Would you trust f-prot protection?

[BrainWarp]

Who uses f-prot?I really do not read much about this antivirus even though it uses less resources that any other i have seen.Does the f-stopw realtime use hurestics or some other method and how effective is it?Currently i am using avast4.6 pro on one computer and f-prot on the other.

[metallicakid15]

avast pro should be enough but if you want to see how f-prot does against other av's check this www.av-comparatives.org

[Alphalutra1]

I use F-Prot for DOS and it is great.

For the real-time function, it has a super small footprint which is very good. The detection is also good, but heuristics need a little improvement. Not much causes this program to exceed other products except for the small footprint.

Alphalutra1

[BrainWarp]

On the av-comparatives it really is amazing on how well f-prot does with such a very small footprint.Anyone know when 4.0 will be out?

[JimIT]

F-PROT is an excellent antivirus. It's small, lightweight, no frills, and no nonsense. It will protect you well. I've found it's particularly good on older laptops.

[Kerodo]

I am using it now and it's extremely light. About 8mb total here for the real time protection and the updating. There are times when I also disable all that and just use it as an on-demand scanner too. But so far it's done a great job. I like it quite a bit.

[trickyricky]

I've used F-Prot for years and it's never let me down. It's exactly what a good AV should be - great protection and barely perceptible presence.

[BrainWarp]

{QUOTE-> I am using it now and it's extremely light. About 8mb total here for the real time protection and the updating. There are times when I also disable all that and just use it as an on-demand scanner too. But so far it's done a great job. I like it quite a bit. <-QUOTE}

I also disable the auto update feature in services.msc.Even on the older 1500mhz computer it is on there is no hit on speed.On that same computer avast 4.6 pro did have a hit.

[bellgamin]

{QUOTE-> On the av-comparatives it really is amazing on how well f-prot does with such a very small footprint.Anyone know when 4.0 will be out? <-QUOTE}Another plus for F-Prot is Frisk's superb technical support.

As to version 4.0 for Windows, it has been "on the horizon" for several months now. IMHO, Frisk will release 4.0 the minute that they get it working smooth as silk, with all the *necessary* features, & still maintain the light footprint for which they are deservedly famous.

In the meantime, the current F-Prot gives tight protection but (for the moment at least) couple of others are a bit tighter.

[ronjor]

{QUOTE-> Another plus for F-Prot is Frisk's superb technical support. <-QUOTE}

One of the very best.

[dw2108]

I trust F-Prot very much, especially on older machines running Win 98 SE. With F-Prot, Spyware Blaster, Bug Off and Win Patrol, I have never had any problems other than Scotty's @#$&% barking.

Dave

[Mele20]

F-Prot, in case you didn't know, is the ORIGINAL AV...the VERY FIRST AV. F-Prot boasts TWO world class researchers and some more well known and widely used AV don't even have one.

I have used F-Prot and the support is outstanding. My only quarrel with it is the limitations on the GUI when using it with XP. It is probably the best AV for 98/ME because of its lightness. On XP though, the GUI leaves much to be desired. I got tired of waiting for 4.0. If it had come out by now I would probably be using it, but the delays have been too long and I wanted it for XP not 98SE where the current GUI is fine.

[wilbertnl]

F-prot functions very well, and it has a friendly license:
You are permited to install F-prot on 5 home computers for $29.

[QBgreen]

Installed on the wife's machine, and the laptops of several non-tech friends. I schedule the scans and signature updating, it does the rest. An old war horse that still has some gallop left in it!

[The Hammer]

{QUOTE-> F-Prot, in case you didn't know, is the ORIGINAL AV...the VERY FIRST AV. F-Prot boasts TWO world class researchers and some more well known and widely used AV don't even have one.

I have used F-Prot and the support is outstanding. My only quarrel with it is the limitations on the GUI when using it with XP. It is probably the best AV for 98/ME because of its lightness. On XP though, the GUI leaves much to be desired. I got tired of waiting for 4.0. If it had come out by now I would probably be using it, but the delays have been too long and I wanted it for XP not 98SE where the current GUI is fine. <-QUOTE}How is the GUI limited when using XP?

[Don Pelotas]

{QUOTE-> How is the GUI limited when using XP? <-QUOTE}
Options are not an option :o ....... limited in configurability. ;)

[waters]

I must be the only one with problems.I can get command antivirus free with ntl,and i swop between antivir and command.On one swop antivir picked up 4 trojans which command failed to detect.These were confirmed by sending them off to antivir,and by jotti.Command antivirus is based on f prot engin so both should be on par.So i can get for free and i dare not use it

[BrainWarp]

I would never trust just an antivirus byitself so i do use ewido along side just incase a trojan is missed

[lifehacker]

Just tried f-prot out, it seems to use a huge amount of CPU. >:(

[BrainWarp]

{QUOTE-> Just tried f-prot out, it seems to use a huge amount of CPU. >:( <-QUOTE}


Thats very strange--on my computer it uses the least of any other antivirus i have tried--like panda,trend,nortan,nod32 etc

[trickyricky]

{QUOTE-> Just tried f-prot out, it seems to use a huge amount of CPU. >:( <-QUOTE}
Well, you're in trouble then, as F-Prot is, without doubt, the lightest AV in terms of CPU and memory usage bar none. Unless something on your PC doesn't like F-Prot, which is always a possibility.

[bellgamin]

{QUOTE-> F-prot functions very well, and it has a friendly license:
You are permited to install F-prot on 5 home computers for $29. <-QUOTE}You can get 5% off by buying F-Prot through the Dozleng Security forums at...
http://www.dozleng.com/updates/index.php?act=shop&CODE=02&cat=1

I know of only 2 AV programs that come close to F-Prot in terms of low usage of system resources. They are Nod32 & DrWeb.

[Rmus]

As long as it wasn't the only line of defense.

This post was made in the malware site thread where many tested the remote code execution:

(Commenting on the previous post) "... F-Prot finds nothing. We use that at work (not my decision), and it's becoming a pain in the a**;..."

http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?p=565753#post565753
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This is not to pick on f-prot, for all AV have the weakness of being caught off guard at some time, as shown in the recent wmf exploit, where no AV picked up the first .wmf files.

Back in November during a rash of Sober variants, isc.sans.org commented:

"IMPORTANT: Antivirus software does not provide any reliable protection against current threats. Viruses like Sober tend to change every few hours well in advance of AV signature updates. The fact that an attachment did not get marked is no indication that it is harmless. We do receive reports of up to date versions of AV software missing some of the recent Sober variants."

http://isc.sans.org/diary.php?storyid=880

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[TNT]

{QUOTE-> (Commenting on the previous post) "... F-Prot finds nothing. We use that at work (not my decision), and it's becoming a pain in the a**;..."

http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?p=565753#post565753 <-QUOTE}Yeah, that was me. I've never been impressed with F-Prot. In my experience, its detection of trojans is, indeed, not very satisfactory. Compared to Kaspersky, F-Prot performs quite poorly. Just my experience.

[lifehacker]

{QUOTE-> Well, you're in trouble then, as F-Prot is, without doubt, the lightest AV in terms of CPU and memory usage bar none. Unless something on your PC doesn't like F-Prot, which is always a possibility.
Reply With Quote <-QUOTE}
Memory usage yes, but both NOD32 and KAV take up less CPU.

[Technodrome]

{QUOTE-> Memory usage yes, but both NOD32 and KAV take up less CPU. <-QUOTE}

If F-prot use any CPU on your machine then there has to be some kind of conflict with another program. NOD32 is just about the same, no CPU usage at all. KAV is different story and CPU usage is rather high when you browse thru your computer…..


tD

[lifehacker]

{QUOTE-> If F-prot use any CPU on your machine then there has to be some kind of conflict with another program. NOD32 is just about the same, no CPU usage at all. KAV is different story and CPU usage is rather high when you browse thru your computer…..
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Hm. Ill check it out.

[lifehacker]

Never mind, sorry I was wrong. One of my applications was behaving strangely with f-prot and caused the huge CPU usage. :)

[trickyricky]

{QUOTE-> Never mind, sorry I was wrong. One of my applications was behaving strangely with f-prot and caused the huge CPU usage. :) <-QUOTE}
Ahh, thought so. Glad you found the culprit ;)

[Lordman]

I am F-Prot registered user. A few days ago i contact Frisk support to question abaut when will be downlodeable the 4.0 version. I received a message that told me that the next version will be 6.0 and in a few weeks ago it will be beta version.

[hemkop]

Actually i am a Sophos user, but i have always been intresting on F-Prot and yes i would trust f-prot protection.

I always thinked that F-Prot and Sophos are great AV´s.

[EraserHW]

I was one of f-prot's fans.

Well, today F-Prot is a very light software antivirus but with a bit lower detection rate compared to other antivirus softwares.

F-Prot is losing too much time and other companies are releasing new and updated scanners. Instead, F-Prot is always there, the same version, same bugs and lack of features as one year ago.

Yes, F-Prot was the first antivirus, it was the best but now Frisk need to release the next version to fight against and become again one of the best antiviruses in the world.

Too much time lost, too much time = too many users lost

AV's world is in continuous expand and develop, where time elapsed can't be so much if you wanna be competitive.

Just my two cents....