Bobc11 Posted September 5, 2009 ID:121047 Share Posted September 5, 2009 Yes, Any body can post here MAM. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoKenny1 Posted September 5, 2009 ID:121071 Share Posted September 5, 2009 You've got Avast! and MS Security Essentials listed - are you running two AV programmes, or is that you just happen to have tried both or recommend both? I ask because I thought running two AVs (even when only one is "real-time" as oppposed to an on-demand scanner) is a no no and can cause false negatives and stuff. How did you find MS Security Essentials? (if you don't mind me asking).I believe in Layered Protection as no anti virus application is 100% perfect. I have avast! that is the first line of defence and MS Security Essentials is a second and its "real-time" detection does not interfere with avast! nor MBAM. I also run WinPatrol that is a Security Monitor that is a third line of defence and they all work happily together:http://www.winpatrol.com By the way, MS Security Essentials is the follow on to Windows Defender and will be available with Windows 7. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairie dog Posted September 5, 2009 ID:121100 Share Posted September 5, 2009 Thank-you YoKenny I've heard others say the same the Avast! forum is good. I'm planning on changing several of my applications with my next computer, not just security programmes, but they are my main concern. Hey I've just read your signature and I'm curious about something. You've got Avast! and MS Security Essentials listed - are you running two AV programmes, or is that you just happen to have tried both or recommend both? I ask because I thought running two AVs (even when only one is "real-time" as oppposed to an on-demand scanner) is a no no and can cause false negatives and stuff. How did you find MS Security Essentials? (if you don't mind me asking).EDIT - I appear to have posted this comment twice, sorry! Not sure how to delete one.I would NOT run two AV's, unless you turned the real time protection off and only used one as an on demand scanner. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAM Posted September 5, 2009 ID:121166 Share Posted September 5, 2009 OSSEC ?Source: http://www.ossec.net/main/ossec-v21-releasedMAM Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimpy Posted September 5, 2009 ID:121227 Share Posted September 5, 2009 I've had the Windows Security Centre report that AVG protection is switched off when I boot up too, not very often though. Personally I think that is because AVG takes an awful long time to load sometimes. Usually when it says that the AVG interface is showing all things working just fine, and I find rebooting fixes it every time. I haven't had to use the patch.I asked on the AVG form about the SC stating AVG was off and quite a few other people have and still do too, All AVG say is its a fault on the part of MS and not them and Give you a patch to fix it but still every few weeks or so I still get the warning but I have learned to live with it! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT500 Posted September 6, 2009 ID:121388 Share Posted September 6, 2009 It's nowhere near finished, but the article at the following link might help:http://security.gt500.org/Wiki.jsp?page=Prevention Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairie dog Posted September 6, 2009 ID:121395 Share Posted September 6, 2009 It's nowhere near finished, but the article at the following link might help:http://security.gt500.org/Wiki.jsp?page=PreventionThanks for the link Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
catscomputer Posted September 6, 2009 ID:121458 Share Posted September 6, 2009 It's nowhere near finished, but the article at the following link might help:http://security.gt500.org/Wiki.jsp?page=PreventionThat's great info GT500, thank-you so much. I notice Avast! is absent as a good free AV, do you have any particular opinion that product? I was thinking of getting Avast! rather than Avira because Avast! offers a webshield and Avira free does not. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Admin AdvancedSetup Posted September 6, 2009 Root Admin ID:121460 Share Posted September 6, 2009 It's nowhere near finished, but the article at the following link might help:http://security.gt500.org/Wiki.jsp?page=PreventionI would double check on Safari as a recommendation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoKenny1 Posted September 6, 2009 ID:121522 Share Posted September 6, 2009 That's great info GT500, thank-you so much. I notice Avast! is absent as a good free AV, do you have any particular opinion that product? I was thinking of getting Avast! rather than Avira because Avast! offers a webshield and Avira free does not.I like avast! and I am looking forward to avast! V5 due out in October:http://blog.avast.com/2009/07/20/avast-5-is-coming-soon avast! has a new CEO that has a distiguished history in Vince Steckler from Symantec:http://blog.avast.com/2009/07/20/welcome-a...-i-joined-avast Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
exile360 Posted September 6, 2009 ID:121572 Share Posted September 6, 2009 I would double check on Safari as a recommendation.Agreed, I've heard a lot about serious security vulnerabilities in it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sho-dan Posted September 6, 2009 ID:121635 Share Posted September 6, 2009 but Avira is also good but it has an annoying Full Page advert when updating its definitions plus the free version users have lower priority of getting updatesI been using AntVir since 03/04 after dropping Norton 02 ver., all free software has some type advertisment inbedded in their programs. That buyme page is inclulded as a norm for me, auto click OK and the auto updates are downloaded/installed fast & easy. The AntiVir Guard stops everthing I download for testing. I can not comment on any other AV since I have not use them. We all have our favorites. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
control Posted September 6, 2009 ID:121845 Share Posted September 6, 2009 Avira or Panda Cloud Antivirus Be aware that AVG Free has no rootkit protection Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimpy Posted September 6, 2009 ID:121851 Share Posted September 6, 2009 Avira or Panda Cloud Antivirus Be aware that AVG Free has no rootkit protection That is true about the no rootkit detection but in the finished scan it still mentions rootkits so people might be confused that it does offer it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT500 Posted September 6, 2009 ID:121921 Share Posted September 6, 2009 I would double check on Safari as a recommendation.Will do. I hadn't seen the latest security reports, but the last time I checked it was still considerably more secure than Internet Explorer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malron Posted September 11, 2009 ID:124977 Share Posted September 11, 2009 Just too add my 2 cents.I have AVG 8.5 on my laptop, with MBAM and spybot ( which has never had a virus, knock on wood.)I have Alvira on my Precision WS370, with MBAM and spybot, got a trojan recently, but Alvira and Malwarebytes took care of itMy Dimension 2400 is another story had Norton as my AV protection but got an infection just the other day, have posted on the Hijackthis forum. Did not learn from prior Rootkit. infection, I got last April. This time I removed "Norton" and installed AVG 8.5. Either AVG 8.5 or Alvira I think is better then Norton, Which is a resource hog. The Dimension 2400 has a Pent 4, 2.66 processor ,768 MBs of ram and it ran the AVG quick scan in 7 mins. and the Full scan in 13 mins. On my brothers laptop, the AVG scan takes over 2 HOURS. So I think it depends on what works for you and your system setup.This is a great forumThanksMalron Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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