal3nvy Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 I like Trend (at least for work). Whatever you end up picking, make sure it's not McAfee :P : http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/21/mcafee-...wn-xp-machines/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infiltrator Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 I like Trend (at least for work). Whatever you end up picking, make sure it's not McAfee :P : http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/21/mcafee-...wn-xp-machines/ McAfee that's what I used on my very first computer Pentium Celeron 400MHZ. I used it without knowing how good it was. But that was like ages ago. Now I use Avast 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 I have only tried the firewall version and I'd say its one of the best firewalls I've had. And the good thing, is you can build and customize your own firewall box with Comodo Firewall to give your networked computers at home a better protection. Probably be easier to just run a small box with pfSense or something similar, wouldn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infiltrator Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 Probably be easier to just run a small box with pfSense or something similar, wouldn't it? Yeap less electricity wasted and more manageable. It makes perfect sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanky887614 Posted May 2, 2010 Share Posted May 2, 2010 not really becasue comodo firewall only takes up 4MB so it is hardly resource heavy (it also moniters what happens on your computer and not just traphic from internet so it stops a lot of viruses that way that are on comp if you happen to get any and if you are unsure of a file there is an option in comodo to send it to them, so they will analyise it for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infiltrator Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 not really becasue comodo firewall only takes up 4MB so it is hardly resource heavy (it also moniters what happens on your computer and not just traphic from internet so it stops a lot of viruses that way that are on comp if you happen to get any and if you are unsure of a file there is an option in comodo to send it to them, so they will analyise it for you If I am not mistaken I think the latest version of Comodo firewall comes with some sort of IDS as part of its security measures. Which will alert to you of anything that tries to alter the system files or registry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d4t4 Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 I would have to recommend Microsoft Security Essentials, great anti-virus, not a resource hog and stays out of your way. Just that and a little common sense can go a long way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sl45h3R Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 If I am not mistaken I think the latest version of Comodo firewall comes with some sort of IDS as part of its security measures. Which will alert to you of anything that tries to alter the system files or registry. Yep, Defense+ and I LOVE it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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