App Review Norton Security Boot Time Protection Test

[cruelsister]

A test of the three different settings of Norton's Boot Protection.

 

[Rishi]

ESET I guess will be a no-brainer, not sure it will do well in this test.

 

[Online_Sword]

Thank you for your test, @cruelsister .

I am using Norton Internet Security (NIS) on my laptop. It seems that now I have to change my settings of NIS, because I kept the level of Boot Protection as default.

By the way, in each test, you changed two "variables": the malware sample, and the settings of Boot Protection. I think it would be a good practice to change only one variable in each test.

 

[Evgeny]

Thank you, could you please test Kaspersky and Emsisoft?

 

[woodrowbone]

Thx CS!
WSA in the mix?

Cheers

/W

 

[Nightwalker]

Thank you, could you please test Kaspersky and Emsisoft?

Good choices my friend, I want to see those tested aswell

 

[Deleted member 2913]

Yet Bitdefender free is the winner in this series...Kudos to Bd free.

Would like to see Sophos Home test.

And definitely Comodo Cloud AV that is suppose to release tomorrow. Quite good options there...AutoSandbox, Alert to Sandbox & Run only Safe programs Plus Valkyrie & ViruScope.

 

[SloppyMcFloppy]

Would like to see Sophos Home test.

Sophos Home doesn't have boot protection I think.

 

[tonibalas]

It seems that now I have to change my settings of NIS, because I kept the level of Boot Protection as default.

Same thing it's time to change the settings.
I am also waiting for Kaspersky and Emsisoft boot protection test.
Thank you @cruelsister for the review

 

[jamescv7]

We can see that the prevention status of Norton is varied and tend to focus on the usual case of action, boot protection is quite good but the assurance to establish detection still a room for improvements.

 

[done]

What a great test
Thanks for sharing.
As for eset my bet is it'll fail. Hope I'm wrong

 

[Moose]

Just wondering if you could test Dr. Web Security Space down the road?
In Parniod Mode!

Additionally, which Av's work with Sandboxie? For example, Dr. Web Security
Space does not work with Sandboxie!!!

 

[cruelsister]

Hi Michael! I have a couple of other products kinda-sorta finished to publish first (and I'm restricting myself to 1 video a week, max), but I will be doing a Dr Web for you in the finale (and I hope that I'll remember the Paranoid Mode- but so far all of the fancier settings used on already tested products didn't help; maybe this time it will be different).

As for a AV with SBIE- that question should probably directed to Umbra, as I could only guess.

M

 

[Moose]

Looking forward this video to help make a decision on what I will be using the near for future.
Maybe, I will be changing to Bitdefender and/or Comodo Firewall.... I will until you finish you
Boot Protection Tests!!! And maybe add Sandboxie back into the mix.

Totally appreciate the up coming Boot Protection Tests...

Kind regards,

 

[Rajat]

Can you test Comodo's Boot Protection on the same samples???

 

[Moose]

Salutations/Greetings!

When you get ready to test Dr. Web Security Space 11 for boot-time protection.

Paraniod Mode for Dr.Web Security Space 11

> Left click on Dr.Web Security Space 11
> Left click on Dr.Web Security Space 11
padlock. yes.
> Left click on gearbox!
> Left click on Protection Componments.
> Go to Preventive Protection and left click.
> Under Operation Mode left click.
"Change parameters of suspciious activity blocking"
> Left click Optimal (recommended)
> Drop down menu change to paraniod.
> Also, you can change anything else with the bulleye.

Kind regards with many thanks!!!

 

[SHvFl]

Additionally, which Av's work with Sandboxie? For example, Dr. Web Security
Space does not work with Sandboxie!!!

Emsisoft EAM works, probably EIS works too but i didn't test that.

 

[kmr1684]

Additionally, which Av's work with Sandboxie? For example, Dr. Web Security
Space does not work with Sandboxie!!!

moose please see these i think this is more than enough to prove drweb and sbie working harmoniously in latest win 10 insider preview build 14257, but still you not convinced then i do not know how to prove it, please give an idea.
ps: i am posting from this sandboxed palemoon for your information that screen shot also attached

 

[Moose]

Salutations/Greeting! @kmr1684

> Do you have Dr. Web Security Space Version 11 with their Firewall?
> Did you install sandboxie before and/or after Dr. Web Security Space?
> Do you use any other browsers that work with this combination?
> Or only Palemoon?
> What is next to Sandboxie,please? In the above screen capture?
> Post # 18 bottom screen capture.


I will unistall Zemana AntiMalware and WinRansom Plus! Also, I will
install Palemoon to see for myself? I hope that it work!!!

Look over the link below:
forums.sandboxie.com • View topic - Anti-Virus|SBIE v5+ (working/not) (Updated 1/28/16)

Thank you for sharing, deeply appreicate!!! Hopefully this will
work for me on my PC's.

 

[cruelsister]

Hi Michael- Dr Web will be next up (probably next weekend, depending on my schedule). I've already set up a system and will be using Paranoid mode with everything maxxed out. As Dr Web has similar starup alerts to that of Qihoo I am curious how it will turn out.