SAS-fan Posted April 7, 2007 I presently have SAS Pro and another antispyware program protecting my PC. It's coming up on time ot renew the other program and I really don't want to. Do you feel that SAS Pro coupled with a good firewall and good AV is enough protection? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SUPERAntiSpy Posted April 7, 2007 I presently have SAS Pro and another antispyware program protecting my PC. It's coming up on time ot renew the other program and I really don't want to.Do you feel that SAS Pro coupled with a good firewall and good AV is enough protection? What firewall are you running and which AV product? SAS Pro gets along well with other products. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SAS-fan Posted April 7, 2007 I worry about posting my entire security suite on-line. If a hacker were lurking, they could devise a program specifically targeted to my set up. My AV is rated as advanced plus in AV comparatives. My firewall is stealths all ports. Coupled with SAS Pro, should I have most bases covered? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SUPERAntiSpy Posted April 7, 2007 I worry about posting my entire security suite on-line. If a hacker were lurking, they could devise a program specifically targeted to my set up.My AV is rated as advanced plus in AV comparatives. My firewall is stealths all ports. Coupled with SAS Pro, should I have most bases covered? No one can hack you based up on forum posts But yes, you should be well covered with SAS+Firewall+AV. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chiaz Posted April 8, 2007 Having a couple of on-demand scanners such as Ad-aware, AVG anti-spyware won't hurt as well, but basically you should be all covered. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bobbyc Posted April 27, 2007 I have wondered about the OPs question before. I have Nod32 AV, Comodo Firewall, Adaware SE Personal, Spybot, Spywareguard, Spywarblaster, and SAS. I have recently been reading about Boclean. I do not know if I am well covered by antivirus and antispyware apps, or just plain buried. Your advice will be well recieved. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nosirrah Posted April 27, 2007 Having Antivir for on demand scanning is hard to argue against : http://winnow.oitc.com/AntiVirusPerformance.html Keep in mind that these figures only depict performance against new threats and the numbers for all current threats may be very different . From my own experience it has been difficult to get much past the combination of SAS and Antivir and the two get along like the other is not even there . Antivir has recently added a hidden file scanner (heuristic anti-rookit) that kicks in before the full scan begins . Antivir also have adjustable heuristics . As far as prevention goes There is no substitute for the combination of HIPS and locking out access to critical registry start points and .ini files . I use 2 custom batch files that make use of subinacl.exe to lock and unlock access to common malware hijacking points . This batch file also immunizes safemode from changes . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites