FortiClient Endpoint Security 5

I would like to have an option during installation to opt-out VPN.

 

i did like it when i tried it but for me its missing a few things and i hate the number of procc's

 

anyone know how to get rid of parental controls without it saying part of the program is turned off? installed it for a freind and they really are liking it but dont want parental controls on at all since he doesnt have any kids and doesnt want it to block anything he might be searching for on the list (he is almost 40 i think he knows what he wants to search for when browsing)
thanks

 

I recommend him to keep malware blocking.
You can't be 100% sure that every site is safe all the time.

 

ahh so it also detects www malware? and why do we no longer see the firewall included? only the av, parental, and vpn tabs?? anyone see this last time i tested this i had all the tabs

edit just tried installing yet again and still no firewall only the top three i mentioned already? so why is no firewall showing up??

 

Christ! Eleven processes shown running in Task Manager here on Win 8.1 Pro 64 bit. It's gonna be a chore finding out which of those eleven require internet access. Unless someone might have that information? .

Later...

Bob

 

https://www.wilderssecurity.com/showpost.php?p=2256197&postcount=31

 

thanks missed that post. that sucks. oh well.

 

funny thing, they make it another way around

release 5 changelog :

I didn't use forticlient vpn, and it didn't have any effect besides few more MB on my hardisk

 

same here

 

Not used the VPN, ernable windows FW to allow for outbound, download a simple task manager which also shows network access, like Process Explorer and press update, see pic

 

So this seems to be getting good buzz here, and it is doing well on AV-Comparatives.

1. Do you think this could be recommended along with the other main free AVs such as Avast!, AVG, etc.?

2. Is there a way to not install the VPN and parental controls?

3. Do you think the web filter is too sensitive to recommend this AV?

 

Thanks, Kees, for teaching me something. I didn't know Process Explorer could do that. I'll take your advice and give that a try here shortly.

Regards,

Bob

 

1. yes it should, its lighter and more simple (require a very minimal user input, and that's important for general user)
2. not that I know of
3. it can be turned down selectively or completely,
I just love the default porn filter, it's better than open dns family filter.
it block most of "gray porn area" too
so in this case the filter would be personal choice/taste

 

Is FortiProxy.exe a web scanner of sorts ala Avast!'s web shield?

 

it's a web filtering, so yes it should be the close to avast web shields

 

so is the web filter incorporated into parental controls or is it seperate.

 

web filter is the parental control

taken from the documentation :

you choose only to block malicious website, or you can use "default" which also block porn

 

How often does it update? There is no setting to set the interval - correct?

Should I set the program to auto-update?

Any settings I should change?

Thanks,
Ian

 

yes no interval setting

yes you should auto update

nothing unless you want to access some adult content

 

Ta very much.

Too tired for adult content.

 

Well I noticed it has no custom install options. Is the VPN automatically implemented? How does it affect things for a home user?

 

1. Correct
2. Yes
3. Uses some CPU at startup, inactive when not used

It is an under appreciated AV at Wilders, it is basiccally as simple as MSE with a good adjustable WebFilter plus a VPN option. VPN is allways used at business installs to connect to company servers. Only when you use a private/anonymous browsing service this VPN option might be usefull for home usage.

Because it is (old fashioned) core AV engine, it is a safe option for someone having some other security layers (little to no risk of incompatibility). Read old fashioned as proven, because they must have found some innovations to improve their AV-engine (explains steady improvement in last three years and the fact that it keeps up with other AV's having sandboxes, code emulation, reputation scoring, behavioral blocking, etc).

Not confirmed rumeour: their AV engine also seems to have something like a heuristics rules based engine like F-protect's experimental rules or the cloud engine of Qihoo360. The thin line between active heuristics and behavioral blocking like of AVG's identity protection is not very clear to me (not using an AV realtime myself, so maybe an AV expert might explain this in detail).

 

What would you recommend as another layer?
MBAM Pro?
I have turned off real-time protection in MBAM thinking FC was enough.

Thanks!

 

Norton DNS
EMET4 (to protect you against memory overflow protections)
HitmanPro Alert (warns against Man in the Browser infections)
Keyscrambler free (defeats most key loggers on your PC)
MBAM real time (why not use the lisence,its track record in finding zero days is great)

I think financial malware is the biggest problem at the moment, together with memory based exploits (because protected mode and enhanced protected mode provide good policy/sandbox layers). Old fashioned key loggers are replaced by man in the middle/browser infections. So simple keyscrambler will raise the bar for old fashioned keyloggers (with little CPU overhead). EMET 4 reduces buffer/memory/stack overflow infections (freebie of microsoft) and HMP.Alert warns against most financial malware (MITB infections).