What do you recommend running AntiVir's heuristics at?

I run it at medium because high produced too many false positives. I would continue at medium unless enough recommend changing to high anyway.

 

I have all set to high........no issues with some occasional FPs.

 

Most of my false positives happened to be at websites (HTML/Malware,) though I haven't done a full scan on high.

 

Same here.............

 

High detection level in all cases. FPs are VERY rare.

 

high detection in all cases, haven't had an FP in over a year now. I have to be honest, I browse some shady stuff, and I've never been infected or had an FP, I have to wonder if either I'm doing something very right, or very wrong.

 

Here also.
Almost no FP.

 

I agree.

 

I ran the free version for almost an year on high.The only FP's i seen ware reported here by other users and not by my browsing activity,or from something from my pc.

 

Same Here.

 

Heuristics at medium in both scanner and guard.
Got some problems when I had them set on high (few FP's) and changed it back to the recommended settings.

 

I use medium... it works for me.
Have a HIPS ( right now trying out Mamutu ) to ensure nothing gets past.

 

I have used Avira for three years and I recommend you set heuristics to high for every module.

 

Likewise and ditto here...

 

I run on High here.. if I trust a website and it gets flagged I normally send a mail to Avira and add it to my exclusions if I trust it well enough.

 

Scheduled full scan at high, all other on access (guard, web, mail) at medium.

 

Both Scanner and Guard to High.

 

I always set to the highest level and very few false positives.

 

medium only for me.

 

Just raised it to 'high' from my ever regular 'medium' setts. I'll see how it goes.

 

Set to HIGH with no false positives.

 

Basically the only FP's I have ever seen is from Keygens or from Crackers. even tho they are not a virus the AV is somewhat right in detecting them due to the fact the programs normally have back door's into them because of how they are compiled.

And before its said. No I don't use illegal software but when my legal copy of the CD goes kaboom the torrent I find. Always has a damn kegen with it and my AV picks it up as a virus 90% of the time.

 

True.But if u want 99% FP's on keygens go with avg.Sometimes i think that they have a special department to scare the users from illegal software and to write those silly detections.

 

Norton used to flag stuff to crack its own program as No Good Hack tool. always found that funny.

As said before a lot of it is in the way the Keygen is compiled same with cracks.

 

If you want to get rid of those FP's, simply use Eset Smart Security. It's smart enough to see that keygens it's not viruses . Or better yet, don't use keygens at all.....simply buy your favorite software and keep people in their jobs


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