tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347279.post2624481445387512689..comments2023-08-26T05:04:33.009-04:00Comments on anti-virus rants: what are anti-virus best practices?kurt wismerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03810635947269551517noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347279.post-78568031684348332682008-09-16T22:59:00.000-04:002008-09-16T22:59:00.000-04:00while it does seem to point that way in the exampl...while it does seem to point that way in the example of your son's computer, i think on the whole this is also an example of why you should not rely 100% on just anti-virus... both your work computer and your son's computer had anti-virus and both got compromise by the adware - the fact that you were able to get it off of one of them is fortuitous but you may not be so lucky next time, and really the ideal scenario is to stop the malware from getting it's hooks into your system in the first place...<BR/><BR/>i'd like you to consider adding a layer to the security of these systems... in the case you've illustrated, the attack vector is the internet - it might be a good idea to try to sandbox your internet-facing software like your browser and email client... i can't say what (if any) sandbox would be right for you but i can point you towards the wilders security forums (http://www.wilderssecurity.com) where there are people who know a lot about a wide variety of different sandbox (and other security) software...kurt wismerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03810635947269551517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347279.post-9972902683123963492008-09-16T19:40:00.000-04:002008-09-16T19:40:00.000-04:00This was informative post. Kinda got a story to il...This was informative post. Kinda got a story to illustrate on of the points about getting your protection on early.<BR/><BR/>Now, at work I recently got this really bad virus on my work computer when I hit a website from google - <B>adware.virtumonde</B> - which was really bad. The computer had Norton installed and updated, but it did nothing. This virus takes over your browsers, changes the home page, takes control of your desktop.<BR/><BR/>At home I had <B>Cyberdefender</B> install, and paid for the upgrade since I liked it. At work I downloaded the free version of cyberdefender and installed it, and got the BSOD and it would not run or install.<BR/><BR/>I contacted cyberdefender (thank God I had the upgrade at which comes with 24/7 tech support)and they told me that some viruses will shut the system down if you try to install certain anti-virus software. They helped me get the system up and running, and a day later they release a new update that takes care of the adware.virtumonde virus!!!<BR/><BR/>On my sons system at home, my son hit a website that also had the same damn virus, and since it was just before Cyberdefender put out the Adware.virtumonde update, it crashed the system. The difference was that I was able to run cyberdefender and update it, then clean the virus of the system.<BR/><BR/>Now I don't know what other programs this virus blocks from installing or running, but this is a good example why you should have your anti-virus on your systems before you get a virus.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09224240244467591552noreply@blogger.com