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Why are we even messing with anything other than WD these days?
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<blockquote data-quote="Evjl&#039;s Rain" data-source="post: 821368" data-attributes="member: 51905"><p>there is no problem with caching because most of the AVs cache something until a reboot or a signature update are triggered. Then, caches will be wiped and the file will be scanned again with new signatures. No point of re-scanning a file again and again with the exact same database because the result will be always negative</p><p>if I'm not mistaken, WD only uses cloud engine when a file is executed. Contextual scan (sure) or on-access (not sure) won't touch cloud engine, entirely offline</p><p></p><p>we use our PCs differently from other users. WD is heavy on disk usage due to the lack of caching, which is crucial for lowering resource usage. IF we have SSD or we know how to use our PCs like a intermediate level user or above, resource impact of WD will be hard to observe</p><p>caching virtually never affects memory usage because as I know, a file after being scanned will generate a hash, which is stored in memory or a file in disk. hash = text, text consumes tiny space</p><p>after a signature update or a reboot, this cache will be wiped and the file will be re-scanned</p><p>I explained a bit more on my reply to Andy above</p><p>in 1 report, MS acknowledged this problem and they will include some types of caching into WD in a future version. Don't know when</p><p>[ATTACH]215449[/ATTACH]</p><p>Block at first sight is not BB as I mentioned. BB is like other AV's behavioral blocker</p><p>block at first sight is like a cloud file rating/analysis system while BB is offline behavior analysis</p><p>you can download ConfigureDefender from Andy_ful and simply apply High settings</p><p>Note: WD will be a bit heavier after apply high settings but significantly more powerful, I mean really really more powerful</p><p>[ATTACH]215448[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Evjl's Rain, post: 821368, member: 51905"] there is no problem with caching because most of the AVs cache something until a reboot or a signature update are triggered. Then, caches will be wiped and the file will be scanned again with new signatures. No point of re-scanning a file again and again with the exact same database because the result will be always negative if I'm not mistaken, WD only uses cloud engine when a file is executed. Contextual scan (sure) or on-access (not sure) won't touch cloud engine, entirely offline we use our PCs differently from other users. WD is heavy on disk usage due to the lack of caching, which is crucial for lowering resource usage. IF we have SSD or we know how to use our PCs like a intermediate level user or above, resource impact of WD will be hard to observe caching virtually never affects memory usage because as I know, a file after being scanned will generate a hash, which is stored in memory or a file in disk. hash = text, text consumes tiny space after a signature update or a reboot, this cache will be wiped and the file will be re-scanned I explained a bit more on my reply to Andy above in 1 report, MS acknowledged this problem and they will include some types of caching into WD in a future version. Don't know when [ATTACH]215449[/ATTACH] Block at first sight is not BB as I mentioned. BB is like other AV's behavioral blocker block at first sight is like a cloud file rating/analysis system while BB is offline behavior analysis you can download ConfigureDefender from Andy_ful and simply apply High settings Note: WD will be a bit heavier after apply high settings but significantly more powerful, I mean really really more powerful [ATTACH alt="configure-defender-windows.png"]215448[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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