Advice Request Is VoodooShield enough alone to protect a computer?

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Is Voodoshield Free alone enough?

  • Yes, pretty much what you need.

    Votes: 26 42.6%

  • No. You'll still need to use traditional antivirus software such as Windows Defender.

    Votes: 35 57.4%
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Yash Khan said:
I think he means bypass is fixed now
Option is same i.e checked
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I am not aware of the talks with Dan, but as far as I know, it wasn't a bypass but how it was supposed to work as per that setting.
I may be wrong on this point though, since it is supposedly 'fixed'.
 
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brod56 said:
Thanks for all your suggestions.
Right now using Windows Defender+Voodoshield, have to admit that performance improved a lot in comparison to Bitdefender Free solo.
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Good choice.

With VoodooShield, you will get a lot of false positives, if your usage patterns are anything like mine. That means you will rely on your own personal judgment in a lot of cases, and you will run things that VS said not to.
So, if you make a mistake, who will save you from yourself?
That's why it's better in real-life usage to have AV as a safety net.
 
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shmu26 said:
Good choice.

With VoodooShield, you will get a lot of false positives, if your usage patterns are anything like mine. That means you will rely on your own personal judgment in a lot of cases, and you will run things that VS said not to.
So, if you make a mistake, who will save you from yourself?
That's why it's better in real-life usage to have AV as a safety net.
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Thanks. Yeah I have been getting some false positives, specially with torrent/stream software.
The work of whitelisting is not that hard, and it is inevitable in anti-exe sofware.
Greetings :)
 
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If your PC is more of a static, all software comes from reputable source then VDS(even free)would be enough IMO for basic use... If not then an AV or Scanner/Sandbox/Virtualization is definitely needed. If you fear exploits/worms then you might want to add a sandbox(SBIE or CCAV) for your browser, exploits are rare unless you go looking for it, and most worm I encounter comes from USB.

Been 2 years since I got an exploit in the wild from IE and another app only had a sandbox/default-deny back then, another instance while testing MBAE, and for a static system I didn't worry actually got excited...:D
 
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I think a lot of it comes down to the layered security. While it certainly is possible that VS can be run on its own, when I first heard of it, I would see people using it along with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware on-demand scanning, or Zemana Anti-Malware on-demand. Frankly it is rare that I ever hear of people running ONLY Voodooshield as their ONLY defense. Even if Windows Defender is disabled, I would advise a good on-demand scanner to have in conjunction with it. Likely even two. I feel that perhaps a real-time AV may not be necessary with VS, but some other tools are needed.
 
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Artificial intelligence said:
Please understand something, VoodooShield is not very good and can not and will not replace a traditional AV. Do not become obsessed with this product, because if it fails (it already looks a bit) your safety will be compromised.
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I am using it alongside Windows Defender.
Im not looking for a perfect product - it doesnt exist.
I chose Voodoshield because it blocks 99% of malware and it is light and nice.
 
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Artificial intelligence said:
Please understand something, VoodooShield is not very good and can not and will not replace a traditional AV. Do not become obsessed with this product, because if it fails (it already looks a bit) your safety will be compromised.
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i completly disagree. When it comes to protection voodooshield is far more reliable than a traditional av and will protect u way more than a av can do, if u click the right things. it is not realy userfriendly even when Dan say it is. i can, and will never install something like voodooshield on friends or family pc because popups are not good for them end they will be infected in the end. But, voodooshield is a ecellent protection solution and if u know what ur doing, it is enough alone.
 
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Janl1992l said:
i completly disagree. When it comes to protection voodooshield is far more reliable than a traditional av and will protect u way more than a av can do, if u click the right things. it is not realy userfriendly even when Dan say it is. i can, and will never install something like voodooshield on friends or family pc because popups are not good for them end they will be infected in the end. But, voodooshield is a ecellent protection solution and if u know what ur doing, it is enough alone.
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I agree with you 100%. Voodooshield has a excellent protection, but it is not the most user friendly software.
I think it is more suitable for tech-savvy guys, because most people would get upset about the false positives.
 
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