Will avast! Free Antivirus be equipped with a Host Intrusion Prevention System (HIPS), if possible, in the near future? With an added HIPS, this popular antivirus software will be much better as expected.
A. Chung
Never heard avast mention it so probably not, most third party firewalls have a hips in them or you can use winpatrol which is very lite.
Hi, Craig
Thank you for your prompt response.
I wish that a HIPS would be an added value to avast! Free Antivirus.
Regards,
A. Chung
If you want to run off a sizable chunk of the user base, this is a great idea! 
Does Avast Internet Security have a HIPS in it ? In its firewall i mean.
NO
they have another vision >>> the behavior shield. Again, there will never be an HIPS in Avast.
Not even in Avast Internet Security?? in the Avast firewall?
No.
would be useful to tell him that a firewall has nothing to do with a HIPS maybe ;D
Isnt a host intrusion prevention system an essential in PC security? wouldnt this make my computer more prone to hackers? Do you recommend any other software that I can install to make my computer more secure ? ( note that I already have Avast Internet security and I have enabled the windows firewall as well)
@meepo88 reading your questions you wouldn’t be able to deal with a HIPS anyway, just forget about it :
No offence but please answer my questions
You just did. 
if you already got Avast IS, you don’t need anything else.
thanks, thats what i wanted to know…
HIPS is not user friendly. It involves too much user interaction.
Isnt a host intrusion prevention system an essential in PC security? wouldnt this make my computer more prone to hackers? Do you recommend any other software that I can install to make my computer more secure ? ( note that I already have Avast Internet security and I have enabled the windows firewall as well)
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avast 6 have a behavior blocker so an Hips it is not necessary.
your question is like " do i need to wear a bulletproof vest, when i have a kevlar vest?"
i think u should disable Windows firewall because u use Avast security suit that have a firewall.
u can use malwarebyte anti malware FREE (not Pro), it is one of the best malware remover.
BTW the way people you cannot use a HIPS and a BB together. Its one or the other.
Wrong, as I do exactly that here.
asyn
wouldn’t make much sense to do it and I wouldn’t, but basically, you can