Best antivirus protection to go for
Feb 17, 2016, 10:28 pm
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> You seem to be conflating anti-virus with internet security offerings.
Incorrect.
All four (4) examples I provided are ANTI-VIRUS products ... that have nefarious, undocumented feechurs that deliberately weaken security in a substantive manner. And the best AV is maybe 20% effective.
Incorrect.
All four (4) examples I provided are ANTI-VIRUS products ... that have nefarious, undocumented feechurs that deliberately weaken security in a substantive manner. And the best AV is maybe 20% effective.
Feb 18, 2016, 3:34 am
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Good grief.
3:4 Anti-Virus products I listed INCLUDE undoc'd feechurs that perform MITM against the unsuspecting AV buyer:user ... And they do it poorly, or worse such that it can be exploited by others.
One AV product opens a giant backdoor allowing unauthenticated, remote command execution.
Free-AVG anti-virus at least documents their unsavory snitch ware.
Perhaps I should have omitted mentioning Comodo's browser, as it seems to confuse you.
3:4 Anti-Virus products I listed INCLUDE undoc'd feechurs that perform MITM against the unsuspecting AV buyer:user ... And they do it poorly, or worse such that it can be exploited by others.
One AV product opens a giant backdoor allowing unauthenticated, remote command execution.
Free-AVG anti-virus at least documents their unsavory snitch ware.
Perhaps I should have omitted mentioning Comodo's browser, as it seems to confuse you.
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Feb 18, 2016, 5:10 am
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You're simply incorrect. The examples you've provided - specifically the products performing a MITM-style attack - are features of these providers' internet security/browser protection products, not of the base anti-virus offerings. The companies you've mentioned publish both kinds of software.
I know this because I use it. I did not purchase the Kaspersky "Internet Security" product.
And yes, I have disabled the SSL scanning feature.
Feb 18, 2016, 11:12 am
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Feb 18, 2016, 12:16 pm
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I failed to mention that I use Spybot Anti-Beacon to disable most of Windows 7 Enterprise spyware.
Everyone running Win 7. 8 or 10 should consider using Spybot Anti-Beacon
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Feb 18, 2016, 1:07 pm
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I'm trying it now and it seems to work better. But as always, YMMV.
Feb 22, 2016, 9:17 am
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> Do you have a specific preference of uBlock over Privacy Badger?
No. (Not yet. <g>) I trust EFF (Privacy Badger & HTTPS Everywhere)
Another advantage of using ad blockers and tracker blockers ... web pages load a lot faster.
The disadvantage is that some web sites refuse service to customers running ad & tracker blocking technology. (Conde Nast, Forbes, etc.)
No. (Not yet. <g>) I trust EFF (Privacy Badger & HTTPS Everywhere)
Another advantage of using ad blockers and tracker blockers ... web pages load a lot faster.
The disadvantage is that some web sites refuse service to customers running ad & tracker blocking technology. (Conde Nast, Forbes, etc.)
http://technewsreporter.blogspot.com...-block-ad.html
Mar 31, 2016, 12:43 pm
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I've been fairly content with AVG Free, but all of a sudden as of a few days ago, it's doing two or three pop-ups a day trying to upsell their various services. Ugh.
I know this is a rapidly moving target but any new opinions on either free or paid AV solutions?
I know this is a rapidly moving target but any new opinions on either free or paid AV solutions?
Mar 31, 2016, 3:55 pm
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But I am out of the country at the moment and it is on my home laptop. Will try to post back over the weekend.
Apr 2, 2016, 7:54 pm
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I do not pretend to be an expert on this type of software. I am a long term IT professional who tries to find products that seem to strike a balance between good protection and good system performance.
The Avira software nags you a bit but isn't too bad. My system performance is better.
I also run the free version of Safer-Networking's Spybot Search and Destroy.
Seems to be working pretty well. But I am pretty careful about the sites I visit and what I allow on my systems.
Sep 11, 2016, 5:46 am
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Win 7, 8 & 10 users ... should consider using Spybot's Anti-Beacon software to disable all the logging/reporting of your computer usage.
https://www.safer-networking.org/spybot-anti-beacon
I suggest re-running weekly; or, after every Windows Update, whichever is sooner.
https://www.safer-networking.org/spybot-anti-beacon
I suggest re-running weekly; or, after every Windows Update, whichever is sooner.