- Oct 16, 2022
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I have to laugh lol.Your dad is trolling you.
I have to laugh lol.Your dad is trolling you.
No, I'm not going to repeat for the umpteenth time what I incessantly told you, and over numerous separate exchanges of posts one of which was very protracted, but all of which you seemed to just not hear (not the same as forgetfulness and I agree we all alas have our shortcomings myself includedPerhaps you would care to refresh my memory?
Yes, Prevx then Webroot has quarantined threats and malware on my devices on numerous occasions in the last 17 years. and to the best of my knowledge my devices have remained completely clean.* That was most definitely and most categorically NOT the case with numerous AVs — all well-known household names and all of which score just as well if not (often) much better on tests than Webroot — I tried before then. Quite the contrary....that Webroot, or any other security software for that matter, has kept your devices clean...
I will say this, all malware testers use on-demand scanners to check that there is no leftover, or any remaining malware when they are done testing.* I used to use online scanners such as Kaspersky and Bitdefender every four or so months to double-check for infections, but since each time my devices were reported as squeaky clean, after a while I no longer bothered.
These are stereotypes. Everyone can get infected.The typical home user profile of those that get infected:
Every 4 or so months is not sufficient, webroot may still have missed threats and they may have compromised your system. By the time you scan with Bitdefender and Kaspersky, they may even have self-destroyed. In this case it will look like your system is clean but your information has been compromised.* I used to use online scanners such as Kaspersky and Bitdefender every four or so months to double-check for infections, but since each time my devices were reported as squeaky clean, after a while I no longer bothered.
Do you have any concrete experiences and details to share about the products, and malware missed? Because to me, it just looks like a pointless rant. If you have always used Webroot (I am assuming you got your first computer about 17 years ago), when did you have time to use and experience other products?That was most definitely and most categorically NOT the case with numerous AVs — all well-known household names and all of which score just as well if not (often) much better on tests than Webroot — I tried before then. Quite the contrary.
...it does worse job than...
No. But we will just have to agree to differ....mediocrity...
If you want to prove your point, then I invite you to find 5 malware samples that are detected by Webroot and not detected by the free Avast and Kaspersky in the next 24 hours.No. But we will just have to agree to differ.
You shared more than personal experience with Webroot, you posted statements that Webroot detected malware that was missed by “well-known household names”. Are you refusing to supply evidence in support of your statements?@Trident
I don't want to. I just wanted to share my personal experience with Prevx/Webroot. Ta, anyway!
It was Trend Micro PC Cillin with the syringe logo, yeah. It is not extremely great today either. Others have evolved. Trend Micro and Webroot not so much.@Trident
For gawd's sake! This is a real timehog. Symantec, Trend Micro (was the latter that one? At the time, it had a syringe as a logo) ... Basically those that were recommended to me by my computer man. This is going back a long way now as it was pre-Nov 2006. But I do remember those two, and they both proved pretty damn useless to me.
Anyway, I'm hopefully signing off now.
Who said webroot has no subscription? just because it doesn't download anything, doesn't mean it has no subscription, Webroot searches the cloud as far as I know.Webroot uses hardly any signatures at all.
Webroot does have signatures, I tried it recently and saw a folder with them. They were about 200MB if I am not mistaken. Other than that, it always prioritises heuristics/ML and cloud lookups.Who said webroot has no subscription? just because it doesn't download anything, doesn't mean it has no subscription, Webroot searches the cloud as far as I know.
Yeah, but if I don't answer questions like you put (allegedly unsupported claims regarding previous AVs used, not prepared to undergo a 24-hour timed AV malware test), I'm in danger of being labelled a "troll". And yeah, also because I'm plain stubborn when it comes to knowing something to be so even when it is an extreme minority point of view (at least, an extreme minority point of view on this forum). I'm not like that "octaves" physicist (and of course unlike him I'm just a poor humble layman in terms of expertise in this domain) who was howled down by his colleagues and was personally crushed as a result (John Newlands).you just love arguing![]()
Trend Micro is an old AV, formerly called PC Cillin, I was at a friend's house around 1998/1999 that his daughter bought a computer, and it came with Windows 98 and came with PC-Cillin CD, and on the cover of the CD had a drawing of aTrend Micro (was the latter that one? At the time, it had a syringe as a logo) ... Basically those that were recommended to me by my computer man. This is going back a long way now as it was pre-Nov 2006.
Wow I had seen a friend who had a TK-3000 in the early 90's, but this one I didn't know, you've been messing with computers longer than I have. OLD Computer Amstrad PC 1640EDIT: Oh and btw I got my first computer in 1988 (Amstrad PC 1640).
Yeah, but I'm none the wiser for ityou've been messing with computers longer than I have