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Free Anti-Malware

Free Anti-Malware. By Cameron beckfield. Types of Anti-Malware. Anti-virus scanning software On-demand vs. Real-time Heuristics vs. Signature Firewalls Sandbox/Virtualization. Anti-virus Scanning. Many companies review this software CNET, PC Magazine, etc. AV-Comparatives.org

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Free Anti-Malware

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  1. Free Anti-Malware By Cameron beckfield

  2. Types of Anti-Malware • Anti-virus scanning software • On-demand vs. Real-time • Heuristics vs. Signature • Firewalls • Sandbox/Virtualization

  3. Anti-virus Scanning • Many companies review this software • CNET, PC Magazine, etc. • AV-Comparatives.org • Independent non-profit organization

  4. Free Anti-virus Scanning • Most popular free anti-virus: • AVG • Avira • Avast • Panda Cloud Antivirus • Microsoft Security Essentials (MSSE)

  5. Malicious File Detection Ranking: Avira, Panda, AVG, Avast, MSSE

  6. Heuristic Detection (Unknown Malware) Ranking: Avira, Panda, AvastAVG & Microsoft opted-out

  7. Malware Removal Ranking: Avira, Avast-Panda (tie), MicrosoftAVG opted-out

  8. Performance (Impact on System) Ranking: Avira, Avast, AVG, Microsoft, Panda NOTE: MSSE was used as a baseline, had an impact of around 5.2

  9. Real-World Protection Ranking: Panda, AVIRA, Avast, AVG, Microsoft

  10. Final Results • Final ranking order: Avira, Panda, Avast, AVG, Microsoft • Ranking does not indicate everything • User friendliness • Plugins/other abilities (firewall, etc.) • Browser notifications • How annoying it is (popups, noises, ads, etc.)

  11. Avast

  12. Mac Anti-Virus • Not much to go on • Avast and Sophos are recommended

  13. King of On-Demand Scanning • Malwarebytes Anti-Malware • Best on-demand scanning • Real-time scanning is available in the premium version

  14. Firewall Software • Windows has a firewall built-in to the OS • Many paid antivirus scanning software also include firewalls • Free solutions: • Comodo Internet Security • ZoneAlarm • Suggested to just stick to the Windows firewall

  15. Sandboxes and Virtualization • Sandbox software • Run individual programs in a protected quarantine • Good for your web browser, suspicious programs, etc. • Good performance, slightly inconvenient • Virtual Machine • Run your entire operating system within a virtual machine • Poor performance, very inconvenient, very safe (if properly configured and ran)

  16. Sandboxes • Not a large amount of software available • Sandboxie is highly suggested • www.sandboxie.com • Fairly easy to use, low performance cost

  17. Virtual Machine • Two real options • VMware Player • Oracle VirtualBox • VirtualBox is open source • VMware Player has better graphics support • VMware Player is, in my opinion, generally easier to use

  18. Questions?

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