App Review Webroot vs Malware | Test (By TPSC)

[stefanos]

Is webroot more bad protectionwise than Panda?

No. webroot is better

 

[artek]

He takes the machine gun approach to execution and then complains when the AV is slow to process threats or his whole system crashes. See my above post ^.

It also punishes vendors for being honest and terminating the script rather than just flagging every single unknown file it spawns as malicious to pass a test.

 

[The Ordynary]

the ransomware looked at this antivirus and laughed, webroot has a lot to improve to be bad.

I couldn't take it I had to laugh together with Leo, lol

 

[Divine_Barakah]

It's difficult all the testers post their results at the same time, different time regions, different free time to test, etc...

You're right here. I think more testers (from different regions) means better and more thorough tests. I hope we see more testers in the hub soon.

 

[Divine_Barakah]

I'm sure if we paid them properly for their work we might be able to work something out that is more consistent.

Well, we can donate because I appreciate what they do and I hope they keep the good work. I believe moderators at MT should encourage and invite more members to join the hub.

 

[blackice]

Well, we can donate because I appreciate what they do and I hope they keep the good work. I believe moderators at MT should encourage and invite more members to join the hub.

I’d like to learn to test in the hub when my baby is a bit older. I’d do it now, but time is at a premium. If I could switch careers it would definitely be into Infosec.

 

[Divine_Barakah]

baby is a bit older

I wonder how would MT look when your baby is old enough May Allah bless your baby and grant him good health

 

[blackice]

I wonder how would MT look when your baby is old enough May Allah bless your baby and grant him good health

That’s a good question. 18 months can be a big change. And thank you.

 

[roger_m]

Light on resources is good but come on we now have 4c/ 8t, 6c/ 12t, 8 /16, 16/32....32/64... processing Power and most have 16Gb ram if not 32...my point is they are concentrating on the wrong thing... sacrificing the most important thing " prevention and protection" .

I doubt many people have 32GB of RAM. I've got 12GB in my main computer (and less in all my others) and for the average user, 8GB is more than enough, unless they have many browser tabs open at once. In any case, lightness is not related to high CPU and/or disk usage, and not RAM usage.

Webroot's poor performance against malware, is not because its light. It is because its signatures and its behaviour blocking are not so good. They could improve both, while still being light.