Avast and HIPS!

General Topics
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I was just wondering, most of the antivirus companies started using HIPS like COMODO, Kaspersky, Eset(with the upcoming version 5), etc. But AVAST still has not introduced HIPS. Will AVAST introduce HIPS v7? Is it necessary for an antivirus to have HIPS??

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Not that I have heard of, they never seem to be going in that direction.

Not at all. It is just another way of creating an additional layer of defense outside of the traditional virus signature approach. Avast! instead goes with behavior shield/heuristics, and most recently an auto-sandbox.

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Probably not as they have gone the behavioral monitor route, if you want a hips most firewalls now include them or you can get winpatrol.

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Probably you guys are right… :stuck_out_tongue:

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WinPatrol is very good even the free version:
WinPatrol free vs PLUS
http://www.winpatrol.com/compare.html

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i tried winpatrol its not my taste…

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It happens to be an excellent program.
What are your reasons for your statement ???

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Avast went with a BB cause its more user friendly. HIPS are not user friendly but if you like HIPS so much then go with GesWall. Norton also uses a BB called Sonar.

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BB ???

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For those non techie people:

BB = Behavior Blocker
HIPS = Host Intrusion Prevention System

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I’m moving the topic a little, but what are your thoughts on the Avast firewall? I don’t recall anyone discussing the subject but I probably just missed it. Just curious…thanks.

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The Avast firewall is still very new which makes it rather weak. If your current OS is Windows 7 then your all set with Windows Firewall.

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Thanks!

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What does the age of the firewall have to do with it’s strength or lack thereof ???
What makes the Windows firewall stronger ???

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If you have to ask that bob then its not worth explaining. Just look at Avast’s scores over at Matousec and it explains all.

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I have tried Avast Internet Security on my other computer and the firewall is the strongest one I have ever seen!

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They test it as a stand-alone firewall. The flaw of this method has been discussed here numerous times. It is not meant to be that way, it needs to be used as part of AIS to work as it should.

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Maybe true but he asked. And when you look at the competition and the other firewall he has used…Avast IS is very poor. Its like driving a Kia after driving a 500SL.

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Avast IS isn’t very poor… it is better then any other AV out there… plus the firewall is way better.

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I hope Avast wont use a HIPS in the future as it can be VERY annoying with all the popup questions!! I tried Online Armour firewall on my virtual computer and got tired of all the popups…

As for Avast Firewall being weak, I’m not very sure about that… It all depends on the test methods… Avast did extremely well in the virus bulletin comparatives test and wasnt that good at all on av-tests (Avast got average results on that)…

So its the same case with firewalls I guess… depends on the test methods… Also Norton firewall seems to pretty weak in that as well…