MS Security Essentials Crashing
Is anyone else getting Windows XP (or other?) systems hanging or crashing on login as of this morning (April 16, 2014)?Here's the situation: All workstations were fine yesterday. Nearly every system...
View ArticleBest Anti-Virus Product?
I am looking for an Anti-Virus product for a small business desktop. I've read about some of the top performers in this area, but wanted some feedback from others on here. McAfee, Norton, Webroot,...
View ArticleLeast performance-drag on workstations: BitDefender or Kaspersky?
I'm evaluating BitDefender versus Kaspersky. Does anyone have any experience with how well these run on clients in a managed work environment? Which has the smallest footprint and least negative impact...
View ArticleSo we want to infect a computer with cryptolocker..
It's Saturday, a couple of us are stuck working the sales floor, and nobody is coming in. (like every other Saturday). So we decided to play with cryptolocker on an old pc. Anybody know the easiest way...
View ArticleOk, why am I running MSE??
I've been running MSE as a canary in the coal mine, on laptops, with MalwareBytes to do the heavy lifting. (and so I don't have to keep it scanning in real time) can anyone talk to MSE and what...
View ArticleWorst Anti-Virus Commercial Ever!
Can anyone top this?http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1g2kp_stop-sign-commercial_news
View ArticleIs it OK to run 32-bit antivirus to protect 64-bit Windows?
Hi everyone,Is it necessary to install the 64-bit version of our antivirus endpoint software on 64-bit Windows PCs, or is the 32-bit client adequate?This is something that's been on my mind. Our...
View ArticleHas any one seen a virus that acts Like Microsoft Security Essentials
I just got a computer with a virus on a Win 8 machine that said that Microsoft Security Essentials detected a virus and asked if you wanted to Clean Now. Has anyone else run across this virus?
View ArticleWindows Security Essentials good enough for home machine?
I just purchased a new laptop (Dell with Win 8.1) for my mother and it came with a McAfee AV (trial of course). I figured I'd just uninstall that and go with the built-in (and free) Security...
View ArticleAnti Virus
How does SW validate AV is up to date. All the references I could find info on how SW pulls from the user computers, but not how SW validates the version running is a valid from the manufacturer.I...
View ArticleWhat is the best hosted anti-virus solution 2014?
Bring back one of the topic that was posted in 2012 by Nic (Spiceworks) Does anyone have any suggestions on what would be the best Hosted Anti-Virus solution below?Pro and Cons? MX LogicPanda Cloud...
View ArticleMy laptop attacked with .bitcrypt2
Please guide me how to remove .bitcrypt2 from my laptop and how to restore my infected files on laptop ?
View ArticleBitdefender vs ESET vs GFI vs ?????
I would like to get recommendations for the following Security Software.I am hoping to get your overall rankings based on the combined four topics. The three vendors I listed are the ones I am left...
View ArticleCryptolocker Struck at 5pm ysterday
I had a user with cryptolocker yesterday at 5pm. The user complained of not being able to open an excel file on the network. Turns out his laptop had crytpolocker and had started to lock files on...
View ArticleMcafee on Server 2012 64-bit weirdness
Hello and greetings to the greatest gathering techs around!We are running McAfee 8.8 patch 4 on a 2012 64bit Windows server. This is our main file server running several shares. The server will...
View ArticleWeirdest one YET!
We have several assistants who use a transcription program called Universal Start Stop(HTH Engineering). In the last couple of weeks, a new attorney has sent a dictation file from his Phillips digital...
View ArticleConsidering VIPRE, but it's not on AV-TEST business test results?
We're considering replacing MSE with VIPRE at our organization, but I was surprised to find that VIPRE for business was not included in any of the most recent rounds of tests conducted by AV-TEST.org -...
View ArticleIs your Webroot updated?
I have Webroot SecuryAnywhere installed. I would like to check if it is updating or updated however I didn't saw any "Check for updates" link.Version is 8.0.4.70I'm thinking it is already updated since...
View ArticleDecryption of CryptoLocker
My company was recently hit with the pleasantness of CryptoLocker, which sense 2010 has been taking hostage of business files worldwide, and demanding Ransome in order for you to have the Key to...
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