McAffee published a paper where they discussed how easily PatchGuard and revealed a new bypass method, making it likely that they, as well as other AV's, are all still hacking their way into your kernel to get the power they want. Malware writers didn't complain or even make a peep about these changes, whereas AV companies threw a massive tantrum and even thought about suing Microsoft because they thought Microsoft's own AV products were going to have special access into kernel-space that they would not. Once 64-Bit became populare and CPU's had some new features, Windows came with something called PatchGuard, which now protects kernel-space memory (code & structures) from any modifications from malware or AV software, and began mandating code-signing for all drivers. Problem is that the malware was right there with them patching whatever it wanted in kernel-space, so it wasn't long before ring 0 turned into a battleground and major source of sysem instability.
Prior to 64-bit OS's becoming popular, AV software would commit dozens of hooks and patches to various kernel functions in the hopes in intercepting malware. To compete with the viruses and rootkits that they're supposed to prevent, AV software installes itself on your computer in incredibly intrusive ways. They also proably collect information about you and use it for unknown purposes.Īll AV software slows down and destabilizes your computer. They may have a paid "pro" version in the future. I hope this helps, thank you in advance for your help and advice, I really appreciate it and look forward to hearing from you soon.Įdit: Topic moved from Windows 7 to the more appropriate forum.~ Animalįree right now doesn't mean it will be free forever. I have been using Avast FREE Antivirus, but that seems to be causing slowdown and makes my PC sluggish. I ask this question, as I would like to start using it. Here is the link to their website if you would like to check out the website. I have been watching video reviews on it and it seems really good, however some comments I have read suggest that people are worried about how the information is collected and used.ģ60 Total security is FREE, if it is FREE how do the make money and how are they able to provide it for FREE?
I would like some advice please, please could you kindly let me know what you think of 360 Total Security?
Even If you don’t have it installed on your computer, you can still keep up-to-date with security trends and stay aware of changing threat information.I know I have not been on here for a long time.
You need to install the latest FREE ANTIVIRUS 360 Total Security desktop version to have the above functions. FIREWALL reveals all your network activity, see what your computer is doing in the background and block them if necessary. BROWSER PROTECTION prevents unauthorized changes to your browser configurations such as homepage, search engine, and default browser. DISK COMPRESSION / SYSTEM BACKUP CLEANER helps get more disk space by compressing and removing unused system files.
PATCH UP offers the latest patches and security updates available for your operating system including Windows updates to keep your system up to date and running smoothly. You can run risky programs in Sandbox, threats will be kept separate from your system and isolated in the Sandbox. ROUTER MANAGER analyses your Routers settings to ensure a safe and secure internet experience. SPEED UP manages and optimizes your system services, boot up items and plugins to shorten your boot time. VIRUS SCAN / ANTIVIRUS integrates award winning antivirus engines from 360 Cloud Scan Engine,360 QVMII AI Engine, Avira and Bitdefender to provide antivirus protection to help defend Viruses, Trojans and other emerging threats.
CLEAN UP frees your disk space by removing junk files and plugin which can improve system performance.ģ60 Total Security also offers antivirus and system optimization features:
FULL CHECK checks the overall condition of your computers health and safety. 360 Total Security displays your computer protection status, startup time and disk usage, also offers quick access to key features including: