Kaspersky

[tjaisv]

Well when i had Kaspersky (don't remember which version) installed on my machine a year ago, it was CONSTANTLY shutting my internet connection down for what it perceived as threatening attacks (which in actuality they weren't). There's no reason a firewall should ever need to do this, as all it needs to do is block the compromised port(s). But maybe Kaspersky's newer release doesn't have this problem anymore.

 

[arcenite]

Originally posted by: tjaisv
Well when i had Kaspersky (don't remember which version) installed on my machine a year ago, it was CONSTANTLY shutting my internet connection down for what it perceived as threatening attacks (which in actuality they weren't). There's no reason a firewall should ever need to do this, as all it needs to do is block the compromised port(s). But maybe Kaspersky's newer release doesn't have this problem anymore.

Yes, I have been running kaspersky since the OP, and havn't had it shut down the connection on any of the 3 rigs.

 

[arcenite]

Originally posted by: mechBgon
Thanks, that's a good tip 😎 So you haven't seen it arbitrarily block all internet activity simply because of a detected attack, though? If the attacking computer happened to be the ISP's DNS server or gateway, then I could see that as the logical result... 😕

No sir, nothing like that

 

[Sureshot324]

I heard Kaspersky generates a lot of false positives. Guess that's the price of a near %100 detection rate.

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: Sureshot324
I heard Kaspersky generates a lot of false positives. Guess that's the price of a near %100 detection rate.

i dont think ive ever had it do that, been useing it for over a year

 

[arcenite]

Update

 

[mechBgon]

Originally posted by: Sureshot324
I heard Kaspersky generates a lot of false positives. Guess that's the price of a near %100 detection rate.

I saw a few.

I had a folder with a patch for HalfLife (classic) in it, and Kaspersky flagged it as suspicious, probably based upon something it's capable of doing communication-wise? Whatever.

The other day I ran a routine scan and it flagged a self-extracting .EXE that contains an owner's manual for an MSI motherboard. I had it ignore that, and later scans haven't false-positived on that file, so whatever the deal was, they got it handled quickly.

The other day a routine scan also flagged the CCleaner installer as... lessee here... RiskTool.Win32.PsKill.h. I've never installed CCleaner myself, but had it on hand as a resource. On the off chance that it was actually infected, I had Kaspersky delete it. But I could see that being a legit detection too, if CCleaner uses methodology that could be malicious in the wrong hands.

Those are the false positives I can recall, and I run it with the detection capabilites at maximum.

 

[yosuke188]

NOD32 cannot to beat.
Memory usage = enormously less than Kaspersky or Symantec
Detection rate = one of the best
Updates multiple times in one day
It is the winner of all AV's

 

[arcenite]

Originally posted by: yosuke188
NOD32 cannot to beat.
Memory usage = enormously less than Kaspersky or Symantec
Detection rate = one of the best
Updates multiple times in one day
It is the winner of all AV's

Maybe I should look into this great program? 🙂