ankush28
Bazinga
MSE is really good one,simple and very light on resource
*lifehacker.com/microsoft-admits-that-third-party-antivirus-is-more-eff-1441135677
Best free antivirus to install on Windows 8.1?
*lifehacker.com/microsoft-admits-that-third-party-antivirus-is-more-eff-1441135677
ASHISH65
Technomancer
Later microsoft had released a statement about it - Our commitment to Microsoft antimalware - Microsoft Malware Protection Center - Site Home - TechNet Blogs
harshilsharma63
DIY FTW!
One can use Microsoft Antimalware as the active AV and run a weekly or monthly scan with an on-demand malware cleaner like Malwarebytes Anti Malware.
ASHISH65
Technomancer
rijinpk1
Aspiring Novelist
you did not read the link i provided. have a read once more. there was a test conducted in 2013.
seroiusly ?? 2010 link? do you think the antiviruses are the same for last 3 years? most of the antiviruses that is available today is having excellent/good proactive protection along with some basic internet protection.if you do not agree, give me some proof.
why did you really put these websites up? what was the need. it is already evident that antiviruses scans for viruses with its large library of viruses. if something is missing out from the library it will really miss the viruses while scanning which is referred as wild list misses.
todays antiviruses are more than enough for good protection unless you are an internet junkie who downloads lots of unknown files from websites, visiting those **** websites, playing online games etc
josin
In the zone
Your answer is here...............a 2010 link ....its still valid my dear...
Yeah but Legacy AntiVirus products have heuristic built in
Damn, didn't know that
You are still missing the larger picture. There is a difference between protection and detection. My whole point by suggesting Comodo Was that it is so good at protecting a computer with zero infections by using its "default deny" method, though it may be not as good as detecting threats in an infected system. But there is no one better than comodo in protecting a clean system from infections.Except comodo All other free Av software's in the market have a paid full version which includes firewall+ sanbox+proactive protection module and the free versions miss these ( prove me if am wrong). So the free av versions lacks or falls behind the paid version in features aka its not good in protecting you. But there is no difference in the paid version and free version of comodo except a 500$ warranty and online chat help.
^^you are mistaken if you think comodo AV default mode is good enough for all situations.they changed it in latest version but before the latest version comodo AV at default setting was not as good as expected & comodo settings are much more complex than a simple "deny" method.also no AV at any setting can protect your system against a windows/java/flash exploit if it is there.a sufficiently knowledgeable user can work just fine even using MSE but a naive user who likes to visit shady sites will get infected even with best AV at max security settings.
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josin
In the zone
who said about the default mode? I said "default deny" method...
"default deny" method simply means that Comodo will block/sandbox anything which are not in their white-list that's all and its nothing about default setting. So its no me who had mistaken. I can see from your comments that you have not even used Comodo Internet security suit for even a day. Please test it by yourself...If you are interested please visit MalwareTips.com Forums - Security Talk and more.... You can get 1001 ideas how to achieve near perfect protection by using different security products.
I said "there is no one better than comodo in protecting a clean system from infections" and it does not mean Comodo can protect against all threats or it can give absolute protection and I too Believe that Absolute protection is a misnomer in today's world. Oh and by the way i was not talking about Comodo Av I was talking about Comodo Internet security suite.
How to install and tweak Comodo IS
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rijinpk1
Aspiring Novelist
not exactly. todays antiviruses comes with advanced pro active protection which can be used to catch infected files even though they do not belong to the known virus library by the antivirus. it was not the case with older antiviruses.
this is what my point is.it is also valid for non-infected system. its virus library is not so great that it misses lots of viruses which other antiviruses catch. that is why comodo is still not a matured antivirus to protect a system from nasty viruses. comodo free has everything like firewall+ sanbox+proactive protection module. but what is the point of installing it if has wild list misses. I am not against comodo. but it has failed on me badly.
yes i have never used comodo AV but i can understand posts by other experienced comodo users & if that is not enough here is the official acknowledgement:
this fix is there because in previous versions no matter what setting you use malware would bypass comodo.like i said it is fixed in latest version but that does not make comodo a much better AV than a good free AV like avira & avast with much less complexity for an average user.an average user will most likely allow yes for all prompts in a default deny mode & even a knowledgeable user will have trouble unless he knows how to analyse & debug a suspicious call from a legitimate windows process to confirm it is safe to allow.if a user can handle comodo then good but if not then he is better off with avast,avira or bitdefender free.
As my Norton Internet Security (HP OEM 60 days) was about to expire, I was looking for a free security suite. I zeroed in on Avast + Comodo Firewall. I just finished installing them. But here are a few things I have to ask.
1. What does an Avast account do? I mean it must store setting and **** but is it really required. I prefer to avoid these type of things.
2. Is the Avast Online Security necessary? Does it track my uses and link them to my Avast Account(which i havent made yet)?
Do you guys use Avast Online Security extension for your browser. (I already have DoNotTrack+ and AdBlock installed in my browser)
3. While installing Comodo Firewall, it prompted me to install PervDog. I couldn't get a clear picture of what it does? Any ideas?
Thanks.
1. What does an Avast account do? I mean it must store setting and **** but is it really required. I prefer to avoid these type of things.
2. Is the Avast Online Security necessary? Does it track my uses and link them to my Avast Account(which i havent made yet
)?Do you guys use Avast Online Security extension for your browser. (I already have DoNotTrack+ and AdBlock installed in my browser)
3. While installing Comodo Firewall, it prompted me to install PervDog. I couldn't get a clear picture of what it does? Any ideas?
Thanks.
gameranand
Living to Play
As my Norton Internet Security (HP OEM 60 days) was about to expire, I was looking for a free security suite. I zeroed in on Avast + Comodo Firewall. I just finished installing them. But here are a few things I have to ask.
1. What does an Avast account do? I mean it must store setting and **** but is it really required. I prefer to avoid these type of things.
2. Is the Avast Online Security necessary? Does it track my uses and link them to my Avast Account(which i havent made yet
Do you guys use Avast Online Security extension for your browser. (I already have DoNotTrack+ and AdBlock installed in my browser)
3. While installing Comodo Firewall, it prompted me to install PervDog. I couldn't get a clear picture of what it does? Any ideas?
Thanks.
1. No its is not required. It just tracks the computers you use through your account and some other things.
2. Avast Online Security extensions tell you if the site, if its safe or not based on the rating. Also allows you to rate the sites.
3. Don't Install it, just install the Firewall and thats it. You don't need anything else from the whole package.
harshilsharma63
DIY FTW!
As my Norton Internet Security (HP OEM 60 days) was about to expire, I was looking for a free security suite. I zeroed in on Avast + Comodo Firewall. I just finished installing them. But here are a few things I have to ask.
1. What does an Avast account do? I mean it must store setting and **** but is it really required. I prefer to avoid these type of things.
2. Is the Avast Online Security necessary? Does it track my uses and link them to my Avast Account(which i havent made yet
Do you guys use Avast Online Security extension for your browser. (I already have DoNotTrack+ and AdBlock installed in my browser)
3. While installing Comodo Firewall, it prompted me to install PervDog. I couldn't get a clear picture of what it does? Any ideas?
Thanks.
Avast AV with Comodo firewall is a pretty good and popular setup.
nikku_hot123
In the zone
I tried comodo with avast antivirus and started giving me BSODs on Windows 8.1, i uninstalled it and everything is fine. I think i think there is still compatibility problems with 8.1. So it's better to wait.
Thanks guys for your quick response. I skipped the install of Avast Online Security and PervDog.
@nikku I'm running windows 8.1 and Avast+Comodo isn't giving me any problems. Though SecuniaPSI started acting weird (APPCRASH) after I installed Avast+Comodo. I'm working on fixing it.
@nikku I'm running windows 8.1 and Avast+Comodo isn't giving me any problems. Though SecuniaPSI started acting weird (APPCRASH) after I installed Avast+Comodo. I'm working on fixing it.
harshilsharma63
DIY FTW!
Windows 8.1 is not stable yet. Maybe we'll have to wait a few months.
bssunilreddy
Chosen of the Omnissiah
+1 to this.
gameranand
Living to Play
Good thing I haven't updated then.