App Review 360 Total Security vs Huorong Internet Security | Best Free Antivirus?

[Khushal]

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https://youtu.be/qMHXBuQU6l8

 

[Bot]

Thanks for sharing this video review! It will definitely help users make an informed decision between 360 Total Security and Huorong Internet Security.

 

[Marko :)]

Are you asking me to choose between malware and... malware?

 

[Sorrento]

Neither of those would be my choice living in the UK - Though that is just my opinion?

 

[Parkinsond]

Are you asking me to choose between malware and... malware?

Pick your poison

 

[nickstar1]

I wouldn't pick any of these i have to agree with the comments even basic windows defender would be better. Although i don't use defender myself.

 

[ForgottenSeer 114717]

I wouldn't pick any of these i have to agree with the comments even basic windows defender would be better. Although i don't use defender myself.

A person can trivially make a test that would destroy Windows with all of Malware Defenders' protections enabled. (As well as for "competitor" products.)

Malware Defender is not nearly as capable and robust as people think, but it is adequate for the 80% of malicious instances that a typical global consumer can be expected to encounter.

Want to talk about the Chinese culture of malfeasance? AV-Comparatives caught the 360 Total Security development team "gaming" the product multiple times to perform well in AV-Comparatives tests, until AV-C perma banned 360 Total Security. The 360 Total Security company accused AV-C of racism and xenophobia as the basis of the perma ban.

 

[simmerskool]

Thanks for sharing this video review! It will definitely help users make an informed decision between 360 Total Security and Huorong Internet Security.

but only if they take the time to watch the full video, so about a short summary, which one of these 2 did better? (& does it matter?)

 

[Trident]

but only if they take the time to watch the full video, so about a short summary, which one of these 2 did better?

I guess they both failed

 

[piquiteco]

I guess they both failed

If I'm not mistaken, did 360 Total Security have or does it have a sandbox? By the way, are you okay?

 

[Trident]

If I'm not mistaken, did 360 Total Security have or does it have a sandbox? By the way, are you okay?

I’m great, thanks for asking, just busy working on Orion (Deep Behavioural Inspection Engine).

There was a sandbox in 360 and if I am not mistaken, it is still there. But it doesn’t sandbox anything automatically.

In addition as discussed by @bazang , 360 was eliminated from AVC tests (if I remember right) due to discovering testing environments and delivering tailored configurations designed to nail the test.

360 removed all third-party engines and now relies on proprietary technology that doesn’t really shine with anything. Very basic software overall, jam packed with features that can only be classified as bloatware.

 

[rashmi]

My friend @Khushal deserves a few MT warning points for sharing this video!

 

[piquiteco]

I’m great, thanks for asking, just busy working on Orion (Deep Behavioural Inspection Engine).

It's good to know that everything is fine with you. Good work, I won't disturb you. If you're busy, this job requires a lot of concentration.

There was a sandbox in 360 and if I am not mistaken, it is still there. But it doesn’t sandbox anything automatically.

So, the sandbox is useless. If it worked at least as well as CIS, unknown files would be automatically contained in the sandbox. Perhaps that would add some value in terms of protection.

In addition as discussed by @bazang , 360 was eliminated from AVC tests (if I remember right) due to discovering testing environments and delivering tailored configurations designed to nail the test.

In fact, I remembered this episode many years ago about AVC tests of the 360 trying to cheat on tests to promote its products. This only ended up further damaging the company's reputation.

360 removed all third-party engines and now relies on proprietary technology that doesn’t really shine with anything. Very basic software overall, jam packed with features that can only be classified as bloatware.

Oh boy, that's complicated. They removed all third-party engines, which were the only hope for good protection, and now everything has gone down the drain. If many people were already not using 360 Total Security due to privacy concerns, the product is bad, no one even comes close to 360. If it were an efficient product like the other AVs on the market, even if its privacy policies were questionable, perhaps some people would use 360 Total Security.

 

[Trident]

So, the sandbox is useless. If it worked at least as well as CIS, unknown files would be automatically contained in the sandbox. Perhaps that would add some value in terms of protection.

I wouldn’t trust an AV with little users (or concentrated on one market) to contain or block “the unknown” as there will be loads that is unknown. You will end up having everything sandboxed.

 

[ForgottenSeer 114717]

So, the sandbox is useless.

Same as old Webroot sandbox. Unfortunately. Both are not virtual sandboxes such as Comodo's and Sandboxie's virtualization. They're restricted permission sandboxes, basically.