Avast 6 Free Final Review and Malware Test

[system]

Your suppose to learn the product before testing it. The only failure I see here is not from Avast but from the user recording it.

[Zyndstoff]

I wouldn’t want to laugh at that boy’s video removing action.

Hats off to this boy - he made a mistake and he admits it and he tries to correct it. That is way much more than many, many other people would do.

Let’s wait for his new video and see.

On my part, I like his corrective action. Somewhat courageous.

[SpeedyPC]

I need a drink of whiskey 8)

[Asyn]

@Zyndstoff post:22

On my part, I like his corrective action. Somewhat courageous.

True, but he hadn’t any other options left.

[Zyndstoff]

@SpeedyPC post:23

I need a drink of whiskey 8)

+1 Arriba!

@Asyn post:24

@Zyndstoff post:22

On my part, I like his corrective action. Somewhat courageous.

True, but he hadn’t any other options left.

He could have just left it as it was, couldn’t he?
Anyway, we’re looking forward to the new, improved “review”… coming up next in a theatre near you. ;D

[system]

@ky331 post:16

let’s consider the positive aspects of the review: avast’s Web+Network shields did a fantastic job at preventing most of the malware samples from infecting the computer in the first place — only 1 sample “slipped through”. To me, PREVENTION is far more important/significant than (after-the-fact) removal… and avast did very well here!!

I also was pleased to see the excellent job MBAM did at (after-the-fact) removal.

I have both programs installed (with only avast running in real-time). Fortunately, I haven’t ever needed to rely on MBAM to remove things (since my surfing habits and/or preventive protection are doing a great job)… but I’m glad to know what MBAM is capable of doing, if ever I were to need it.

All in all, I see the positives: avast does a great job at protecting the user, and MBAM does an excellent job at cleaning up messes.

Avast Network Shield & Web Shield did good so good for Avast. But I want to know if the same threats blocked by these shields come through external media like pendrive, etc. would Avast File Shield block it i.e does the threats detected by webshield & network shield are even detected & blocked by the Avast’s main residential File Shield. I have seen reviews where the web protection of the security products are good at blocking but if continued to the site & downloaded the threats, the On-Access protection wasn’t able to detect the threats. So its like the threat is detected by web protection of the product if its coming through web but the same threat is not detected by the onaccess protection if its coming through external drive like pendrive, etc. What about Avast? Does Avast’s main shield File shield detects everything detected by other shield or not?

Thanxx
Naren

Thanxx
Naren

[Rednose]

@Zyndstoff post:8

@Rednose post:4

Definitely no Avast! expert

By disabling the File System Shield you also disable the AutoSandbox, and he didn’t even know that ;D

Greetz, Red.

Yes, he’s a square idiot. However, he made one point visible (even though unintentionally): wouldn’t be too bad if the menu “Extra Protection” showed the Sandbox being disabled when FSS is turned off.

It should also be mentioned ( maybe even highlighted ) in the ‘Component Stop’ warning/dialog that pops-up when you want to disable the File System Shield.

Greetz, Red.

[Zyndstoff]

@Rednose post:27

@Zyndstoff post:8

@Rednose post:4

Definitely no Avast! expert

By disabling the File System Shield you also disable the AutoSandbox, and he didn’t even know that ;D

Greetz, Red.

Yes, he’s a square idiot. However, he made one point visible (even though unintentionally): wouldn’t be too bad if the menu “Extra Protection” showed the Sandbox being disabled when FSS is turned off.

It should also be mentioned ( maybe even highlighted ) in the ‘Component Stop’ warning/dialog that pops-up when you want to disable the File System Shield.

Greetz, Red.

Agreed.

Sandboxing is a very important part of Avast.

[Asyn]

@Zyndstoff post:25

1. He could have just left it as it was, couldn’t he?
2. Anyway, we’re looking forward to the new, improved “review”… coming up next in a theatre near you. ;D

1. No, this was too bad…
2. Yep, let’s see what foollows up. (That’s no typo, btw.) ;D

[danny96]

@Asyn post:29

@Zyndstoff post:25

1. He could have just left it as it was, couldn’t he?
2. Anyway, we’re looking forward to the new, improved “review”… coming up next in a theatre near you. ;D

1. No, this was too bad…
2. Yep, let’s see what foollows up. (That’s no typo, btw.) ;D

foolows up

[system]

Here is proof that the sandbox works. Sure its a false positive but either way it works.

http://img834.imageshack.us/img834/1483/captureuv.png

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[Lisandro]

Dieselman please, consider http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=19387.msg607589#msg607589

[danny96]

@Dieselman post:31

Here is proof that the sandbox works. Sure its a false positive but either way it works.

http://img834.imageshack.us/img834/1483/captureuv.png

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wow… I saw this alert about 20x times

[system]

My autosandbox works so well it wont release my flash drive ;D
(bug that is known about and being looked into - unrelated here)

Seriously though, the autosandbox is more a precautionary thing, i.e. it can often flag something that based on whatever tests it does, but it doesn’t necessary mean it is a definitely bad program/whatever.
More like it is saying that it could be bad, and better safe than sorry.

I have LOADS of apps that could cause a sandbox alert ;D

EDIT: and for the original theme of the topic, my view on so called “reviews” in general is here:
http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=74116.msg614688#msg614688