Emsisoft Anti-Malware & Emsisoft Internet Security 12

I do have to wonder if it spots ransomware pure by behavior or is it signature based?

 

Behavior Blocker based, it is not "traditional" signatures per se, but they are rules that receive some updates and tweaks.

Like I said many times in that Malwaretips thread, it was just a cosmetic change, Emsisoft has zero-day protection against Ransomware for years (behavior blocker).

I lost some time in that thread because of this kind of reasoning and posts:

I imagine that Fabian didnt even care to answer this kind of posts.

 

Off topic but what is SUA I see in your signature? It is probably something obvious but just can't think of anything at the moment. Thank you.

 

Standard User Account.

My reasoning to not use a full administrator account daily:

https://www.ghacks.net/2017/02/23/n...igate-94-of-critical-windows-vulnerabilities/
http://www.tomsguide.com/us/standard-accounts-stop-malware,news-18326.html

 

Duh I knew it had to be something obvious. Thank you!

 

I would say both.
Though the change described in blog is connected to behavior blocking part.

 

Yes, seems like it is truly behavioral monitoring based. The BB is better than I thought:

http://blog.emsisoft.com/2015/12/22...ior-blocker-vs-20-crypto-ransomware-families/

 

mm..... maybe you can find some friend still had student position ,
or try to find few people to buy it together , more user buying together can be cheaper ~

P.S :
As i know the Emsisoft License do not limit the position , it's doesn't matter where you live ,
so you can buy from other local reseller ( if it's cheaper ) ,
than direct register you license key into Emsisoft License Center , it's also legal

WD , you mean Windows Defender ?
if it's , i still suggest you should change to Emsisoft ( or other AV software)
WD is not quite bad , but not good enough ~

I had saw many people asking for help on other forum ,
because their system had be infected ,
and i discover , they are all using WD only .

WD is not quite good at defend PUP、PUA、hijack ,
also it's pretty bad at defend ransomware

 

Duly noted. Not sure I am definitely going with EAM but I may. Thanks.

 

FWIW

In making your decision note that Emsisoft has a Loyalty Program -- 25% off on license renewals + an additional 5% more for every subsequent year you renew.

 

Yeah, and together with VS, it make a solid defense.

 

I just found out about that the other day which is nice. One concern I have is that it does not do well with Phishing. I am ok with it but not everyone lol.

 

VS is something I need to try. Any advice for a VS noob?

 

Sure, you can send @VoodooShield a personal message with request, he is also very open to questions and issues on his thread. It's relatively simple to use and very recommended for a layered solution.

 

Got it thanks.

 

Just renewed my EAM License for 4 years instead of NOD32 due to the fact that they can't get their bugs fixed (pause protection button disappeared for a long time now)

 

Wow that is awesome.

 

Emsisoft has a Loyalty Program I've been using it 6+ years 50% off for me.

 

Well yeah, I use a program called SyncBack Pro to backup my stuff to an external HDD and when I just upgraded my license for that from v7 to v8, they gave me a 1 year free license for EAM, so I thought what the heck, let me upgrade that license for another 3 years so total of 4

 

anyone knows if Emsisoft Anti-Malware whitelists safe files after an initial scan for better performance in the future for those files that are safe?

 

Sounds like a great deal. If there were some discounts to be had I would likely purchase a 1 year license. But for now, until that time comes, I am using WD.

 

Try this link:
https://shop.emsisoft.com/34/uurl-99oo04mdoq

It shows a better deal for me.

 

Thanks but still not enough for me to take the plunge.

Cheers.

 

Just upgraded my license to a 12 PC/10 year license! It's that good and light! Love how well it does with PUP detections