Is it a good idea to have ClamAntivirus from Spyware Terminator and Avira Antivir?
June 6th, 2010
9UER0 asked:
I know im not suppose to have two antivirus programs. Also on my Spyware Terminator i have HIPS inactive. Is there a good reason to have it activated if so why and how? And do you use Web Security Guard? I don’t.
Gabor
I know im not suppose to have two antivirus programs. Also on my Spyware Terminator i have HIPS inactive. Is there a good reason to have it activated if so why and how? And do you use Web Security Guard? I don’t.
Gabor
Categories: Security | Tags: Antivirus Programs, Avira, Security Guard
Ana
The rule of thumbs for protection is to not use more than one Antivirus on active mode (it is OK to have one active and others in passive (manual scan) mode), one “software” Firewall (no options there as war between them will shut down your communication system if you have more than one), one good cleaner, two or three Anti Spyware / Malware (they each detect something that the others have not seen) and one Email scanner (if your Virus scanner does not include one) but have at least one of each (for security) as there is no excuse to leave yourself wide open.
And of course, NEVER have them working scans at the same time.
When you scan, only the Firewall should be running alongside (in learn mode if need be).
Use a methodic “one after the other” kind of scan !
P.S.: In your case, if you run Avira free, you should add an Email scanner – Here are two choices: OR
A host-based IPS (HIPS) is one where the intrusion-prevention application is resident on that specific IP address, usually on a single computer. HIPS complements traditional finger-print-based and heuristic antivirus detection methods, since it does not need continuous updates to stay ahead of new malware. As ill-intended code needs to modify the system or other software residing on the machine to achieve its evil aims, a truly comprehensive HIPS system will notice some of the resulting changes and prevent the action by default or notify the user for permission.
Extensive use of system resources can be a drawback of existing HIPS, which integrate firewall, system-level action control and sandboxing into a coordinated detection net, on top of a traditional AV product. This extensive protection scheme may be warranted for a laptop computer frequently operating in untrusted environments (e.g. on cafe or airport Wi-Fi networks), but the heavy defenses may take their toll on battery life and noticeably impair the generic responsiveness of the computer as the HIPS protective component and the traditional AV product check each file on a PC to see if it is malware against a huge blacklist. Alternatively if HIPS is combined with an AV product utilising whitelisting technology then there is far less use of system resources as many applications on the PC are trusted (whitelisted). HIPS as an application then becomes a real alternative to traditional antivirus products.