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    Is Antivirus Software Dead?


    Posted: 11 Nov 2009
    Are we headed towards a future where the idea of an antivirus program, or security software in general, is simply not part of the picture? We might well be, but not for a good long time yet.
    In the last few years, consumer computing has come under attack like never before, and the attacks are only growing more clever and more concentrated. In response, there need to be changes to the platforms on which we do most of our computing, and new approaches to securing the platforms we already use.
    Source -
    Is Antivirus Software Dead? -- Security -- InformationWeek
    Posted By: JMH
    11 Nov 2009



  1. Posts : 833
    Windows 7 x64 HP, Windows 7 HP, Windows 7 Ult
       #1

    JMH said:
    Are we headed towards a future where the idea of an antivirus program, or security software in general, is simply not part of the picture? We might well be, but not for a good long time yet.
    In the last few years, consumer computing has come under attack like never before, and the attacks are only growing more clever and more concentrated. In response, there need to be changes to the platforms on which we do most of our computing, and new approaches to securing the platforms we already use.
    Source -
    Is Antivirus Software Dead? -- Security -- InformationWeek
    I think that is the tag line.
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  2. Posts : 271
    Windows 7 Enterprise x64
       #2

    JMH said:
    Are we headed towards a future where the idea of an antivirus program, or security software in general, is simply not part of the picture? We might well be, but not for a good long time yet.
    In the last few years, consumer computing has come under attack like never before, and the attacks are only growing more clever and more concentrated. In response, there need to be changes to the platforms on which we do most of our computing, and new approaches to securing the platforms we already use.
    Source -
    Is Antivirus Software Dead? -- Security -- InformationWeek
    Yes, Defensewall is the new best security.
    100% Protection - 7MB of RAM - No Impact on your PC.
    If I opened Internet explorer, downloaded every virus ever created, as soon as I close Internet explorer their GONE!
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       #3

    gamepro127 said:
    JMH said:
    Are we headed towards a future where the idea of an antivirus program, or security software in general, is simply not part of the picture? We might well be, but not for a good long time yet.
    In the last few years, consumer computing has come under attack like never before, and the attacks are only growing more clever and more concentrated. In response, there need to be changes to the platforms on which we do most of our computing, and new approaches to securing the platforms we already use.
    Source -
    Is Antivirus Software Dead? -- Security -- InformationWeek
    Yes, Defensewall is the new best security.
    100% Protection - 7MB of RAM - No Impact on your PC.
    If I opened Internet explorer, downloaded every virus ever created, as soon as I close Internet explorer their GONE!
    Defensewall HIPS or firewall?
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  4. Posts : 271
    Windows 7 Enterprise x64
       #4

    Dinesh said:
    gamepro127 said:
    Yes, Defensewall is the new best security.
    100% Protection - 7MB of RAM - No Impact on your PC.
    If I opened Internet explorer, downloaded every virus ever created, as soon as I close Internet explorer their GONE!
    Defensewall HIPS or firewall?
    HIPS.
    "No AntiVirus can block 100% of viruses"
    True, but Defensewall HIPS can.
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       #5

    You gave me some work to do.
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  6. Posts : 5,807
    Windows 7 Home Premium x64 - Mac OS X 10.6.4 x64
       #6

    gamepro127 said:
    Dinesh said:
    gamepro127 said:

    Yes, Defensewall is the new best security.
    100% Protection - 7MB of RAM - No Impact on your PC.
    If I opened Internet explorer, downloaded every virus ever created, as soon as I close Internet explorer their GONE!
    Defensewall HIPS or firewall?
    HIPS.
    "No AntiVirus can block 100% of viruses"
    True, but Defensewall HIPS can.
    If Defensewall was able to block absolutely everything than all other Anti-Virus/Anti-Spyware would cease to exist

    No Single Anti-Virus app blocks everything...the sooner you realize that the sooner you may prevent a future attack

    PS I believe Dinesh will be able to also put this myth to rest...he has a knack for exposing Security Software...after all he is the Security Freak
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  7. Posts : 271
    Windows 7 Enterprise x64
       #7

    Zidane24 said:
    gamepro127 said:
    Dinesh said:
    Defensewall HIPS or firewall?
    HIPS.
    "No AntiVirus can block 100% of viruses"
    True, but Defensewall HIPS can.
    If Defensewall was able to block absolutely everything than all other Anti-Virus/Anti-Spyware would cease to exist

    No Single Anti-Virus app blocks everything...the sooner you realize that the sooner you may prevent a future attack

    PS I believe Dinesh will be able to also put this myth to rest...he has a knack for exposing Security Software...after all he is the Security Freak
    Defensewall isent an Antivirus.

    SoftSphere Technologies, the official site of the DefenseWall HIPS - Host Intrusion Prevention System - sandbox your browser, e-mail, IM, IRC, P2P for secure Internet work. Anti-Spyware, Anti-Rootkit, Anti-Malware, Anti-Keylogger, Anti-Virus. Defence

    av-comparatives tested the product with 100 viruses and everyone was removed.

    Though, You haft to add processes to trusted when installing a program (ex: setup.exe)
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  8. Posts : 5,807
    Windows 7 Home Premium x64 - Mac OS X 10.6.4 x64
       #8

    gamepro127 said:
    Zidane24 said:
    gamepro127 said:

    HIPS.
    "No AntiVirus can block 100% of viruses"
    True, but Defensewall HIPS can.
    If Defensewall was able to block absolutely everything than all other Anti-Virus/Anti-Spyware would cease to exist

    No Single Anti-Virus app blocks everything...the sooner you realize that the sooner you may prevent a future attack

    PS I believe Dinesh will be able to also put this myth to rest...he has a knack for exposing Security Software...after all he is the Security Freak
    Defensewall isent an Antivirus.

    SoftSphere Technologies, the official site of the DefenseWall HIPS - Host Intrusion Prevention System - sandbox your browser, e-mail, IM, IRC, P2P for secure Internet work. Anti-Spyware, Anti-Rootkit, Anti-Malware, Anti-Keylogger, Anti-Virus. Defence

    av-comparatives tested the product with 100 viruses and everyone was removed.

    Though, You haft to add processes to trusted when installing a program (ex: setup.exe)
    That is nice that it removed all those malware but that is just 100 out of millions of malware out there...

    I am serious...there is not one single anti-virus app that removes them all...there just isn't
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  9. Posts : 271
    Windows 7 Enterprise x64
       #9

    Zidane24 said:
    gamepro127 said:
    Zidane24 said:
    If Defensewall was able to block absolutely everything than all other Anti-Virus/Anti-Spyware would cease to exist

    No Single Anti-Virus app blocks everything...the sooner you realize that the sooner you may prevent a future attack

    PS I believe Dinesh will be able to also put this myth to rest...he has a knack for exposing Security Software...after all he is the Security Freak
    Defensewall isent an Antivirus.

    SoftSphere Technologies, the official site of the DefenseWall HIPS - Host Intrusion Prevention System - sandbox your browser, e-mail, IM, IRC, P2P for secure Internet work. Anti-Spyware, Anti-Rootkit, Anti-Malware, Anti-Keylogger, Anti-Virus. Defence

    av-comparatives tested the product with 100 viruses and everyone was removed.

    Though, You haft to add processes to trusted when installing a program (ex: setup.exe)
    That is nice that it removed all those malware but that is just 100 out of millions of malware out there...

    I am serious...there is not one single anti-virus app that removes them all...there just isn't
    Again..Not an AntiVirus...

    Lets see how Danish does with his testing! Maybe he'll switch from vipre to Defensewall =P
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