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<blockquote data-quote="SearchLight" data-source="post: 823456" data-attributes="member: 63857">I think what causes all the confusion is the marketing hype that the AV companies use to frighten the consumer, and get him or her to buy their products. The operative words nowadays seem to be Zero Day infection prevention, and which technique is most effective. That said, what does one use when the AV companies have yet to develop a signature defintion to react to the new virus? Moreover, do we want our AV to over react with FPs? So we come to the age old question of whether you want a Behavior Blocker module incorporated in the product, or a Default-Deny setup, or both to react to a Zero Day.It is all a matter of personal choice: being an informed user, reading reviews and postings here on MT, trial and error on your machine, and a little old common sense when surfing.I myself am a victim of the hype, and reading reviews. For example, I had installed Cf/cs, then uninstalled it because of stability issues posted elsewhere on MT. Then I tried ESET IS because people said it was light but somewhat weak without tweaks, so I followed some, and then added VS.&nbsp; I even tried AVG IS but found that to be so bloated, over 1GB installed on my PC, that I found it sometimes slowed my PC down. So now I am trying Trend Micro by itself. For me, I am learning that less is more, and efficient.I guess there is no 100%&nbsp; AV solution but imo you want to get as close as possible without ill effects.&nbsp; Of course, I backup everything once a week, just in case all else fails, and I need to recover. Cannot stress the importance enough of image backups!Decisions, decisions<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite109" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="SearchLight, post: 823456, member: 63857"] I think what causes all the confusion is the marketing hype that the AV companies use to frighten the consumer, and get him or her to buy their products. The operative words nowadays seem to be Zero Day infection prevention, and which technique is most effective. That said, what does one use when the AV companies have yet to develop a signature defintion to react to the new virus? Moreover, do we want our AV to over react with FPs? So we come to the age old question of whether you want a Behavior Blocker module incorporated in the product, or a Default-Deny setup, or both to react to a Zero Day. It is all a matter of personal choice: being an informed user, reading reviews and postings here on MT, trial and error on your machine, and a little old common sense when surfing. I myself am a victim of the hype, and reading reviews. For example, I had installed Cf/cs, then uninstalled it because of stability issues posted elsewhere on MT. Then I tried ESET IS because people said it was light but somewhat weak without tweaks, so I followed some, and then added VS. I even tried AVG IS but found that to be so bloated, over 1GB installed on my PC, that I found it sometimes slowed my PC down. So now I am trying Trend Micro by itself. For me, I am learning that less is more, and efficient. I guess there is no 100% AV solution but imo you want to get as close as possible without ill effects. Of course, I backup everything once a week, just in case all else fails, and I need to recover. Cannot stress the importance enough of image backups! Decisions, decisions:). [/QUOTE]

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