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<blockquote data-quote="mlnevese" data-source="post: 918439" data-attributes="member: 36157"><p>Behavior blockers are not a miracle and will often miss bad behavior as the tests made right here in the forum have proved over and over, resulting in encryption of files and infection.</p><p></p><p>For a situation you can't connect, strong signatures + properly configurated HIPS acting as a default deny to key system locations is far superior. These rules are easy to find both in ESET's knowledge base and in forums like this. The user clearly have access at some point to download the software and should prepare everything for when the system is taken offline.</p><p></p><p>Also notice that the Author never said the system will never connect.</p><p></p><p>Technically speaking, in a bad connection or no connection situation, a default deny software is a better solution as it requires no connection at all. But it's a more expensive solution and requires technical knowledge from the user that must know what to allow and what to deny. </p><p></p><p>I often say that all top products offer similar protection and to just use whatever you like, but that´s true only in a normal situation where the products have full access to their clouds. Being offline cuts a lot of protection from most products.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mlnevese, post: 918439, member: 36157"] Behavior blockers are not a miracle and will often miss bad behavior as the tests made right here in the forum have proved over and over, resulting in encryption of files and infection. For a situation you can't connect, strong signatures + properly configurated HIPS acting as a default deny to key system locations is far superior. These rules are easy to find both in ESET's knowledge base and in forums like this. The user clearly have access at some point to download the software and should prepare everything for when the system is taken offline. Also notice that the Author never said the system will never connect. Technically speaking, in a bad connection or no connection situation, a default deny software is a better solution as it requires no connection at all. But it's a more expensive solution and requires technical knowledge from the user that must know what to allow and what to deny. I often say that all top products offer similar protection and to just use whatever you like, but that´s true only in a normal situation where the products have full access to their clouds. Being offline cuts a lot of protection from most products. [/QUOTE]
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