To add to this, when cleaning a system post-infection (yea yea, in cases where I cant just reformat) Malwarebytes is invaluable. I clean a system with multiple tools, and Malwarebytes always catches things that all of the other vendors I use miss.
-- ME2 On Fri, Mar 11, 2011 at 10:36 AM, Micheal Espinola Jr < [email protected]> wrote: > And I've seen the exact opposite, where AV tools including MSE, did not > adequately protect against newer drive-by exploits. > > Malwarebytes however blocked the source of the malware completely based on > IP. > > YMMV, but I see lots of residentials where Malwarebytes is the difference > between winning or losing. > > -- > ME2 > > > > > > On Fri, Mar 11, 2011 at 10:33 AM, Rod Trent <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Wow…it’s been a long time since I’ve had to use Malwarebytes – even when >> supporting friends’ or family PCs these days. >> >> >> >> Anymore, someone calls with some crazy Trojan or virus, I tell them to >> download and install Microsoft Security Essentials on their own and it takes >> care of it, and keeps them safe. >> >> >> >> *From:* Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[email protected]] >> *Sent:* Friday, March 11, 2011 1:15 PM >> >> *To:* NT System Admin Issues >> *Subject:* Re: Antivirus Vendor Replacement >> >> >> >> Whatever you get/use, suppliment it with registered Malwarebytes. >> >> -- >> ME2 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Fri, Mar 11, 2011 at 7:59 AM, Weatherford, Chad < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >> We are looking to replace our current AV (McCrappy Total Protection for >> Endpoint) with something that is more light weight AND catches all of the >> bugs. I was pretty excited about Trend and LANDesk’s Kaspersky engine…until >> either testing or listening to SE’s describe the product. >> >> >> >> I would appreciate any and all feedback on the AV vendor you use and if >> you recommend them. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> *Chad Weatherford* | Network/Security Administrator | *Shoe Carnival, >> Inc. **| *(:812.867.8314 | 7: 812.471.9866 | *: *[email protected]* >> >> >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> >> --- >> To manage subscriptions click here: >> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ >> or send an email to [email protected] >> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin >> >> >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> >> --- >> To manage subscriptions click here: >> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ >> or send an email to [email protected] >> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> >> --- >> To manage subscriptions click here: >> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ >> or send an email to [email protected] >> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin >> > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
