Kaspersy Trial

[Graueradler]

I down loaded a trial version of Kaspersky Pure 3.0 a couple of days ago. It found one piece of malware that the Windows program hadn't detected but after that, it is keeping me safe by severely limiting what I can do. I can't seem to exercise options in No-Script and I can't log in to my own airport security camera web site. The first barricade was declaring that URL an exception for active X. Now, the password isn't being accepted. I'm sure if I took enough time to figure out all of setting options, I could make it work but I don't feel like investing that much time. For now,it is coming off and the Windows program is going back on.

 

[CT4ME]

'Good program but too geeky for most, and it does have a history of false alerts. Bear in mind that NO antivirus/antimalware program is really protecting you these days. The bad guys have turned to social engineering, and attack YOU rather than the computer. If they can get you to click something, anything, you are agreeing to the license agreement and are perceived as installing a legitimate program. Most antivirus programs will let the installation happen, and MAY, later, alert you to the problem. By then it will be too late, as the virus/malware will be buried so deep that your antivirus program will not be able to remove it, without help.
An when your virus program does find it, be sure you "select" the found items for removal... If you don't, they won't be removed. The bad guys, through court actions, have mandated "overt action needed to install, requires an overt action to remove". In other words, if you clicked it to install it, it can't automatically be called a virus.

Most recently, I've been finding malware that comes disguised as Chrome updates, Flash updates, or Video Player updates. Or bundled with some free thing you've downloaded. Today it was malware that came with a free solitaire game. Yesterday it was a link in an email message.

Once you have the little "bargain hunter" toolbar, or whatever... watch out. They'll start inviting their little malware buddies over, and you'll have plenty of opportunity to "click things".

 

[Norman]

Lots of hidden/bundled garbage out there. Norton usually misses it. I run Malwarebytes once a week to catch that crap.

 

[CT4ME]

Malwarebytes is one of our most used tools, but it cannot remove many of the things once they are embedded. You might consider running RKILL before you run MWB, as it kills any processes that might be running, that are protecting the virus from MWB.

 

[Norman]

Thanks. I'll check it out.

 

[weilke]

Yeah, dont click on stuff.

I have Kaspersky on a couple of machines, it is a bit hypervigilant and every time I make some configuration changes I need to tell it which of my applications it is NOT supposed to block.

I find webroot secure anywhere to be the least intrusive of all the antivirus programs. So far, it has worked well.

 

[RJM62]

ESET NOD32 is my current favorite. I think it has a nice balance. It also hasn't missed any malware in the years since I've been using it on my machines. I do avoid social networking services (especially FB ), porn, illegal file-sharing, and other high-risk Internet activity, however; but ESET has stopped me in my tracks many times when I attempted to click through to legitimate sites that had been compromised.

-Rich

 

[Graueradler]

I think I may still be having some Kaspersky fall out but not sure. When I try to access my airport cams with IE, the log-in is not accepted although it is with Firefox and Chrome. K had some kind of virtual keyboard to ide keystrokes from keystroke loggers. I wonder if something like that didn't completely un-install.

 

[RJM62]

I think I may still be having some Kaspersky fall out but not sure. When I try to access my airport cams with IE, the log-in is not accepted although it is with Firefox and Chrome. K had some kind of virtual keyboard to ide keystrokes from keystroke loggers. I wonder if something like that didn't completely un-install.

This is a shot in the dark because I know nothing about the current Kaspersky, but maybe it installed some IE add-on that needs to be disabled / removed. Tools > Manage add-ons. Also check to see if ActiveX filtering is enabled. (Also a shot in the dark, but it's easy enough to check.)

-Rich

 

[Graueradler]

The log-in problem is caused by a cookie that the web site is setting. If I delete the cookie, I can log in. Now I need to block the cookie and see if the site will run without it.