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Other => General Topics => Topic started by: ardi_sugianto on June 29, 2010, 03:03:50 AM
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hi in my comp i have avast free and comodo firewall, is my comp safe enough to go online? if isn't, what program i should have :)
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Well, it's not bad. Are you using Defense+ of Comodo or only the firewall?
If not, why not?
Other things will be ThreatFire (worse than Defense+), WinPatrol, and MBAM (for on demand scannings).
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Well, it's not bad. Are you using Defense+ of Comodo or only the firewall?
If not, why not?
Other things will be ThreatFire (worse than Defense+), WinPatrol, and MBAM (for on demand scannings).
yes i use defense+ but i set in training mode
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yes i use defense+ but i set in training mode
So, after you use the computer for a while, set it to the protection mode.
When it alerts you in the future, investigate ;)
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yes i use defense+ but i set in training mode
So, after you use the computer for a while, set it to the protection mode.
When it alerts you in the future, investigate ;)
Tech you mean Paranoid Mode not protection mode ;) In the Comodo Defense+, Comodo Safe Mode is very similar to Training Mode it has a better protection then the plain training mode.
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Safe mode is nothing like training mode. Training mode allows everything. Safe mode only allows the actions of known safe things and in my opinon is the mode to use.
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oh btw why until now my avast hasn't get notification about program update? is the server full?
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I think they might release the notifications in a couple increments, to try and lighten the load a little.
Last time I got notification around 24 hours after release, if I remember correctly.
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i wait for notification but until now there is no notification but when i open avast gui in maintenance, avast said that there is new version program update, why in avast gui can detect program update but there is no notification pop up? ???
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I've never seen a notification popup, just the alert in the GUI. Maybe I just didn't wait long enough since I updated within hours of the new versions being released.
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I've never seen a notification popup, just the alert in the GUI. Maybe I just didn't wait long enough since I updated within hours of the new versions being released.
usually the notification pop up is blue color
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New version notification in the GUI is in red for version 5.0.
ardi_sugianto, please update your signature in you Profile so that in the future people can help you better knowing what you have on your machine. Thanks.
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i mean notification pop up ;D
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Other things will be ThreatFire (worse than Defense+), WinPatrol, and MBAM (for on demand scannings).
Hi ardi_sugianto...
Installing SpywareBlaster (http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html) might not hurt. :)
Regards...
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Tech you mean Paranoid Mode not protection mode ;)
You're right. I'm not that used with CIS and Defense+ yet.
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I agree with ardvark :)
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Hi folks,
I do not have much on this Vista laptop, that is my dear wife's, avast resident av protection, Super AntiSpyware on demand, Spywareblaster, ClearProg, Process Monitor, and in-browser protection for the browser I use on her computer flock: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.0; en-US; rv:1.9.0.16) Gecko/2010010414 Firefox/3.0.16 Flock/2.5.6 ID:2010010414: NoScript, firekeeper, ghostery (for trackers), Fiddler, HTPS-everywhere, RequestPolicy, Inline Code Finder, Malware Search and WOT, and avast shields of-course,
polonus
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New version notification in the GUI is in red for version 5.0.
Yes it is and that's the only thing I've ever seen. As I said though, I always update as soon as I see here in the forums that an update is available so maybe the reason why I've never seen a popup notification is because I never waited long enough. The two updates I have received so far (.545 and .594) both showed the notice in the GUI that an update was available so I just clicked on that and everything went perfectly. I've only been using Avast! since early May.
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Tech you mean Paranoid Mode not protection mode ;)
You're right. I'm not that used with CIS and Defense+ yet.
Don't worry about it Tech ;) you'll get used to it CIS and Defense+ is a whole new ball game with Sandbox ;) ;D together and it work very good in four combination Firewall, Defense+ and Sandbox along with your favourite AV Avast ;).
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Don't worry about it Tech ;) you'll get used to it CIS and Defense+ is a whole new ball game with Sandbox ;) ;D together and it work very good in four combination Firewall, Defense+ and Sandbox along with your favourite AV Avast ;).
Not really, I use avast Internet Suite (so, I use avast firewall) and can't use CIS at the same computer.
I used to use ThreatFire as a behavior blocker but, I disabled all other residents when I start to use Comodo Time Machine that will allow system restoration if some software (I test much...) do something wrong. But, indeed, I would like to see avast with this technology (called HIPS, Behavior analysis, cloud, whatever...).
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I would like to see avast with this technology (called HIPS, Behavior analysis, cloud, whatever...).
I agree too ;) I'm not ready for Avast Internet Suite yet I rather way until next year because I would like to further improvement on the firewall I have nothing against Avast I'm not complaining, and I would really loved to see Avast moving towards HIPS, Behavior analysis, cloud, whatever...).
Tech can I ask you something how much improvement on Avast firewall and sandbox compare to Comodo and know they don't have HIPS, I'm not interesting in the Comodo AV as I always prefer Avast AV ;) ;D
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avast (as any other legacy antivirus) has a "default allow" policy, checking the files (and memory, and so on...) against blacklists (of signatures, of behaviors...). It's a superb antivirus.
CIS is a suite with the "default deny" policy, checking the files (and memory, and so on...) against whitelists. It can achieve a huge protection level (specially to zero-day attach, unknown files). The antivirus needs (a lot of) improvement.
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I fervently hope that Avast! never starts using HIPS. All they need to do is strengthen the behavior shield and heuristics.
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I fervently hope that Avast! never starts using HIPS.
Why not?
Will you bored with popups? Disable them...
All they need to do is strengthen the behavior shield and heuristics.
It's a completely different technology. One will block/deny (only whitelist), other is based on rules (blacklist).
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I fervently hope that Avast! never starts using HIPS.
Why not?
Will you bored with popups? Disable them...
All they need to do is strengthen the behavior shield and heuristics.
It's a completely different technology. One will block/deny (only whitelist), other is based on rules (blacklist).
I have no desire to be bombarded with alerts for perfectly safe and necessary actions being taken by safe applications. I'm aware that the technology is different between HIPS and a behavior shield/heuristics approach. I prefer the latter.
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I have no desire to be bombarded with alerts for perfectly safe and necessary actions being taken by safe applications.
In avast world, we always had a very large pathway to configure. avast was never a closed box. You will be able to set the protection level you want/need. Even UAC is receiving configurability in Windows 7... But, ok, just two diverged opinions.
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I have no desire to be bombarded with alerts for perfectly safe and necessary actions being taken by safe applications.
In avast world, we always had a very large pathway to configure. avast was never a closed box. You will be able to set the protection level you want/need. Even UAC is receiving configurability in Windows 7... But, ok, just two diverged opinions.
I agree avast is highly configurable :) and avast is also multi - optional ^^
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Never said it wasn't. I like the program the way it is and don't think it needs the addition of an intrusive and annoying technology like HIPS. Truth be told, I'm not a fan of sandboxing either.