CIS/CFW installation and setting guide

[Deleted member 178]

If you're concerned about your PC's security then using a Host Intrusion Prevention System (HIPS) is a great addition to your protection regime. A HIPS prevents unknown programs from altering any part of your system without permission. Therefore, malware is automatically prevented from doing any damage.

In this way HIPS is superior to detection-based software, such as traditional antivirus applications, because it will stop any type of malware. It will even protect you against zero-day malware. This is malware that is so new that very few AV's can detect it. A HIPS is able to do this because it automatically blocks any files that have not been verified as safe. It then asks you if they should be allowed access to your computer. Of course the obvious downside to this approach is that just as there are many millions of malicious programs, there are also millions of safe ones. Because HIPS vendors cannot instantly analyze every possible legitimate program, it's quite possible that you will receive questions about some safe programs, as well as malware...

Link: http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/how-install-comodo-firewall.htm

 

[Ink]

If you're concerned about your PC's security then using a Host Intrusion Prevention System (HIPS) is a great addition to your protection regime.

No it's not, I bet there are users who are concerned about their PC security, but can achieve similar results without using HIPS.

 

[HeffeD]

No it's not, I bet there are users who are concerned about their PC security, but can achieve similar results without using HIPS.

Perhaps you could elaborate?

 

[Nathan Wootton]

i think he means HIPS relies on the user?