Security and antivirus web links [Archive]

Stuartbe

09-01-2004, 10:27

Hi All.

Here is a list of all the online security and antivirus scanning tools that I could find. If I have missed any please pm me so I can add them.

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Security Notifications

http://www.microsoft.com/security/
Anti virus software packages

Mcafee Anti Virus -- http://us.mcafee.com/default.asp
Authentium Anti Virus -- http://www.authentium.co.uk/index.cfm
Etrust Anti Virus -- http://www.my-etrust.com/
Norton Antivirus -- http://www.symantec.com/nav/nav_9xnt/
Kaspersky Antivirus -- http://nest-soft.co.uk/kaspersky/
AVG Antivirus -- http://www.grisoft.com/us/us_index.php
AntiVir Antivirus -- http://www.free-av.com/
Panda Antivirus -- http://www.pandasoftware.com/
Bit Defender Antivirus -- http://www.pandasoftware.com/
Avast Antivirus -- http://www.avast.com/i_idt_153.html
Central Command Antivirus -- http://www.centralcommand.com/index.html
Virus Databases

http://www3.ca.com/virusinfo/
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/
Online Scanning Utilities

Rav Antivirus Scanner -- http://www.ravantivirus.com/scan/
Norton Antivirus scanner -- http://security.symantec.com/default.asp?productid=symhome&langid=ie&venid=sym
Trend Micro Antivirus Scanner -- http://housecall.trendmicro.com/
Panda Antivirus Scanner -- www.pandasoftware.com/activescan/com/ (http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan/com/)
Bit Defender Antivirus Scanner --
http://www.bitdefender.com/scan/licence.php (http://www.bitdefender.com/scan/licence.php)
Kaspersky File Checker -- http://www.kaspersky.com/remoteviruschk.html
Trojan Scanner -- http://www.trojanscan.com/
Online Security Tests

Gfi Email Security Test -- http://www.emailsecuritytest.com/
Secure Design Port Scan -- http://www.sdesign.com/securitytest/index.html
Grc Shields Up Security Test -- http://www.sdesign.com/securitytest/index.html
Sygate Security Test -- http://scan.sygatetech.com/
Ahnlab Security Scan -- http://scan.sygatetech.com/
Firewalls

Zone Alarm - http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/company/products/znalm/freeDownload.jsp
Tiny Firewall - http://www.tinysoftware.com/home/tiny2?la=EN
Etrust Firewall - http://www.my-etrust.com/products/Firewall.cfm
Norton Firewall - http://www.symantec.com/sabu/nis/npf/
McAfee Firewall - http://us.mcafee.com/root/landingpages/affLandPage.asp?affid=101&lpname=linkshare_mpfp&cid=5616&siteID=xJsfElUA6AA-B%2FvmCuEcDW%2FjKtDUwYi1ug
Armor2net Firewall - http://www.armor2net.com/
Kerio Personal Firewall - http://www.kerio.com (http://www.kerio.com/)

Anti Spyware/Adware Tools

Ad-Aware SE - http://www.lavasoft.de/support/download/
Spybot S&D - http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html
SpywareBlaster - http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
HiJackThis - http://www.spychecker.com/program/hijackthis.html
CWShredder - http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4086.html
X-Ray PC - www.x-raypc.com

Fight those nastys people :) :ninja:

paulyoung666

09-01-2004, 10:30

i would have pm'ed you but you dont seem to have a pm button , what about mcafee :)

iadom

09-01-2004, 10:33

i would have pm'ed you but you dont seem to have a pm button , what about mcafee :)

Just click on his name to get to PM link.

Have sent my PM, this is a good place to compare AV software and check its performance against others.
http://www.virusbtn.com/vb100/archives/tests.xml?200306

basa

09-01-2004, 13:19

Picky I know..but you've got Rav Antivirus Scanner listed twice. :)

(Got shares or something ?? :p )

Stuartbe

09-01-2004, 13:58

Picky I know..but you've got Rav Antivirus Scanner listed twice. :)

(Got shares or something ?? :p )

Cheers m8

I'l remove the duplicate :D

Lundie

09-01-2004, 23:28

Does anyone know of any sites that I can get to test an email server against spams and viruses?

Stuartbe

09-01-2004, 23:31

Does anyone know of any sites that I can get to test an email server against spams and viruses?

Try this m8

http://www.gfi.com/emailsecuritytest/

HTH

Lundie

09-01-2004, 23:41

Try this m8

http://www.gfi.com/emailsecuritytest/

HTH
Thanks - That worked - Passed with flying colours !!!! :D

albone

10-01-2004, 15:31

Hey MODs or ADMIN how's about stickying this one! the info would be better found if it were! Especially in this troubled time. :( :angel: :(

Stuartbe

10-01-2004, 18:40

Hey MODs or ADMIN how's about stickying this one! the info would be better found if it were! Especially in this troubled time. :( :angel: :(

Thanks for that...

I may pm one of the admins and sugest this. If any other members have any usefull links ect then maybe they could post them so we could add them to the list.

Stuartbe

18-01-2004, 01:26

I have ( or rather Keyser has - nice one m8 ) added some sites to the list. If I have missed any post and let me know. I want to get as many on there as I can.

Thanks

Stuartbe

Mal

18-01-2004, 01:35

[/list]Online Security Tests
Secure Design Port Scan -- http://www.sdesign.com/securitytest/index.html

Grc Shields Up Security Test -- http://www.sdesign.com/securitytest/index.html

You've put the same address for the GRC Shields Up test as the Secure Design address. The correct address for the GRC test is:

https://grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2
or
http://grc.com/default.htm

for the full list

Stuartbe

18-01-2004, 01:38

You've put the same address for the GRC Shields Up test as the Secure Design address. The correct address for the GRC test is:

https://grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2
or
http://grc.com/default.htm

for the full list

Thanks m8

I will get that changed...

DrAwesome

18-01-2004, 08:45

I use PcPitstop (http://www.pcpitstop.com/) website it has an online virus checker (antivirus center)

Test Your Internet Connection
Check Your PC for Viruses
Test Your ActiveX Support

you can run Full tests online on your pc

Disk Fragmentation Analysis
System Resource Analysis
Device Driver Analysis
CPU Benchmark Test
Video Benchmark Test
Memory Benchmark Test
Detailed System Inventory
Spyware Check
In-Memory Virus Check
Internet Download Performance
Internet Upload Performance
Internet Ping Test
Internet Security Test

and more

its worth a visit if you havent already done so :cool:

DrAwesome

24-01-2004, 23:11

Here is another good useful web site (http://www.startdisk.com/Web1/ubd/ubd.htm) someone might find handy that i forgot to add to my above post

MetaWraith

25-01-2004, 13:07

it's only personal opinion, but you've omitted what is certainly one of the top tools, and databases, namely www.datafellows.com

danielf

25-01-2004, 13:15

I use PcPitstop (http://www.pcpitstop.com/) website it has an online virus checker (antivirus center)

<snip>

its worth a visit if you havent already done so :cool:

Yes, I was going to suggest that as well. I liked their performance tests, it analyses your system, compares its performance against similar systems, and gives you tips on what tweaks you can use to enhance performance. Not security related, but still a very useful tool...

Edit: top post Stu (goes off to spread some rep around ;))

Stuartbe

29-01-2004, 11:34

it's only personal opinion, but you've omitted what is certainly one of the top tools, and databases, namely www.datafellows.com

Cheers MetaWraith

I will get it added on. I should be posting the links on the .info site soon anyway. If there are anymore links that you would like added please post them.

Cheers m8.

zovat

29-01-2004, 11:56

MetaWraith

29-01-2004, 12:51

Again, personal opinion - but http://www.f-secure.com/ is a good site - I could also recommend subscribing to the Email list (free and no spam) to get warnings of new viruses as they are noticed...
:angel:
f-secure is the new name for datafellows, but they are keeping both urls

gotta like your choice of personal opinions :)

albone

02-02-2004, 20:37

And heres another in case you want to check if it is hoax virus or real.Hoax Virus checker (http://www.datafellows.com) :wavey:
Thanks Metawraith beat me too it!

Ramrod

02-02-2004, 20:52

imo, room should be made for these: Adaware (http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/)
Spybot (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=home)
Spywareblaster (http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html)
:)
Spywareblaster, in paticular, is very good as it stops most spyware being installed in the first place.

Stuartbe

02-02-2004, 20:55

Ramrod

02-02-2004, 20:59

'Freedom' (http://www.freedom.net/) software do a pretty good firewall and A/V. Firewall comes with popup blocker etc

theman

18-03-2004, 22:32

can somebody help me i am trying to installed avg but when i put my sales number when it askes for it it wont take the number

Stuartbe

18-03-2004, 22:42

can somebody help me i am trying to installed avg but when i put my sales number when it askes for it it wont take the number

Are you entering the number in the main screen ???

It may help to reboot the computer.. That can help when you register AVG

theman

18-03-2004, 23:05

what before i start the installion

theman

18-03-2004, 23:06

i am enerting the number when it asks for during the installion

Stuartbe

18-03-2004, 23:06

what before i start the installion

Yep... It should ask for the code when you run the setup !

theman

18-03-2004, 23:13

i done what you said but no joy

theman

18-03-2004, 23:15

i done the kerio no prob but avg i just cant get to accept the sales code

Stuartbe

18-03-2004, 23:16

i done the kerio no prob but avg i just cant get to accept the sales code

Make sure you dont have caps lock on - The reg key is case sensitive !

jeffguo

19-07-2004, 17:27

iadom

19-07-2004, 17:53

I reinstalled my computer (IBM ThinkPad T40 with Windows XP) several times but always recieve Spydot alert by antivirus software.

Also My internet connection icon is always light on and keen transfering data even I did not open any apllication. I am afraid that my pc was attacked by some unknown virus.

Many thanks.Hi and welcome to CF:welcome:
It may be a good idea to start a new thead for this specific problem.
Also add as much info as you can.
Type of firewall if any,
AV software.
Are you on Broadband or dialup. there is almost always some activity on BB connections even if you are not using it for any reason.
Does your PC display any other problems?
Do you run Adware or spyware checkers?
Is there anything showing up in Task Manager that is suspicious?

jeffguo, if you post any further info in this thread you may get more replies.
http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/showthread.php?t=15083

iadom

20-07-2004, 11:42

Just come across this ... It is a very comprehensive source of known startup list components, good, bad or downright nasty. Over 4500 items listed.
http://www.sysinfo.org/startuplist.php

MetaWraith

20-07-2004, 12:46

Just come across this ... It is a very comprehensive source of known startup list components, good, bad or downright nasty. Over 4500 items listed.
http://www.sysinfo.org/startuplist.php
similar info here
http://www.greatis.com/regrun3appdatabase.htm

got a nagging feeling we've posted these sites before

DrAwesome

11-11-2004, 09:14

Zen Internet has signed an agreement to offer Prevx Home as a free download to protect customers from the increasing number of attacks bypassing traditional anti-virus software and firewalls. The agreement ÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â¢ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ã‚Â¬ ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã…â€œ which may come as a wake-up call to other service providers ÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â¢ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ã‚Â¬ ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã…â€œ offers users protection from joining the growing number of Internet connected PCÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â¢ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ã‚Â ¬ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¾Ã‚Â¢s attacked and hijacked by hackers and fraudsters.
Zen Internet (http://www.zen.co.uk/Default.asp?headlineid=3749) are offering their customers Prevx Home (http://www.zensupport.co.uk/knowledgebase/article.aspx?id=10379) <-- link provided :) Those of you who dont know about Prevx it protects against malicious spyware, hackers, Internet worms, viruses, & Trojans..

You dont have to be a Zen customer to enjoy this free download.

iadom

12-11-2004, 19:38

Zen Internet (http://www.zen.co.uk/Default.asp?headlineid=3749) are offering their customers Prevx Home (http://www.zensupport.co.uk/knowledgebase/article.aspx?id=10379) <-- link provided :) Those of you who dont know about Prevx it protects against malicious spyware, hackers, Internet worms, viruses, & Trojans..

You dont have to be a Zen customer to enjoy this free download.Has anyone else tried this, as a Zen dial up customer I got it a couple of days ago but it is very intrusive. I guess I need to spend some time trying to configure it if I am going to keep it. At the moment it is flagging warnings all the time, when my AV is auto updating, when I am uninstalling a program etc, once it starts warning you it is very difficult to get rid of it. At the moment it is very annoying but I will persevere for a little while longer.

Stuartbe

21-12-2004, 18:40

Added X-Ray PC to the list...

Many thanks to Iadom for the link :)

Gareth

11-07-2005, 15:21

Again, personal opinion - but http://www.f-secure.com/ is a good site - I could also recommend subscribing to the Email list (free and no spam) to get warnings of new viruses as they are noticed...

:angel:On a similar note, thought I'd suggest this blog on hte F-Secure site... http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/ - very interesting :)

ps - sorry this post is a bit of a bump, but thought it worthy to share the link ;)

Jon M

11-07-2005, 15:26

On a similar note, thought I'd suggest this blog on hte F-Secure site... http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/ - very interesting :)

ps - sorry this post is a bit of a bump, but thought it worthy to share the link ;)Nothing wrong with bumping a sticky thread :) , It does help if you add something useful though.
It's probably the way most stickies get viewed, they seem to be ignored if they're left to rot. :(

marky

28-07-2005, 09:46

i found a warning about a virus posing as a photo of a dead bin laden

http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/35320.html

Gareth

31-08-2005, 12:23

(IN)SECURE Magazine (http://www.insecuremag.com/) is a freely available digital security magazine discussing some of the hottest information security topics.

http://www.insecuremag.com

Gareth

09-09-2005, 14:16

Here's another useful site for anyone interested in learning about and howto protect oneself from phishing... couldn't see it posted anywhere else on the Forum, so sorry if it's a duplicate.

The Anti-Phishing Workgroup - http://www.antiphishing.org

Alien

12-10-2006, 20:44

I don't post here often, so I hope nobody minds me adding my input to this topic. :)

I'm sure some of you may be familiar with the strategy of blocking various ad/spyware/etc sites in the Hosts file (http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm), but the more experienced computer users are probably also aware of its limitations [if a site has stuff on various subdomains you have to have an entry for each subdomain]. DNSKong (http://pyrenean.com/?page_value=-1) gives you a bit more flexibility on DNS-based site blocking. Although it doesn't offer wildcard functionality, in the sense of being able to replace characters with a *, it does let you put in just 1 [or more] "words" [I forget the correct term] of a url. For example, you could have an entry like spammysoftware & it would block anything like ads.spammysoftware.com, banners.spammysoftware.net etc, but wouldn't block banners.spammysoftware1.com. It's not ideal, but it's considerably better than the Hosts file method.

A few things I should mention about it though:

The logging function doesn't automatically chop off the beginning X no. of lines when the log gets to Y no. of lines long, so if you want to use the logging feature then it's a good idea to check on it every now & then & empty it once it gets into 6-figures [number of lines, I mean]. It can be a bit heavy on a browser [which is how it's viewed by default, DNSKong sends it to your browser when you use the tray icon command to do so] once it gets that big, though you could manually view it in a decent text editor (http://www.pspad.com/en/).

There used to be a link on the pyrenean site to various filter sets for DNSKong, though the link appears to no longer work. DNSKong does come with a couple of sets of filters, but saying they're a bit out of date would be an understatement. All is not lost though, as I make my own (http://homepage.ntlworld.com/alien42/dnskong_filters/?M=D), based on the well-known winhelp2002 hosts file (http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.txt). Admittedly, I don't update my filters as often as that guy does the hosts file [though I've just finished updating them today], but then due to the nature of how DNSKong works my filter blocks more than his does anyway. :p:

If you go to the site of a business that you know is legit, but either the entire page or maybe just it's images won't load, it could be because the site uses the Akamai (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akamai) caching service. There are a lot of legit companies who use Akamai, but there are also a lot of advertising companies who use them as well, so my filter has all Akamai servers blocked by default, though a few legit 1s are listed in the pass filter. If you want to use my filters, you can either do what I do & unblock [by adding to pass.txt] as necessary, or just remove the relevant entries from named.txt & replace them with the full/specific URLs of Akamai-hosted adservers from the original hosts file.

Daisy1985

15-05-2007, 19:43

More useful links:

AVG new free anti spyware (http://free.grisoft.com/doc/20/lng/us/tpl/v5)
Bit Defender 8 free edition (http://www.bitdefender.com/PRODUCT-14-en--BitDefender-8-Free-Edition.html)
Infected Or Not (http://www.infectedornot.com)
PC Tools Antivirus (http://www.pctools.com/free-antivirus)

Enjoy it! :D

Luckyjfl

13-10-2007, 20:08

I got a 404 error on that web site you suggested you left out Dr Awsome.

Cheers Mate.

Halcyon

03-12-2008, 18:53

Just received an E-mail with a Christmas offer for 20% off if you buy the download version of Nod32 AntiVirus by ESET.

To buy ESET Smart Security or NOD32 Home Edition and receive your 20% discount, visit
www.eset.co.uk/purchase and use promotional code XMAS08 - valid until 31-12-2008.

http://www.eset.co.uk/enews/XmasVoucher.pdf

If you don't already have an Antivirus software, I can reccomend this one.

Luckyjfl

03-12-2008, 21:01

Cheers for that info, Halcyon.
All the best.
Lucky

wraith36

29-04-2009, 17:04

i will give nod32 smart suite 100%.
and the same for malwarebytes.
the best two things in my pc that do there job well.

as for smart suite there is a perk.
buy it for a year and when its up for renewell you get two years for the same price as your first year.

and a very small foot print for your pc.
its the dogs ollys.

Matty_

25-05-2009, 18:05

Comodo Internet Security has just reached Version 3.9.xxxxxx

The Hips has certainly become a great deal more user friendly with whitelisting and trusted vendors(digitally signed stuff) plus buffer overflow protection.
Also the Anti-Virus has come on quite a lot with Heuristics and BOClean now integrated into it. Plus it`s free.

http://personalfirewall.comodo.com/download_firewall.html

If you do give it a try, during install there is the option to install "Safesurf" for buffer overflow protection along with the "Ask" toolbar :td: just untick the three boxes (opt out) as it`s not needed now, BO protection is built into Defence+(the HIPS)

Dude111

11-06-2009, 08:07

A list of online scanners :)

http://windowsxp.mvps.org/Scanners.htm

xpod

13-06-2009, 10:31

Seems MS want to try protecting their users from those nasty old viruses too now.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8095932.stm

Matty_

13-06-2009, 16:22

mmm, it will be interesting to see how they play this out. Will it be integrated with the OS(something i can`t see happening, at least in EU)

Live Onecare used to get some good reviews, second only to Avira in some. Will deffo take for a spin when it arrives.

Matty_

07-07-2009, 16:02

Comodo Internet Security 3.10.xxx.530 has been released. I don`t think it`s on the official site yet but you can get it at the forum https://forums.comodo.com/feedbackcommentsannouncementsnews_cis/comodo_internet_security_310102194530_released-t41954.0.html;msg304186#msg304186 or you can use the updater.

Trendmiro

17-08-2009, 12:40

I would like to thanks for this online security and antivirus scanning tools.

Matty_

11-09-2009, 20:38

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware updated to version 1.41

http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php

Matty_

29-09-2009, 15:50

Microsoft Security Essentials has gone final today, excellant free lightweight anti-virus. Well worth a try....

http://www.microsoft.com/SECURITY_ESSENTIALS/default.aspx?mkt=en-gb#dlbutton

xpod

29-09-2009, 16:08

Coming soon ....Ants in your LAN.
http://www.neowin.net/news/main/09/09/28/ants-inspire-new-generation-security-software

Matty_

14-01-2010, 19:39

Comodo Time Machine, does the same sort of thing as Roll-Back Rx or Ay Recovery. I.e. Creates snapshots of your system which you can go back to if you delete something or install something you don`t like. Then your system is back to how it was when the snap-shot was taken.

Doesn`t work with RAID or even if you just have a RAID controller but don`t use it :confused:
Also has some issues with imaging software, messes with the mbr :(

http://www.comodo.com/home/data-storage-encryption/data-recovery.php

Forgot to say it`s free :tu:

Matty_

26-03-2010, 17:41

Comodo Internet Security version 4 has recently been released, you can download a copy from here http://www.comodo.com/home/internet-security/free-internet-security.php?entryURL= just make sure to select Free Download where you will install a downloader. Here you can choose what to download.

Remember if installing to untick the opt-in box for Hopsurf (if you don`t want it).

Has it improved and is it easier to use?

Well yes it now has an integrated Sandbox which is not really a sandbox as most know it (sandboxie style) but anything it doesn`t recognize is given limited priveliges until it is allowed by the user or confirmed ok.
The AV component is slowly getting better and this release is a lot more user friendly.
The main gripe i have is the default setting (Internet security) allows all traffic out but blocks incoming. You need to change to Pro-active to stop this.

You certainly get a lot less meaningless pop-ups :p:

Matty_

26-09-2010, 12:35

Comodo Internet Security v5 has been released a few weeks, head on over to the forum if you wish to try it out. It certainly is a lot more user friendly :)

64+32Bit available...

https://forums.comodo.com/news-announcements-feedback-cis/comodo-internet-security-501626361135-released-t61661.0.html

Maggy

26-09-2010, 17:19

You tell me if it is behaving?Because I had no end of trouble with the last update and had to go looking for a removal tool.

Mind I only run the firewall.

Matty_

27-09-2010, 14:48

It certainly behaves fine for me, but i do have a pretty good knowledge of the product and use the full suite.
The only things i have seen is a couple of issues with Avasts webshield.

Personally Maggy if you are just going to use the firewall, i.e. no Defence+ or Sandbox (which isn`t like sandboxie) then personally i think if your behind a router using vista or 7 then the standard firewall with a decent av should suffice if your a safe surfer.

One thing i will say is this version went through a much better beta/RC testing process with a better bugzilla tracking formula.
The sandbox part can take a bit of getting used to, it basically flags unknown/unsigned trusted vendors executables in a partially limited sandbox using job objects, if you know the software is safe you can easily move it to Trusted files.

If you do decide to give it a go, i`ll try and help as much as possible if you have any issues...

Ytrewq

01-10-2010, 18:27

Can I ask what are peoples opinions of the free Microsoft security essentials.

joglynne

01-10-2010, 19:40

I have used MSE for some time and find it does its job and just works away in the background with without all the annoying pop-ups and notices that some of my previous AVs have done in the past.

tosh mate

01-10-2010, 19:49

Personally i use Avast av and Zonealarm firewall ( both free versions ) and dont have any problems and my system run's on Vista home premium.

Matty_

02-10-2010, 20:34

Can I ask what are peoples opinions of the free Microsoft security essentials.

If your pretty safe on the web and don`t download cracks, keygens, warez, etc then MSE should suffice. Lots of people are using it now and the trouble is when something becomes so popular the malware writers make sure that said AV doesn`t detect their vile.

No AV will catch 100%, some are better than others at catching new stuff, MSE does miss a lot of the newer malware!

For a simple set and forget program it excels, with not many extra this and that`s to confuse you. ;)

Hiroki

06-11-2010, 19:45

Can anyone recommend a firewall that will compliment Avast! Antivirus.

Currently I use Comodo but I am not too sure about it so any help would be appreciated.

SnoopZ

06-11-2010, 20:06

Can anyone recommend a firewall that will compliment Avast! Antivirus.

Currently I use Comodo but I am not too sure about it so any help would be appreciated.

I would have said the latest version of Comodo as i am using Avast and Comodo but i see you're using them already.

Hiroki

06-11-2010, 20:17

I would have said the latest version of Comodo as i am using Avast and Comodo but i see you're using them already.
I've installed it but I have no idea how to test if comodo is working.

I was using Outpost that popped up to let me know when an application on my pc was trying to launch/connect to the net and informed me when a threat was blocked - Is there anyway to make Comodo behave similar to that?

SnoopZ

06-11-2010, 20:36

I've installed it but I have no idea how to test if comodo is working.

I was using Outpost that popped up to let me know when an application on my pc was trying to launch/connect to the net and informed me when a threat was blocked - Is there anyway to make Comodo behave similar to that?

It is an extremely good Firewall.

Open up the main Comodo window(Summary tab) and where it says FIREWALL on the main screen(not the tab) you can change the settings by clicking to the right of the word FIREWALL next to the green square then select Custom Policy with the slider.

I have FIREWALL set to 'Custom Policy' and DEFENSE+ set to 'Safe Mode'.

Hiroki

06-11-2010, 21:12

Thank you, changed it to those options and I am getting the pop-ups I desire :)

Matth

25-11-2010, 00:40

http://free.agnitum.com/index.php Agnitum Outpost Suite free, launched on monday - a few less features than the Pro version, but with a VB100 certified (well, decent rate of passes) antivirus and a firewall, it's a strong contender in the free security stakes.

SnoopZ

25-11-2010, 18:47

thenry

28-09-2011, 19:26

Nod32 version 5 :D > http://kb.eset.com/esetkb/index?page=content&id=SOLN2735

I'll monitor its resources on a basic machine and post back its usage, performance.

thenry

04-05-2013, 20:07

VirusTotal Adds Kaspersky URL Scanner As New Scan Engine.

http://stuffstech.blogspot.in/2013/05/virustotal-adds-kaspersky-url-scanner.html

:tu:

Qtx

05-05-2013, 00:43

EICAR test file is the safest way to check your AV is working ok on websites you visit: https://secure.eicar.org/eicar.com.txt

Should get blocked by your AV.

joglynne

05-05-2013, 12:54

Nice to see my Norton Internet Security removed the EICAR download virtually instantaneously. What is in that thing!!!!! :D

At least i know my AV is working even if I do only have it installed as it came as a 60 day trial with my new laptop.

Thanks for the link Qtx, bookmarked for future use when I decide which AV to use. :tu:

Hugh

05-05-2013, 14:26

Blocked by MSE.

Good find, Qtx.

SnoopZ

05-05-2013, 14:58

Avast didn't stop the download, but it detected it as a threat from a manual scan.

iadom

05-05-2013, 15:47

Is this not the same test file that has been around for many years now? I remember references to it before 2000.

Qtx

05-05-2013, 17:05

Avast didn't stop the download, but it detected it as a threat from a manual scan.

Then Avast is not checking websites as you visit them, which is unusual for AV's these days. It probably just checks files as they are accessed instead. This gives a lower overhead on your computer which can stop the AV slowing down lower spec pc's. This kind of protection is not as good though as a drive-by exploit could overwrite the memory space of an already running process with a dropper which then downloads the fully monty trojan. If Avast detects it at boot up its ok but until you shutdown the computer you could be infected. SO many scenarios though!

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Is this not the same test file that has been around for many years now? I remember references to it before 2000.

Yeah it has been around for donkey years. Sort of an industry standard for simple AV check.

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Nice to see my Norton Internet Security removed the EICAR download virtually instantaneously. What is in that thing!!!!! :D

This is what is in the text file: X5O!P%@AP[4\PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!$H+H

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EICAR_test_file

You can paste that line in to notepad and save it to get your av to test it too. If you like fiddling, you can do that and add/change a random letter in the file to see if the AV still detects it. Hackers (not really the term I would use) often use a cryptor to avoid AV's but many times they can just Hex-edit a single part of a virus to make it undetectable if they are lazy.

joglynne

05-05-2013, 17:54

Then Avast is not checking websites as you visit them, which is unusual for AV's these days. It probably just checks files as they are accessed instead. This gives a lower overhead on your computer which can stop the AV slowing down lower spec pc's. This kind of protection is not as good though as a drive-by exploit could overwrite the memory space of an already running process with a dropper which then downloads the fully monty trojan. If Avast detects it at boot up its ok but until you shutdown the computer you could be infected. SO many scenarios though!

---------- Post added at 16:42 ---------- Previous post was at 16:41 ----------

Yeah it has been around for donkey years. Sort of an industry standard for simple AV check.

---------- Post added at 17:05 ---------- Previous post was at 16:42 ----------

This is what is in the text file: X5O!P%@AP[4\PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!$H+H

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EICAR_test_file

You can paste that line in to notepad and save it to get your av to test it too. If you like fiddling, you can do that and add/change a random letter in the file to see if the AV still detects it. Hackers (not really the term I would use) often use a cryptor to avoid AV's but many times they can just Hex-edit a single part of a virus to make it undetectable if they are lazy.

I did do a little researching after I had had such a quick response from Norton and saw the line of gobbledy gook. What did strike me was, seeing how long ago the test had been written - 1999, why it was still an industry standard for testing AV installations. Do newer virus threats still use the same old programming tools. Probably worded that wrong but I hope you get my drift. :dunce: