Max settings ESS 4.0.474.0

I have a question about setting up ESS with max settings. I am a bit paranoid, and after xp antivirus pro 2010 sliped through and ESS not warning about a thing I thought it was time to set my settings to max. Have been using default settings until now.

So I jumped into the menu and maxed everthing. Runtime packers, strict cleaning, potensial dangerous files, all I could tweak to max under the different modules.

Are there anyone else out there who has been doing the same? If so, are you experience any problems, any lag in you cpu, ram? I have noticed that when I download a file it will take some seconds from the file is finshed downloading until the file is ready to use. I think it is because ESS is checking the file extreme carefully.

Just want to hear if I am the only one with these settings!

Cheers!

 

that might be an overkill
This may slow file execution down.
may cause FPs.
Take more time for scanning unless u have sufficient ram

MBAM pro is good against Rogues. Im using Eset SS with MBAM pro

 

I also have MBAM. But I was very surprised when ESS didnt do anything when it installed. Lucky for me that I stopped it and removed it via a scan in safe mode. I dont remember the site I was at when this happend. But I was not visiting a porn/xxx/malware site.

I just found it strange that ESS wouldnt detect it.

 

I'd bet that 90-100% of other antivirus programs wouldn't have detected it either. Rogue AVs are nothing but dirty business. Their authors modify them until they are undetected by the AVs they focus on and just after that they release their creations to the public. There's a standalone ESET Rogue AV cleaner available that you can download and use ad-hoc. If you want to avoid further rogue AV infections, never rely on security programs that they'll catch 100% of malware but take precautions yourself, such as:
- do not run programs with administrator rights unless necessary (e.g. when installing programs from a trusted source)
- do not visit dodgy sites
- avoid using cracks and unknown programs from sources you don't trust
- use browsers in a sandbox or at least with scripting disabled
- keep the OS as well as security software always up to date
- use strong administrator passwords in LAN and disable admin shares, if possible

 

Safe practices