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-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dave AA6YQ
Sent: Monday, 06 April 2020 10:20
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [DXLab] The Sky is falling

+ AA6YQ comments below

My solution was simple - completely disable Windows Defender (which in my very humble opinion is total rubbish!) and install a DECENT Antivirus solution - in my case ESET Internet Security. (ESET Nod32 is also very good!)

Being an IT Support Tech in a 3rd-World country where TARGETED virus and ransomware attacks are quite commonplace, a decent antivirus/malware solution is a necessity. Quite simply put, when it comes to internet security you get what you pay for - and Windows Defender is simply not good enough, either AVG or AVAST are significantly better but STILL not good enough in an environment such as ours in South Africa. I have lost count of the number of client systems running these free packages that when scanned with a decent product have proved to be riddled with malignant viruses and Trojans! I also suffered a hit several years ago - infected by a virus that came straight through my AVAST Free package - which is what prompted me to investigate the decent options!

As a dealer I have access to all the leading brands of Security products - why I went for ESET was due to it's VERY good record with Day Zero detection. This proved extremely valuable during some of the recent Ransomware attacks, where it's Heuristics identified and blocked attacks like Wannacry and Petya. This saved two of my customers that were targeted. At least 5 other companies in my city were not so lucky. Whilst products such as Kaspersky and BitDefender have good reputations, I have found that ESET is outstanding as far as minimal False Positives is concerned whilst correctly identifying VALID threats to my system. (No problem with either DXLabs or JTAlert!)

Of course the threat level in a 1st-World country like the USA may be totally different - I can only speak from my experience here in Africa - so free packages may work for you over there.... just hope and pray you never get the level of targeting that we have down here!!! Incidentally, as a former Apple Service Tech from the 90's I can NEVER bring myself to trust Micro$oft with the security of my system (the dishonest practices of Gates and Allen still linger in the mind, albeit that the consequences of their actions DID save Apple from bankruptcy and brought Steve Jobs back to the company.... and as they say, the rest is history!).

+ Thanks, Barry!

+ If ops using ESET post questions about it here -- like how to properly configure it -- will you be comfortable answering?

73,

Dave, AA6YQ