Windows 7 and Security

DeaconFrost · 24 Sep 2009

Dinesh said:

Hi Jacee, would you recommend Mcafee?

Friends don't let friends drink and drive, or use Mcafee. Why use a bloated, expensive package, when you can find a leaner, better product for free? Hell, just about any of the free ones scan and catch more than Mcafee.

Creer · 25 Sep 2009

I see that you guys concentrate your first and main line of defense/security in softwares based on blacklists mechanisms. This approach is a little bit wrong in these days, why? It's simple blacklists are outdated. In these days when new viruses are created very fast there is many 0-day threats which blacklists won't be able to detect - of course possibly it will be added to blacklists your favourite AV/AS/AM softwares but WHEN? after 5h? after one week? perhaps after 1 month or year? And when you are waiting for the new signatures to your software - you can catch this 0-day threat.

Summary, on the first place in your security arsenal should be:
1. Prevention (HIPS softwares, virtualization, sandboxes, SRP, LUA, UAC, DEP, and also FW - hardware/software or both)
2. Detection (AV/AM/AS)
3. Cure (backup software - image backup/data backup, ISR software)

The best protection is protection based on few layers, and remember security it's specify subject and everyone should choose optimal configuration for your self.