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Why I don't feel the need to use realtime AV
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<blockquote data-quote="BSOD" data-source="post: 106045" data-attributes="member: 2607"><p>In the short amount of time that I have spent on this forum, I have learned a lot: by experimenting and reading what other users have to say. I have seen a lot of security setups here where the user employs heavy realtime AV protection. I have been using an AV ever since I started using computers 7 - 8 years back (I am 20) but only recently have I discovered how I don't <em>need</em> the extra security provided.</p><p></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 22px">Reasons for not using realtime AV:</span></strong></p><p>I have a lot of data (songs, movies, e-books, installed software, TV-Shows, personal data, documents, games, etc.) on my HDD. Constant scanning (even the scheduled ones) of these files slow down my system.</p><p></p><p>My PC isn't a beast. It has modest specs and most AVs drive the start-up time, response time, etc. significantly above than what it would be without an AV. I am not impatient but I do like it when my computer boots up quick.</p><p></p><p>Notifications, nag screens.</p><p></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 22px">How I protect myself:</span></strong></p><p></p><p><u><span style="font-size: 18px">Safe browsing:</span></u></p><p></p><p><strong>Broswer hardening:</strong></p><p>http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/how-harden-your-browser-against-malware-and-privacy-concerns.htm</p><p></p><p><strong>Suspicious links and websites:</strong></p><p>http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/how-tell-if-website-dangerous.htm</p><p></p><p><u><span style="font-size: 18px">USB immunization:</span></u></p><p></p><p><strong>Umbra's Thread:</strong></p><p>http://malwaretips.com/Thread-How-to-protect-your-USB-from-getting-infected</p><p></p><p><strong>Bitdefender USB Immunizer:</strong></p><p>http://labs.bitdefender.com/projects/usb-immunizer/overview/</p><p></p><p><strong>Panda USB Vaccine:</strong></p><p>http://www.pandasecurity.com/homeusers/downloads/usbvaccine/</p><p></p><p><u><span style="font-size: 18px">Sandbox/On-demand/[how I treat suspicious files]:</span></u></p><p></p><p><strong>Sandboxie:</strong></p><p>http://www.sandboxie.com/</p><p></p><p><strong>*ToolWiz Time Freeze:</strong></p><p>http://www.toolwiz.com/products/toolwiz-time-freeze/</p><p></p><p><strong>VirusTotal:</strong></p><p>https://www.virustotal.com/en/documentation/desktop-applications/</p><p></p><p><strong>MalwareBytes:</strong></p><p>http://www.malwarebytes.org/</p><p></p><p><strong>*Comodo Cleaning Essentials:</strong></p><p>http://www.comodo.com/business-security/network-protection/cleaning_essentials.php</p><p></p><p><strong>Comodo Valkyrie:</strong></p><p>http://valkyrie.comodo.com/</p><p></p><p><strong>*Emsisoft Emergency Kit:</strong></p><p>http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/eek/</p><p></p><p><strong>Microsoft Security Essentials/Windows Defender:</strong></p><p>http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/security-essentials-download</p><p></p><p><strong>Hitman Pro:</strong></p><p>http://www.surfright.nl/en/hitmanpro/</p><p></p><p>The twice-a-month scans, of course.</p><p></p><p><u><span style="font-size: 18px">Added layer of protection [I do not use this but I would recommend it to those who want more]:</span></u></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>*Comodo Internet Security - Firewall:</strong></p><p>http://personalfirewall.comodo.com/ (For Defense+)</p><p></p><p>http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/how-install-comodo-firewall.htm - on how to set it up.</p><p></p><p><u><span style="font-size: 18px">Other:</span></u></p><p></p><p><strong>UAC</strong> - Default minus the dim lights.</p><p><strong>Windows SmartScreen</strong></p><p><strong>Windows Firewall</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>*Zemanna Antilogger:</strong></p><p>http://www.zemana.com/product/antilogger-free/overview/</p><p></p><p><strong>*KeyScrambler:</strong></p><p>http://www.qfxsoftware.com/download.htm</p><p></p><p><em>Don't get me wrong, this is an anti-malware website which promotes the use of AVs (and that's a good thing, obviously.) This is just my point of view and opinion. It's suited to my habits and needs.</em></p><p></p><p><u><strong>Useful reads by Chiron:</strong></u></p><p>How to stay safe while online:</p><p>http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/how-stay-safe-while-online.htm-0</p><p></p><p>How to avoid getting spammed:</p><p>http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/how-avoid-getting-spammed.htm</p><p></p><p>How to tell if a file is malicious:</p><p>http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/how-tell-if-file-malicious.htm</p><p></p><p>Safe computing practices:</p><p>http://www.techsupportalert.com/safe-hex-safe-computing-practices.htm</p><p></p><p>How to know if your PC is infected:</p><p>http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/how-know-if-your-computer-infected.htm</p><p></p><p>Safe surfing:</p><p>http://www.techsupportalert.com/safe-surfing.php</p><p></p><p>What's causing your PC to crash:</p><p>http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/find-out-whats-been-causing-your-pc-crash.htm</p><p></p><p>MrXidius' guide to configuring Piriform products to be fully automatic:</p><p>http://malwaretips.com/Thread-Configuring-Piriform-Software-To-Be-Fully-Automatic</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">Items marked with an * are products I do not use but are apps/programs that I would recommend to a friend.</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BSOD, post: 106045, member: 2607"] In the short amount of time that I have spent on this forum, I have learned a lot: by experimenting and reading what other users have to say. I have seen a lot of security setups here where the user employs heavy realtime AV protection. I have been using an AV ever since I started using computers 7 - 8 years back (I am 20) but only recently have I discovered how I don't [i]need[/i] the extra security provided. [b][SIZE=6]Reasons for not using realtime AV:[/SIZE][/b] I have a lot of data (songs, movies, e-books, installed software, TV-Shows, personal data, documents, games, etc.) on my HDD. Constant scanning (even the scheduled ones) of these files slow down my system. My PC isn't a beast. It has modest specs and most AVs drive the start-up time, response time, etc. significantly above than what it would be without an AV. I am not impatient but I do like it when my computer boots up quick. Notifications, nag screens. [b][SIZE=6]How I protect myself:[/SIZE][/b] [u][SIZE=5]Safe browsing:[/SIZE][/u] [b]Broswer hardening:[/b] http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/how-harden-your-browser-against-malware-and-privacy-concerns.htm [b]Suspicious links and websites:[/b] http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/how-tell-if-website-dangerous.htm [u][SIZE=5]USB immunization:[/SIZE][/u] [b]Umbra's Thread:[/b] http://malwaretips.com/Thread-How-to-protect-your-USB-from-getting-infected [b]Bitdefender USB Immunizer:[/b] http://labs.bitdefender.com/projects/usb-immunizer/overview/ [b]Panda USB Vaccine:[/b] http://www.pandasecurity.com/homeusers/downloads/usbvaccine/ [u][SIZE=5]Sandbox/On-demand/[how I treat suspicious files]:[/SIZE][/u] [b]Sandboxie:[/b] http://www.sandboxie.com/ [b]*ToolWiz Time Freeze:[/b] http://www.toolwiz.com/products/toolwiz-time-freeze/ [b]VirusTotal:[/b] https://www.virustotal.com/en/documentation/desktop-applications/ [b]MalwareBytes:[/b] http://www.malwarebytes.org/ [b]*Comodo Cleaning Essentials:[/b] http://www.comodo.com/business-security/network-protection/cleaning_essentials.php [b]Comodo Valkyrie:[/b] http://valkyrie.comodo.com/ [b]*Emsisoft Emergency Kit:[/b] http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/eek/ [b]Microsoft Security Essentials/Windows Defender:[/b] http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/security-essentials-download [b]Hitman Pro:[/b] http://www.surfright.nl/en/hitmanpro/ The twice-a-month scans, of course. [u][SIZE=5]Added layer of protection [I do not use this but I would recommend it to those who want more]:[/SIZE][/u] [b]*Comodo Internet Security - Firewall:[/b] http://personalfirewall.comodo.com/ (For Defense+) http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/how-install-comodo-firewall.htm - on how to set it up. [u][SIZE=5]Other:[/SIZE][/u] [b]UAC[/b] - Default minus the dim lights. [b]Windows SmartScreen Windows Firewall[/b] [b]*Zemanna Antilogger:[/b] http://www.zemana.com/product/antilogger-free/overview/ [b]*KeyScrambler:[/b] http://www.qfxsoftware.com/download.htm [i]Don't get me wrong, this is an anti-malware website which promotes the use of AVs (and that's a good thing, obviously.) This is just my point of view and opinion. It's suited to my habits and needs.[/i] [u][b]Useful reads by Chiron:[/b][/u] How to stay safe while online: http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/how-stay-safe-while-online.htm-0 How to avoid getting spammed: http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/how-avoid-getting-spammed.htm How to tell if a file is malicious: http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/how-tell-if-file-malicious.htm Safe computing practices: http://www.techsupportalert.com/safe-hex-safe-computing-practices.htm How to know if your PC is infected: http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/how-know-if-your-computer-infected.htm Safe surfing: http://www.techsupportalert.com/safe-surfing.php What's causing your PC to crash: http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/find-out-whats-been-causing-your-pc-crash.htm MrXidius' guide to configuring Piriform products to be fully automatic: http://malwaretips.com/Thread-Configuring-Piriform-Software-To-Be-Fully-Automatic [SIZE=2]Items marked with an * are products I do not use but are apps/programs that I would recommend to a friend.[/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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