Nope. I use Sandboxie as my main security product. I scan downloaded files with HitmanPro. That's the only AV I use.
I try to put AVs in groups based on their impact on the system. Too heavy, heavy, normal/standard, light, and feather light. So if MSE didn't get up to your standard, then you could simply have tried another one. How does he know that if he have nothing that will block or even notify him if bad stuff wants to come in? Hopefully he stays away from online Banking/Purchases if he really got zero protection in place. Hmmm...It sounds like he hasn't found Wilders yet
I do have one running but the very few instances ive come across malware my browser has stopped it. Never under-estimate the power of a good browser.
LOL @ porno Home page. You have a valid point.Like people that drive like a bat out of hell and never get a ticket or an accident and the careful driver that gets a ticket for 5 mile an hour over the limit or gets into accidents.
I'm testing Sandboxie and it's working great, even on a guest account. So, many thanks for your suggestion, I think I'll do this from now on. I won't abandon the usage of AV, but Sandboxie seems to be a nice complement (another layer).
You are welcome. You don't have to stop using an antivirus because you decide to use SBIE. The official recommended way of using SBIE is to use it along an AV with SBIE handling threats that are unknown to the antivirus. You don't need to choose between using an AV or SBIE. Bo
RT scanners give me a false sense of security. Just an anecdotal evidence but my wife's computer got infected in spite of an updated RT scanner and after that incident, I got rid of her AV, replaced it with Parenteral Controls (W7 Premium) and never had a problem ever since. I scan her PC with portable scanners such as Hitman Pro, Emsisoft Emergency Kit once in a while. Also I use virustotal.com frequently. Edit : also on demand MBAM for my wifey.
Sometimes even 2. CIS + Kingsoft/immunet/whatever else. Just for fun. I see no urgent need even in one RT scanner.
I know. It's a nice sense, isn't it? I am struggling with myself to install Avast again. When you don't visit Wilders, it's easy to go one year without antivirus. When you visit Wilders daily and you start reading about the dozens of antivirus, antimalware, etc, you get "infected" by the trend and paranoia and you want to install antivirus, because it feels like a "live" guardian who's watching over your PC.
there might be a need for a real-time AV is many users are using one machine. if you are the only user, real time AVs are mostly a waste of processing power. if you scan all your downloads with a on-demand scanner and are careful about what you click on it's all one should need.
What if you forget to scan one file, what if you don't be careful for whatever reason at some specific time. People aren't machines. Real time AVs are an useful line.
The uncomfortable feeling of running "naked" will diminish over time. At least that's how I feel now. The newest AV engine + definitions will not catch the newest malware anyway, and it doesn't matter if the AV itself is able to detect 2 million virii. I think running nekkid in a way makes the user to be more careful, e.g. downloads, investigating if the software has received criticism for bundling unwanted malware, try to look after negative reviews etc. I also recently made it a habit to compare the md5 sums of the software "ABC" which I also have downloaded from multiple sources, scan it with online virus scanners - and if the software is very new, say a week old, then I tend to avoid it in case the AV signature databases haven't picked it up yet. And of course, I try to find out if the author who wrote the software is trustable.
I know, i 've run without AV for 1 year when i wasn't visiting Wilders. I 've been without this period for about 3 weeks i think. But i just installed Avast again. It's psychological reason. You go to the "antivirus" forum and you are like lured into running one too. I can't change my vote now, can i.... The main problem is that i am aware that ERP has some things uncovered and i ve trouble with Shadow Defender. I could run Comodo and feel secure enough without antivirus, but it's heavier. So i ve put back Avast.
Since I am running WSA, the most "light" AV there is AFAIK, of course .. YES, I do! - Don't feel it dragging me down AT ALL (not in general and also not while surfing the web!) and I like the feeling not to be totally "naked" to whatever is lurking out there even if I don't (!) get infected anyway (many years of experience say so, it's not arrogance!).
All that sounds very time consuming and VERY exhausting!? - No thank you, I prefer having WSA watching over my system while not noticing it doing so. - In case there is no fp again!
it hapened to me to slip a few times when i was drunk or otherwise. in that case, i just restore an image. i run a full scan with Hitman Pro once in a blue moon. i haven't been infected in many years.
