comp/net virus protection

mbpark · 01-27-2009, 07:28 PM

And BTW,

Using more than 1 good AV or AS program is overkill and gives you little return. Using Firefox with NoScript gives you better protection than IE with a ton of AV/AS programs because the major root cause of infections is bad DLLs that run code as LocalSystem. Putting a ton of protection up via multiple AV/AS programs and using IE is like using a condom while putting holes in it.

You're not fixing the root cause of the issue, and you're making your system run like crap with mostly useless protection.

One good AV/AS program like AVG, Firefox, NoScript, FlashBlock, and keeping your products updated will make your system run well and well-protected.

tw · 01-27-2009, 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by mbpark

... and keeping your products updated will make your system run well and well-protected.

As I noted, if what I saw was a latest virus, then both Microsoft's Automatic Updates and the manual updates using www.windowsupdate.com do not work. If what I saw was a virus, then Microsoft's patches to avoid this latest malware do not get detected as missing and therefore do not get downloaded from Microsoft.

If Conflcker is as prevalent as predicted, then some here should have seen their anti-virus software detect it. As I understand from what is not being said, some anti-virus softwares do not detect or do not remove this widespread new worm.

mbpark · 01-27-2009, 08:39 PM

TW,

The latest MS patches from January guard against Conficker.

Some AV programs do not detect it. I believe AVG does.

tw · 01-27-2009, 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by mbpark

The latest MS patches from January guard against Conficker.

Some AV programs do not detect it. I believe AVG does.

Conficker exists because some did not download the MS patches. The problem gets worse, as I understand it. The latest patches would not download if Conficker has already disabled Microsoft Automatic Updates, downloads using www.windowsupdate.com, and a few other Windows programs. A conundrum.

Apparently Microsoft's Malicious Software Removal tool and Symantec do detect Conficker. But that means the January version of the Malicious Software Removal tool must be downloaded manually from www.microsoft.com/downloads .

Above is what I have read; not confirmed. However this could be a benchmark for which anti-virus products are better.

01-27-2009, 08:39 PM	#3
mbpark Lecturer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Carmel, Indiana Posts: 761	TW, the latest MS patches guard against Conficker TW, The latest MS patches from January guard against Conficker. Some AV programs do not detect it. I believe AVG does.

01-27-2009, 07:28 PM	#1
mbpark Lecturer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Carmel, Indiana Posts: 761	And BTW, Using more than 1 good AV or AS program is overkill and gives you little return. Using Firefox with NoScript gives you better protection than IE with a ton of AV/AS programs because the major root cause of infections is bad DLLs that run code as LocalSystem. Putting a ton of protection up via multiple AV/AS programs and using IE is like using a condom while putting holes in it. You're not fixing the root cause of the issue, and you're making your system run like crap with mostly useless protection. One good AV/AS program like AVG, Firefox, NoScript, FlashBlock, and keeping your products updated will make your system run well and well-protected.

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