MCShield

General Topics
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Is using MCShield still necessary? Last update was on 2014.

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MCShield sgnatures is there for avoiding FP not for detection

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As far as I’m aware there are functions that don’t require signature updates. But I’m sure there is a later update than 2014.

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@Pondus: Oh, this all time i thought MCShield is for detection and not for FP. LOL :D.
@DavidR: What do you mean by later update than 2014? Do you mean by program upgrade?

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@Pondus: Oh, this all time i thought MCShield is for detection and not fore FP. LOL
MCShield is for detecting, mcshield signatures is for the program to avoid FP

My last update is 2016.2.21.1
Version 3.0.5.28

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Oh now i see. I will be installing MCShield right now. Thanks for clearing up the air up on my end :slight_smile:

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Yes a Program version later than 2014; but the main site changelog only shows the last version as v 3.0.5.28: 12th April 2014. So that needs updating.

I’m sure I saw one later than that on a download site and MCShield forum shows the 2016 last update on 2016.02.21.1.

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Yes you are right DavidR, the main site needs updating. Other download sites mentioned that the last release date was on 2016
http://www.downloads-soft.com/2016/11/download-mcshield-2016-free.html

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Yes you are right DavidR, the main site needs updating.
Last program update (version release) was 2014. MCShield website does not show signature update
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@Pondus: The link that i provided it mentions version number: 3.0.5.28 and release date is February 2016. That is what DavidR said that one of the download site on the McShield forum mentions the release date was on 2016

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This program works!

Got a 32 GB Flash drive for free from MicroCenter the other day, plugged it in, and it cleaned the new, fresh, and unused drive.

Oops!

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That’s great :smiley:

What do you mean by Oops!

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https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=196168

MCShield Documentation in English, PDF document
http://www.mcshield.net/download/Doc/MCShield_Help_EN.pdf

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@ Staticguy,

Oops! means drive should have nothing on it since it was brand-new and never used.

But MCShield did find something, quarantined it (Trj), and cleaned. One of those shipping in-the-channel things?

Always have this running so you don’t forget to turn it on.

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@Pondus: Thanks for the great infos :slight_smile:

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@Mchain: Yesterday I installed it and i have this always running. You never know when an usb is/might be infected with malware.