indication for a trojan infection

Skybird · 08-15-12, 07:47 AM

Only payware Firewall and AntiVirus suites for me. Nobody can convince me that what they do for a fee is done for same effectiveness but for free by "free versions". Additionally using free malware scanners is recommended. I use Malwarebyte'S program, and SuperAntiMalware. Emsisoft's program also often gets recommended over here.

This year, the internet suites of Bit Defender and Kaspersky, F-Secure and G-Data score highest for recognition rates and cleaning, according to testzs in German computer magazines. Panda Cloud was rated okay for recognition, but moderate in cleaning, another Panda version there is which is even weak in recognition. Avast is found to be moderate only in recognition, and weak in cleaning, it is the one suite that has massively lost in this year's incarnation, they say by their results (it was one of the top contenders in past years). My Avira scores good in recognition and cleaning, but moderate only regarding performance (it takes long time to scan the HD).

Well, that says the test by German market leading computer magazine Chip. I sticked with Avira only for reasons of comfort, I already had the abo last year. If I would install brandnew a suite, i would go with BitDefender this year. In the tests it was the only one scoring top in all three categories recognition rate, cleaning, and performance.

Regarding my Zeus problem, none of these suites gives you really safe security. If you got a Zeus clone, and it is not a years-old incarnation (and how would you tell, there are several hundred thousands), there is a good chance that it is still there after the scanner says he "cleaned" it, so REINSTALL. It was not Avira finding it, it was Malwarebyte's Anti-Malware and SuperAntiMalware, btw (both can be had for free in their active scan versions). I would recommend to run active scans with both once a week.

08-15-12, 07:47 AM	#7
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,629 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Only payware Firewall and AntiVirus suites for me. Nobody can convince me that what they do for a fee is done for same effectiveness but for free by "free versions". Additionally using free malware scanners is recommended. I use Malwarebyte'S program, and SuperAntiMalware. Emsisoft's program also often gets recommended over here. This year, the internet suites of Bit Defender and Kaspersky, F-Secure and G-Data score highest for recognition rates and cleaning, according to testzs in German computer magazines. Panda Cloud was rated okay for recognition, but moderate in cleaning, another Panda version there is which is even weak in recognition. Avast is found to be moderate only in recognition, and weak in cleaning, it is the one suite that has massively lost in this year's incarnation, they say by their results (it was one of the top contenders in past years). My Avira scores good in recognition and cleaning, but moderate only regarding performance (it takes long time to scan the HD). Well, that says the test by German market leading computer magazine Chip. I sticked with Avira only for reasons of comfort, I already had the abo last year. If I would install brandnew a suite, i would go with BitDefender this year. In the tests it was the only one scoring top in all three categories recognition rate, cleaning, and performance. Regarding my Zeus problem, none of these suites gives you really safe security. If you got a Zeus clone, and it is not a years-old incarnation (and how would you tell, there are several hundred thousands), there is a good chance that it is still there after the scanner says he "cleaned" it, so REINSTALL. It was not Avira finding it, it was Malwarebyte's Anti-Malware and SuperAntiMalware, btw (both can be had for free in their active scan versions). I would recommend to run active scans with both once a week. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.