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Is Sophos considered as a top AV at the first place to consider using an on-demand scanner using its engine?
I cannot recall Sophos mentioned on MT to be used frequently; K, B, ESET, Avast, Norton, AVG, and McAfee are.
yeah sophos is no way top tier. Also hitman pro was stronger when it had also B and K engines integrated.
 
I cannot recall Sophos mentioned on MT to be used frequently
The problem is, that it can be used to detect, but not to remove malware after 30 days. It seems, that it still applies.
Otherwise it is a good fast scanner (1 min), like NPE, along with VT uploads, it can provide some useful insights.
 

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The problem is, that it can be used to detect, but not to remove malware after 30 days. Not sure, if it still applies.
Otherwise it is a good fast scanner (1 min), like NPE, along with VT uploads, it can provide some useful insights.
I do not believe on-demand scanners can do better job than full AV.
If I suspect I have got infected with my current AV, in case of MD I will just install another AV, while if using a 3rd party AV, I will uninstall and install another AV, then examine all the drives.
 
After NPE discontinuation only KVRT is a decent scanner left. Does it still struggle against swollen files?

NPE finds an obvious FP on my PC.
It is a Google Chrome vbs file, obviously created by me, which allows me to exceed the character limit that can be entered as Chromium Command Line Switches:

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HP, on the other hand, finds a modification to my Hosts file, also made by me, to block CCleaner telemetry/updates:

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while if using a 3rd party AV, I will uninstall and install another AV, then examine all the drives.
That is not a good idea, AV might prevent further infection, but between uninstallation and installation of another AV, malware can spread and even block installation of AV.

In case a serious infection or when looking for an alternative scan, it is better to use a bootable AV then.
P.S.: This is why I like Dr.WEB CureIt! It uses a randomized unsigned exe, so it can not be easily blocked.
 
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That will not make sure that backups are clean nor that BIOS was not compromised
I do not back up frequently, only if a new file is added or a file is changed, let's say every few months.
And If I suspect infection, I do not do backup.

Can you tell me how frequent you or one of your acquaintance had BIOS malware before?
 
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