malwaredefender+OA++ overkill ?

Discussion in 'other anti-malware software' started by Banshee, Apr 30, 2010.

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  1. Banshee

    Banshee Registered Member

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    Would online armor and malwaredefender play well together ? If yes what settings would be best disabled/enabled so that the two do not conflict ?

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  2. kjdemuth

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    I don't know a whole lot about malwaredefender. I know that its a firewall and HIPS. I don't think that it would play nice with OA, since its a firewall with hips as well.
     
  3. Konata Izumi

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    IMO, it is.
    to some its not..

    But I know for sure some of their features overlap. :isay:
     
  4. LoneWolf

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    I would not recommend running two "classical" HIPS in realtime, I think there would be a very good chance of a conflict.
     
  5. adik1337

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    100% overkill ... if not bordering to paranoia.
     
  6. gery

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    keep only one of them
     
  7. Noob

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    OA++ for ease of use
    or
    MD for configuration

    I would keep OA++, because it has A-Squared on it xD
    Though, i like MD a lot!! Very nice little program and it's extremely configurable!!!
     
  8. Peter2150

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    Actually I run them together on 4 machines with no problems at all.

    Why do this? Well first I am always running the latest versions of OA and one never knows with beta software. Secondly, If I should click a bit to fast the first time, I get a 2nd chance.

    Note, this plus Sandboxie is all I run, no AV's no AS's at all.

    Pete
     
  9. arran

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    They may run ok together but there may be unnoticeable conflicts. I fail to see
    why you would need 2 HIPS? If 1 is configured properly why would you need a back up HIPS.
     
  10. Boost

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    Complete overkill :thumbd:
     
  11. kjdemuth

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    Hey boost,
    Do you have any issues with keyscrambler working with firefox and geswall? I tried running it and it seemed that geswall was interfering with it. Did you have any problems?
     
  12. kjdemuth

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    Also....Sorry I know that its off topic.
     
  13. Boost

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    Nope,no issues.

    When enabling or disabling keyscrambler,dont start firefox isolated.Then you enable or disable keyscambler,then close Geswall.When your asked to isolate firefox again,select yes and whatever changes you made while you werent isolated,will be present.

    Hopefully that makes sense.
     
  14. kjdemuth

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    Oh. Damn how could I have missed that. I gottcha. Thanks. I forgot that I had geswall isolating. Duh!
     
  15. renegade08

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    Pete,

    Do you have anything turned off in both programs?
    MD has network control, so wouldn't this conflict with OA FW?
     
  16. Peter2150

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    Actually no I don't. As to conflicts, I don't see any evidence of it. All 4 computers seem to run normally, and if I test them, I get the appropriate alerts from both of them. Of course MD isn't a traditional inbound firewall as OA is, so that may make a difference.

    Pete
     
  17. Banshee

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    gents,

    Thank you for your opinions.I think I'll run just oa++.Should be good enough.
     
  18. gery

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    good choice:thumb: :thumb:
     
  19. bonedriven

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    Thanks for the thread and the straight answer from Peter. :D

    I'll try MD with OA++ then.
     
  20. MeFer

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    I was tested some similar programs run together on CLT last year.

    OP : 320/340
    SSM : 240/340
    RTD :240/340
    Comodo :340/340


    OP+SSM : 290/340
    OP+RTD : 270/340
    Comodo+SSM : 330/340
    Comodo(disable)+SSM : 240/340

    So, i decided to not run two hips if i don't know how configured.
     
  21. mike21

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    My opinion is that although there is no conflict or overkill, almost all actions will be scanned for the same thing twice, so the decision it is up to the user.

    Personally I would try something else alongside OA++, covering a different aspect, like a behavior blocker or a sandbox or keyscrambler
     
  22. Gen

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    Pete, what if you allow a file thinking its safe but was actually compromised without your knowledge, an AV or AS is still useful in that case, no?
     
  23. bellgamin

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    OA & MD -- both of them are HIPS. Both of them have hooks, no doubt. Running both of them together is a recipe for instability.

    Just because Pete' computer can handle this situation, does NOT mean yours can.

    Further, a computer may handle both of these HIPS without a murmur until, perhaps many days later, some sort of complex action occurs -- a Windows patch is installed, for example, or a security program such as MBAM installs a major upgrade -- and POOF! your computer locks-up or goes BSOD on you. You might then falsely assume that the latest action (a Windows patch, for example) caused the problem, whereas it was actually caused by the OA-MD instability & the Windows patch was simply the straw that broke the computer's back.

    I didn't dream this stuff up. The instability of 2 HIPS running together is well-known -- just surf this forum for a while. You will see plenty of similar comments.

    My suggestion, FWIW: run one or the other -- MD or OA, they're both excellent -- but not both.
     
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  24. kjdemuth

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    +1 Agreed. Your asking for trouble running both at the same time. I would suggest OA, since MD can be kinda chatty at times.
     
  25. Peter2150

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    Yes and no. First I am very careful where I download stuff I am going to run. I also use Sandboxie. Finally I do run the run the OA ++ version, which has the advantage of no scanning of every file, but allows me to check a single file.

    Also if I do want to run something marginal, I first try it in a vm machine, and if Okay I will run it only my main machine, after imaging and archiving with FDISR.

    @bellgamin. Totally agree. I am running the combo on 3 different machines with no issues. But I also am aware of the possible issues. So I never update any of the programs or windows with out having a trusty FDISR archive ready to bail me out. Usually if there is an issue, you know it on reboot. If all is okay there, by testing a few programs, I can tell pretty quick if everyone is playing okay, or fighting. Been doing this on these 3 boxes for quite a while.

    Good example of the point though is on my AMD desktop I had been running SSM with OA with no issues. Then on a recent OA upgrade the box Blue screened on install. First test was to uninstall SSM and all was well. So I installed MD, and it was fine, so yes point taken. You can't do this blindly.

    Pete

    PS. I think not having any tradition AV's avoids many of the conflicts. It seems when people report problems with OA, many times and AV is involved somehow.
     
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