Thirteen were selected for battle, only 4 came back alive to tell the story. The long list of selected antivirus (and more chosen by users) is this:
Avast, AVG, Avira, CA ESET, F-Secure, Kaspersky, McAfee, Microsoft, Norman, Norton, Panda, Trend Micro. The four survivors were featured here: Avast, Kaspersky, McAfee, Trend Micro.
What was the test for?
Antivirus should be able to defend outdated systems against attacks that exploit vulnerabilities in XML Core Services(CVE-2012-1889) and in Internet Explorer 8.0 (CVE-2012-1875).
Again I ask: update your browsers, please!(it will not solve all security problems, but it is one of the steps to resolution ...)
Most anti-virus scanners did well when it came to the "HTTP" protocol, blocking attacks from these two vulnerabilities. Now, when this attack was done using "HTTPS"(Ironically, a protocol that provides safer connections) most antivirus companies succumbed to the ...
Moral of the story
Antivirus is not 100% trusted, whenever there is a very recent vulnerability, detection probabilities will be very low, and users will be aware of anomalies in their systems.
On the other hand, it is again marked the names "Avast"and "Kaspersky"On the wall of good antivirus fame. So it's hard not to recommend them. The test was performed by the NSS Labs
If you have any further questions about safety, do not hesitate to discuss it with us.
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Yes ma'am. Once again Kaspersky and Avast demonstrate enormous potential when it comes to defending the most precious things we have. I was a little disappointed with Norton. However, it remains a great article.
I haven't advised the use of the Norton. Sorry
Obviously, for security it is necessary to think about AV and Firewall even in domestic environments.
But the biggest vulnerability is between the Keyboard and the chair.
Wise words, we can have the most advanced software in the world, if the user does any "magic", it will be useless ...
I've used most of the antivirus out there… and I don't recommend any of them just Avira… .it is quick to scan and is efficient at eliminating viruses.
I tested 11 of those there and the top 4 is: Kaspesky, ESET, Avast, Avira…
I use Avast on some machines, 4 years without any major problems ... but, as Claudio said, above, the user is the key to security.
AVG b * nda screwed me up, I recognize that it was innocent but not enough to not update it cute (in a minute like that counting 60 seconds, I lost my pc.
1- Did not enter Safe mode.
2- Starting it was impossible, before being in the environment (restarted automatically).
3- Too much innocence in the mix and after a lot of trying, I let my work get lost in the “PC” thing.
I use Avast and cCleaner (so far, it's the best combination).
DOUBT
1- How to put the AVAST PRO key
2- Explain more about CVE-2012-1889 and CVE-2012-1875 [land to land]
3- Is it possible to discover vulnerabilities even if an antivirus is installed and updated?
4- If it is possible [doubt 3], you can remove the iron [type arrive in the file and delete].
#MenosFios is fixi…
@eCalandula
Welcome here Mr. Calandula ...
As for the questions:
1. Avast now has “Avast! Market” there is an option to upgrade to the “pro” version, for 30 USD per year…
2. CVE-2012-1889 and CVE-2012-1875 are “vulnerabilities in Microsoft XML Core Services could allow remote code execution”- according to Microsoft itself.
CVE - Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures, this is how new threats are registered. 2012 is the year and 1889 is the vulnerability number, so there is control over them.
3. If I understood the question… yes, even with antivirus we can be attacked, it is enough to be a new threat, which is not registered as a threat and does not behave as a threat… just like the viruses sent to the Iranian nuclear system a few years ago, “guided” virus.
4. You can do this, but we must also delete the registration (in regedit.exe) or it will “regenerate” again. Of course, there are far more complex viruses, which we can hardly erase “ironically”.
Once again, thanks for the questions, and I hope they have been answered well, otherwise, ask more, I'm here 🙂