You still pay for security apps like ESET, Norton, McAfee, Kaspersky κλπ για την προστασία του οικιακού υπολογιστή σας; Ίσως ήρθε η ώρα να αφήσετε τη συνδρομή να λήξει. Αν όμως το τμήμα πληροφορικής στην work wants you to install some app endpoint, you'd do well to listen to them.
No matter what class of devices you use, you're probably fine with the default protection that comes as part of the platform. On a mobile device (iOS or Android) this means that the App Store is protected by the operating system company. Sta Mac, the XProtect anti-malware application has been around for more than a decade and is very effective against major threats.
As for Windows… Well, Microsoft Defender Antivirus, which is on every Windows PC, does a great job. Forget the Defender you knew, regular testing by third-party labs to measure the effectiveness of your security software they show us scores between 99% and 100%, making the app just as effective as its competitors, free or paid.
Let's mention something else. Most malware is known to reach computers as email attachments or over networks. Today, all of these are closed. Automatic updates protect against newly discovered vulnerabilities. The modern email client you use blocks you from any kind of malicious attachment or script. Network firewalls have come a long way since 2002. And recent test results show that Microsoft Defender is effective in blocking all popular ransomware or information theft attacks.
On average, a modern antivirus application blocks 99,2% of the very few incoming threats that manage to get past protection levels. Even then, though, your instincts should work (“Don't click on this link”).
We should also mention that most of these attacks are launched by sophisticated criminal gangs and target businesses, using vulnerabilities that are more likely to be found in third-party software than in the operating system itself.
A signature-based antivirus application is not going to provide protection against these targeted attacks. So IT departments in large organizations need sophisticated network-based software that allows administrators to watch for signs of intrusion in real time.
Home users are fairly well protected by default security measures, mainly because attackers see no financial benefit in choosing such victims.
I do not think. Let me give you a cracked android with thousands of pop-up ads per second and you tell me how much trust you will have. At the end of the day, no answer was found to my question about the absolute tests with pure antiviruses together with suites. Perhaps it is clouded and everyone refrains from expressing an opinion
What you mention belongs to the past. Now with a simple DNS change you have no pop-ups and no ads. Also, banking applications do not have ads anyway and provide you with more security than even your computer's browser. Mobile malware is not as sophisticated as desktop malware and makes it almost impossible to hack your device.
As a pure antivirus OK, but if I want protection for banking transactions or in general and vaguely I have a license for an antivirus + firewall suite by esset or norton, will the installation be redundant?
I also fail to understand how avtest, for example, simply compares antiviruses with suites (av+firewall). I don't see any logic. Unless we are being fooled by the companies that charge more than just antiviruses.
It's like handcuffs in the same sack all. Is there no difference?
It would be ideal to carry out your banking transactions with your mobile phone, for greater security.