Advice Request Are Webroot and VoodooShield compatible? Which to install first?

[blueblackwow65]

Hi anyone know if Webroot and the latest voodooshield are compatible and if it matters which is installed first? Thks I already have voodooshield installed.

 

[Rengar]

Voodooshield is suppose to run alongside with your antivirus. Its better to install Webroot and then VS.

 

[Wave]

I already have voodooshield installed.

Temporarily disable it, then install your primary Anti-Virus solution, and then re-enable VoodoShield. Problem solved.

 

[Deleted Member 3a5v73x]

Webroot and VS should work very well alongside each other, it's strong and lightweight combo, its just an users preference which AV to compliment VoodooShield with, if any. I would as well recommend installing VS first, then adding Webroot.

 

[RoboMan]

Just in case add VoodooShield.exe and VoodooShieldService.exe into Webroot's exclusions.

 

[shmu26]

if you download a brand new beta version of voodooshield, then webroot might detect it. But if you stick with the standard version, you should not have a problem.

 

[Wave]

Just in case add VoodooShield.exe and VoodooShieldService.exe into Webroot's exclusions.

I don't think it'd be necessary since VoodoShield does nothing shady like some security products do; it just has a device driver loaded for a kernel-mode callback and upon new execution attempts it sends the info to the service (.NET Framework) to do the scanning and then sends info back. Nothing shady or rootkit-like, such as API hooking and injection.

But good idea to white list if any problems occur anyway. Since VDS is signed, I'd imagine the vendors would have had whitelisted the publisher.

 

[shmu26]

Since VDS is signed, I'd imagine the vendors would have had whitelisted the publisher.

good point, voodoo started signing all releases, so that helps

 

[Wave]

good point, voodoo started signing all releases, so that helps

Well they required a digital signature anyway for the device driver on x64 systems.

 

[Deleted member 178]

I use them both before, WSA first , VS second.

 

[blueblackwow65]

Ok I already had VS installed so I installed WSA after ,i'll see how it goes .Thks seems some say WSA first and others say VS first ..

 

[RoboMan]

I don't think it'd be necessary since VoodoShield does nothing shady like some security products do; it just has a device driver loaded for a kernel-mode callback and upon new execution attempts it sends the info to the service (.NET Framework) to do the scanning and then sends info back. Nothing shady or rootkit-like, such as API hooking and injection.

But good idea to white list if any problems occur anyway. Since VDS is signed, I'd imagine the vendors would have had whitelisted the publisher.

Unluckily, i talk from experience, since i had to whitelist it from Emsisoft itself.

 

[blueblackwow65]

Wonder how comodo firewall would do with WSA instead of VS? I find VS slows my browsing and some other things when on desktop.