what operating system do you run?
Although I don't completely agree with your post there is some validity. I don't have access to a lot of data, but vast majority of infections...
is Avast the only AV with the "cache" feature? I thought someone said on here that Norton also has this?
Very interesting and useful. Thank goodness for secunia psi and this is exactly why I use sumatra for pdf's instead of adobe acrobat reader....
I agree with your entire post, even on old Windows XP machines I haven't used a real time AV since 2004 or really any 3rd party security software...
If we are talking Windows XP sp2 with firewall enabled this is false as I surfed as an admin in xp on numerous machines without an av installed...
As mentioned, trial security apps, particularly Norton, throw you pop ups until you are blue in the face before expiring. These warnings are...
I think Comcast users used to get free copies of Norton. All ISP's that I'm aware of provide a DNS service that blocks malicious sites. IE and...
Bandwidth sucking Botnets are easily detected by your ISP, and ISP's often shut down internet service to such machines. If Microsoft can detect...
Regarding that prevx blog.....its the local security policy combined with the LUA that makes it so much more powerful than 3rd party tools...
I think you have really good advice here. I always think ram first, hard drive second, power supply third, incorrect or uninstalled drivers...
Norton isn't anything too difficult to bypass. I've had to fix many computers with Norton installed. There are a lot of ways to protect a pc....
Windows XP Pro LUA & SRP DEP on for all programs Autoruns, secunia PSI, black viper services tweaks Norton DNS Linksys router + Windows...
sounds like you work for Symantec
several free programs as good or better than Norton IMO anyway. Even if they had a free product I wouldn't recommend a stripped down Norton, or...
better detection, better cleaning. I'd go with the free one
1 - It is correct that MSE is anti-malware, by calling it a full fledged AV I was trying to signify that it is designed to work "in real time" and...
Avast and MSE are full fledged Anti-Virus programs. They both scan every file accessed on the computer for malware (called on access scanning)....
Lucy has it right. Also check - http://www.mechbgon.com/build/security2.html Also, Avast and MSE conflict. Choose one or the other. If you...
your sig says comodo, which should automatically Windows firewall, so are you running Windows firewall or Comodo? Could be a conflict, even with...
basically just blocking of malicious sites not caught by firefox or WOT add on
sorry to ask such a general question, but I've always just used my ISP's default DNS service, would I be better served by switching to Norton DNS?
Thanks for your research Didier! At the end of the day for me, katio is talking about advanced targeted attacks bypassing applocker but I'm sure...
I agree and I tested a few AV's over 2010 briefly on my system and found a Avast with 2 shields installed and MSE were the lightest, I've had...
Re: How ligtweight is your security setup? I asked av-comparatives years ago why they don't include ram usage in their reports. They said that...
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