[nfbcs] Antiviral programs

[Chris Nestrud]

Just a few quick thoughts:

I would use Windows Defender or similar. Microsoft has the resources to make a
decent product. Many similar products have had recent vulnerabilities;
see https://cve.mitre.org and search for a product of interest.

Consider that these products can only act on
known signatures or known behavior patterns. You should practice defense
in depth and always ask yourself what would happen if a particular layer
is compromised. In your case, perhaps storing your financial information
in an encrypted container and only mounting that container when
necessary. VeraCrypt at https://veracrypt.codeplex.com/ is worth a look,
though you should perform your own research.

It also looks like Stanford may already provide antimalware software.
See:

https://uit.stanford.edu/software/antimalware

Good luck!

Chris

On Sun, May 14, 2017 at 07:20:11PM -0700, Cricket Bidleman via nfbcs wrote:
> I don't completely trust Windows Defender. And I want an extra layer of security, especially because I have financial information on this computer..
> 
> Best,
> Cricket X. Bidleman
> NCS Pearson, Associate Quality Assurance Engineer 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> > On May 14, 2017, at 19:03, Christopher Chaltain via nfbcs <nfbcs at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> > 
> > Just curious, but why do you need to purchase an anti virus program? I assume you're running Windows on this Dell computer, so why can't you run Windows Defender?
> > 
> >> On 14/05/17 20:42, Cricket X. Bidleman via nfbcs wrote:
> >> Greetings!
> >> 
> >> I recently got a Dell Latitude from the Department of Rehab, which I
> >> will be using at Stanford and for the rest of the foreseeable future.
> >> I need to purchase a good antivirus program for it, and since this is
> >> something I will be spending my own money on, I refuse to settle for
> >> anything less than the best. I could easily get the DOR to pay for a
> >> program, but it might not be what I want, and it may not be the best
> >> one. Do any of you have any recommendations? Online reviews are only
> >> so helpful, and I know that a lot of people on this list are experts
> >> in computer science. Thanks!
> >> 
> >> Best,
> >> Cricket X. Bidleman
> >> NCS Pearson, Associate quality Assurance Engineer
> >> 
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