Battle Which best antivirus for offline user

[Maxxx58]

I want to know which antivirus that is most suitable for user can't access internet for a long time. Please give me your suggestion. Thank you!

 

[Anupam]

You need something which is having good BB / HIPS.

My suggestions

Comodo
Emsisoft

 

[Maxxx58]

You need something which is having good BB / HIPS.

My suggestions

Comodo
Emsisoft

Does Emsisoft need to update their signature regularly?

 

[Paul Lee]

Does Emsisoft need to update their signature regularly?

Emsisoft update their signatures on an hourly basis.

 

[jamescv7]

Well any antivirus can managed well on offline however updates were implemented by streaming/pulse updates due to myriad of new threats developing everyday.

So offline type will be capable on most certain USB which autorun attacks are very common threats to be detected. (including also Sality, Mabezat and others)

 

[Anupam]

Does Emsisoft need to update their signature regularly?

If you need latest signature then yes.

But think about how you can get infected.
If you are offline from long time then you can't get infected through malicious items downloaded from Internet.
So only option left is external drive/ network drive infection. Most of the popular Antivirus already have autorun protection. Only thing you need to check is not clicking any suspicious file and you will be safe.

Control your click and you can avoid most of the infection.

 

[Maxxx58]

If you need latest signature then yes.

But think about how you can get infected.
If you are offline from long time then you can't get infected through malicious items downloaded from Internet.
So only option left is external drive/ network drive infection. Most of the popular Antivirus already have autorun protection. Only thing you need to check is not clicking any suspicious file and you will be safe.

Control your click and you can avoid most of the infection.

Thanks very much. Very nice information!

 

[Ink]

Most common Antivirus require a permanent Internet connection, these will not benefit an offline system. A better solution would be a behaviour-based or sandboxing applications on a daily basis. Any and all changes will be isolated.

Forcing File Explorer to be launched in a sandbox will prevent any USB autorun virus from infecting your PC.

It's advised to keep regular documents backed up, incase system failure.

Try Sandboxie, Toolwiz Time Freeze, or other similar free applications. Just a suggestion.

 

[Jaspion]

What is your scenario? Do you often get new files, or new programs even without an internet connection?

 

[Maxxx58]

What is your scenario? Do you often get new files, or new programs even without an internet connection?

I often copy data from USB Drive, not often install new software

 

[Tony Cole]

I would say no antivirus will be useful on an offline system, with threats emerging on a daily basis the software has to update signatures and update the software itself.

 

[Tani]

Emsisoft is awesome along with it install USB Disk Security to stay secure from removable devices autorun viruses.

 

[Cch123]

If you are offline, I think the only way you can get infected is through your usb drives. For offline antivirus, you are looking for products with very strong offline proactive protection. That means no Norton, webroot etc. I would suggest something like Emsisoft for you. Also if possible scan the usb drives first on another computer.

 

[Cats-4_Owners-2]

I often copy data from USB Drive, not often install new software

I liked @Huracan 's instructions to force Windows File Explorer to launch in a sandbox plus using Time Freeze.

• www.sandboxie.com
• http://www.toolwiz.com/en/toolwiz-time-machine/

It's a good move disabling auto running files just to be safe.

 

[phyniks]

Offline system are not usually attacked by zero-days,most of the malwares come from USBs

Try MCShield alonge with a light antivirus

Avast is a good choice because it has VPS Update file which can bee downloaded elsewhere and then transferred to the offline system

 

[JakeXPMan]

Offline system are not usually attacked by zero-days,most of the malwares come from USBs

Try MCShield alonge with a light antivirus

Avast is a good choice because it has VPS Update file which can bee downloaded elsewhere and then transferred to the offline system

A perfect suggestion !

 

[Kate_L]

Avast with Hardened Mode set on Aggressive or Comodo Internet Security with Sandbox on Block.

 

[Maxxx58]

Offline system are not usually attacked by zero-days,most of the malwares come from USBs

Try MCShield alonge with a light antivirus

Avast is a good choice because it has VPS Update file which can bee downloaded elsewhere and then transferred to the offline system

Which is better? MCShied or USB Disk Security?

 

[Maxxx58]

Guys, Is Windows Defender enough for my requirements?

 

[Jaspion]

I often copy data from USB Drive, not often install new software

I recommend you have some scanners like Emsisoft Emergency Kit, ESET Online Scanner, and Malwarebytes to scan your files whenever you can get them to update, or maybe on a weekly basis. Do you get connected with this machine sometimes or never? If never, you'll need some program that can update offline like avast or Avira.

That's for data you want to keep or work with, but if you don't keep the new data in your HD, then you can simply use Sandboxie or ToolWiz TimeFreeze, or even a virtual machine, to use the data in an isolated manner.