App Review Eset vs Fantom Ransomware

[cruelsister]

As I'm back home this weekend, just thought I'd do a vodka induced quickie about ESET.

 

[uninfected1]

Thanks a lot for this @cruelsister. Back to Panda Free for me then. Seriously though, how would VoodooShield or the new Zemana Antilogger 2.21, combining both paid ZAM and ZAL, have fared against Fantom? Zemana claim an 'independent' report by MRG Effitas rated ZAM Premium the best antiransomware program compared with a selection of rival products, but it was a report that Zemana paid for. It read more like a press release than a truly independent report.

And what's the promising beta you mentioned?

 

[_CyberGhosT_]

Thanks,
Notice that shitty Windows Update Screen attempt ? lol.

 

[ZeroDay]

Thanks cruelsister And who doesn't love a Vodka induced quickie. Hope you're well.

 

[XhenEd]

And what's the promising beta you mentioned?

I think and hope that it's the Kaspersky Anti-Ransomware for Business (Beta).

 

[ZeroDay]

cruelsister - If I may, What is your brief opinion on Norton security these days? I've noticed that it has indeed improved a lot.

 

[uninfected1]

Thanks,
Notice that shitty Windows Update Screen attempt ? lol.

Yeah, it's quite amusing watching but I'm embarrassed to say I fell for something very similar to it several years ago when I didn't know any better.

 

[Der.Reisende]

Welcome back @cruelsister (even it seems to be only for a short time?) You have been missed! Great vid as always, pretty shocking that ESET couldn't stop it? Ok, I don't know much about it, never tried it out, but it's HIPS should be good, haven't yet read anything negative about ESET at all?

Thank you for sharing!

 

[XhenEd]

Welcome back @cruelsister (even it seems to be only for a short time?) You have been missed! Great vid as always, pretty shocking that ESET couldn't stop it? Ok, I don't know much about it, never tried it out, but it's HIPS should be good, haven't yet read anything negative about ESET at all?

Thank you for sharing!

If HIPS was set on default, then I think the HIPS is less than capable of protection.
I think the default HIPS setting is on Automatic mode, rather than the more reliable Smart mode.

 

[Der.Reisende]

If HIPS was set on default, then I think the HIPS is less than capable of protection.
I think the default HIPS setting is on Automatic mode, rather than the more reliable Smart mode.

Thank you for pointing out!

 

[yigido]

Thanks for the great video @cruelsister !

It again & again shows that to people, 'default allow' must die! How 'default allow' miserable!
People are still paying for those AVs even they saw such videos. Don't be shock

 

[_CyberGhosT_]

Welcome back @cruelsister (even it seems to be only for a short time?) You have been missed! Great vid as always, pretty shocking that ESET couldn't stop it? Ok, I don't know much about it, never tried it out, but it's HIPS should be good, haven't yet read anything negative about ESET at all?

Thank you for sharing!

Any Sig based AV is only as good as the Sig's its based on, so till it's added an AV is powerless, when I realized this is when I started investigating in signature-less protection and it's implications.
I feel much better having moved on, and the lightness of my system is a big added bonus.

 

[_CyberGhosT_]

Thanks for the great video @cruelsister !

It again & again shows that to people, 'default allow' must die! How 'default allow' miserable!
People are still paying for those AVs even they saw such videos. Don't be shock

lol good point, but I am no longer one of those "sheeple" no offense Eletric sheep

 

[tonibalas]

@cruelsister thank you for the video and thank you for sharing with us these important information's.
@yigido you are so right.

 

[Tempnexus]

Great video (as always) that really points out the need for a layered protection.

On a side note, your definition of a Vodka induced quicke is totally different from mine.

 

[mamamia]

I wonder if Kaspersky had blocked that ransomware.

 

[uninfected1]

According to Virus Total on the video at around 1:18 Kaspersky detects it.

So does Panda. I know this is only one example but I'm seriously thinking of ditching Eset and moving back to Panda Free along with, say, MBAE and what I'm currently using, ZAL 2.21 and VoodooShield.

Does anyone know if Zemana would have caught it? I'm guessing VoodooShield would have detected it because there were plenty of engines on Virus Total that did, plus I would have thought VoodooShield's own algorithms. Any thoughts appreciated.

Edit: One thing that may be worth considering is, as good as these videos are, @cruelsister has stated elsewhere on MalwareTips that she doesn't like Eset. Whether she has specifically made efforts to test Eset more than other products in the hope of catching it out in order to confirm this opinion, I have no idea. Just a thought.

 

[XhenEd]

Does anyone know if Zemana would have caught it?

I presume that it could have, given that Zemana uses multi-engine detection, which Kaspersky's and Bitdefender's may be part.

 

[ZeroDay]

According to Virus Total on the video at around 1:18 Kaspersky detects it.

So does Panda. I know this is only one example but I'm seriously thinking of ditching Eset and moving back to Panda Free along with, say, MBAE and what I'm currently using, ZAL 2.21 and VoodooShield.

Does anyone know if Zemana would have caught it? I'm guessing VoodooShield would have detected it because there were plenty of engines on Virus Total that did, plus I would have thought VoodooShield's own algorithms. Any thoughts appreciated.

Edit: One thing that may be worth considering is, as good as these videos are, @cruelsister has stated elsewhere on MalwareTips that she doesn't like Eset. Whether she has specifically made efforts to test Eset more than other products in the hope of catching it out in order to confirm this opinion, I have no idea. Just a thought.

Is there anywhere I can get this sample from and I'll test it right now against any security software you like?

 

[JB007]

If HIPS was set on default, then I think the HIPS is less than capable of protection.
I think the default HIPS setting is on Automatic mode, rather than the more reliable Smart mode.

Hello
@XhenEd , I'm currently testing ESET EIS 10 and default HIPS is Smart mode.

What is the difference between Automatic mode and Smart mode ?
Thanks