- Jan 17, 2013
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I honestly wouldn't even use an AV as your primary defense. I would use something like a restriction software or AE. Containment with a sandbox and On-demand scan for files. An AV is only as good as your ability to update sigs.
Alright. I guess I'll try it first, for a couple of days on virtualbox.Sorry, I don't know. I havent used it a lot so I dont really know but i'm sure others wil know...
Actually before posting this query here on MalwareTips I've thought for quite a while about what I need. I'm not looking for anything other than an AV cuz its a desktop and its kept in my room where anyone can have access to. And since it doesn't contain any private files, its never password protected. That's the reason I need an antivirus. And since all of you guys advised avast, avira and Mcshield I'll try all the three.I honestly wouldn't even use an AV as your primary defense. I would use something like a restriction software or AE. Containment with a sandbox and On-demand scan for files. An AV is only as good as your ability to update sigs.
Cloud AV is not an option bro. The PC that I'm talking about is never going to connect to the Internet.my defense strategy : virtualization/prevention backed-up by a cloud AV , all for minimal impact on resources.
The PC that I'm talking about is never going to connect to the Internet.
Nothing much. Just some random DVD copying and burning. My laptop DVD drive is dead for months. So I've to use my desktop to use any optical media.what will be its purpose? after i know i will better advise you
Nothing much. Just some random DVD copying and burning. My laptop DVD drive is dead for months. So I've to use my desktop to use any optical media.
Even I was thinking of Qihu360. But I wonder how fast it will be on a aging Intel P4 CPU.
If I use Shadow Defender, Timefreeze, Deepfreeze, etc... I wont be able to copy anything to my PC. Moreover the desktop accessible to anyone. So Not everyone will know about those softwares. Those softwares will defend my machine but it won't let me retain my data. I know I can turn on shadow mode, put a USB drive, copy the stuff from the disc to the usb and insert it in my laptop, do a scan, restart my desktop and copy the stuff back. But that's a lengthy process. and not everyone having access to the desktop have access to my laptop.dont install any AVs , just do a fresh installation of Windows then install any (clean) softs you need ; then use a light virtualization system that reload the clean system at every boot (like Shadow Defender, Timefreeze, Deepfreeze, etc...)
Even I was thinking of Qihu360. But I wonder how fast it will be on a aging Intel P4 CPU.
Just a straight forward question.... How well does it stand against Avast and Avira ???Give it a shot and see how you go!
Those softwares will defend my machine but it won't let me retain my data. I know I can turn on shadow mode, put a USB drive, copy the stuff from the disc to the usb and insert it in my laptop, do a scan, restart my desktop and copy the stuff back.
From my perspective it is much better,especially it's detection capabilities!Just a straight forward question.... How well does it stand against Avast and Avira ???
What if I'm not at home and someone brings something valuable to me, and he copies it to my desktop only to be found later that the data he copied just vanished. And what if someone copied some stuff to it and burns a cd/dvd !!! the virus will directly be copied to the cd/dvd. Just skip this shadow defender thing. You don't get it, it just wont work.you can create some folders and exclude them from SD so the files there will not be removed, then if you want check them for viruses just use an O-D scanner
The main point is, how well will it perform on a intel pentium 4 1.9GHz cpu having 512MB of RAM. There's no point of having a ferrari if I don't have a garage. Anyways, I'll give it a try.From my perspective it is much better,especially it's detection capabilities!