Pending New Results...We support DW, MSE and MBAM.
We've had our fits with MBAM (Malwarebytes Antimalware) in the past, but they have come on pretty strong this year.
We also support DW (Defensewall) we have been working on an issue for quite some time with a dllhost error that causes a 50% CPU Increase.
We are currently on the next update just received today from Softshpere's DW team...
We also use MSE (Microsoft Security Essentials) is Free from Microsoft and is lowest on the Antivirus tree, and lowest isn't a good thing, but we don't care...
We have used a lot of Malware Programs, we have also seen the aftermath of a lot of Malware Programs and we have read about a lot of Malware Programs and what we have seen is one thing in common...enduser.
The "Enduser" is the common denominator here and yes one software may be better than another, won't matter, because they're all fallible.
Software is designed by People and people aren't perfect just like the enduser is not perfect which leaves an imperfect solution.
There are tweaks that you can do to your browsers like setting your add-ons, your operating system like shutting off Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service and many others.
Passwords are important and NO, creating a poetic alpha only password is not the best password.
The best Passwords are 12 or more characters long using Alpha, Numeric (A1) Upper and lower case (Aa) with Symbols (!@#).
Periods can be used as a password, the spacebar could be used in your password, but not all sites support this which is frustrating.
It's also scary that online services don't allow for special characters which would leave one thinking that you are the weakest link...
A malware program comes down to what the Person/Company can afford and what they are willing to support.
Operating Systems and Software for Operating Systems need to be more concerned about tightening up their security rather than bells and whistles.
ex. http://www.scmagazine.com/backdoor-in-ms-outlook-webmail-raises-security-doubts/article/443415/
Security has also been defined as "Rule of Thumb" and if what you have is working and it ain't broke, we suggest you don't fix it, unless of course it's...NORTON :-O=
sidenote: If you decide to uninstall your Flash you'll need to do one more thing to get rid of the nagware...
Open Control Panel and in search type Group Policy and a tab will appear that says, "Edit Group Policy"
You should now see a new window, now navigate to Computer Configuration-Administrative Templates-Windows Components-Internet Explorer-Security Features-Add-on Management.
On the right look for Turn off Adobe Flash in Internet Explorer and Prevent Applications blah blah blah...
Double Click it, set to enabled from "not configured" and close group policy. Restart.
Now the system will will know not to bother you to install Adobe Flash for All Users.
Thanks Boss. You answered my security questions. Asus Al :-)
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