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<blockquote data-quote="Guilhermesene" data-source="post: 988161">[USER=36043]@harlan4096[/USER]Just a note:I picked up a malicious file from Malware Bazaar just to test whether Kaspersky would detect it (I wouldn&#039;t run the program, just unzip it on the desktop).Kaspersky did not detect the file (I thought this was strange, but proceeded).I had the file scanned from the context menu and still Kaspersky didn&#039;t detect anything. The interesting point is that I use Kaspersky in default deny mode, so I tried to open the file and what happened? It was blocked as expected!From what I saw, it showed up in KSN for the first time with me because the creation date and time in KSN showed up the exact time I opened the file.Just think if it was another AV (just as an example ESET or Bitdefender - the most famous ones so to speak) this file would be executed if the AV did not detect it as malicious.This is why I like to use Kaspersky in this default deny mode, as it gives me an &quot;additional security layer&quot; and gives me more security.I recommend everyone who has a little knowledge, mainly in the &quot;Application Control&quot; module and wants something stricter to have more security, to use the product this way.The tested file can be checked out here: <a href="https://v.gd/xMiddT" target="_blank">v.gd - Shortened URL</a>Link of the file sent for Kaspersky analysis: <a href="https://v.gd/Hry4pj" target="_blank">v.gd - Shortened URL</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Guilhermesene, post: 988161"] [USER=36043]@harlan4096[/USER] [B]Just a note:[/B] I picked up a malicious file from Malware Bazaar just to test whether Kaspersky would detect it (I wouldn't run the program, just unzip it on the desktop). Kaspersky did not detect the file (I thought this was strange, but proceeded). I had the file scanned from the context menu and still Kaspersky didn't detect anything. The interesting point is that I use Kaspersky in default deny mode, so I tried to open the file and what happened? It was blocked as expected! From what I saw, it showed up in KSN for the first time with me because the creation date and time in KSN showed up the exact time I opened the file. Just think if it was another AV (just as an example ESET or Bitdefender - the most famous ones so to speak) this file would be executed if the AV did not detect it as malicious. This is why I like to use Kaspersky in this default deny mode, as it gives me an "additional security layer" and gives me more security. I recommend everyone who has a little knowledge, mainly in the "Application Control" module and wants something stricter to have more security, to use the product this way. The tested file can be checked out here: [URL='https://v.gd/xMiddT']v.gd - Shortened URL[/URL] Link of the file sent for Kaspersky analysis: [URL='https://v.gd/Hry4pj']v.gd - Shortened URL[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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