Do you configure your real-time anti-virus/malware product(s)?

At the moment, I have Panda Cloud Antivirus Free Edition installed on my Windows 7 partition but it does not have any level settings.

 

I prefer configurable antivirus programs because I like to tweak them.
Generally I set them on the higher side but not the highest setting if I don't like the default settings.

 

Depending on which product I am using on a particular day, the one common setting is that I want to be prompted before files are deleted. False positives are much more common than actual malicious files. At least in my experience.

 

And, that's a practice everyone using an antimalware application should follow. As you well said, FPs do happen... a lot. It's specially problematic when they delete system files.

 

And unfortunately, that seems to be a default setting on a lot of security programs... to automatically delete the file the program finds.
I always adjust that setting to 'Ask before doing anything'.

 

i configure my security software to min system impact without reducing its effectiveness..
but currently im not using any realtime AV or AM..

 

I usually do configure all my AV software to the highest possible, even if it means thousands of pop ups (HIPS)

 

I use DEFAULT.

Seems to work for me.

 

On my avast! Free Antivirus:

• Only one essential real-time shield (File system shield) installed (default settings + PUPs' scanning enabled);
• AutoSandbox disabled;
• Hidden avast! tray icon;
• Silent/Gaming Mode enabled;
• Totally password-protected;
• Highest possible settings for Full System scan;
• No scheduled scan;
• Other settings = default.

 

I configure everything to their highest level (or would were they not by default).

 

I configure my av to my convenience.....