I just installed ewido and ad-aware se(though it seems they serve the ame purpose).I had to install this because I caught a virus yesterday that AVG could remove.But ewido did the job.My question is what is the resident shield?I am no computer expert and after my 30 day trial it will remove the resident shield and automatic updates.Does the removal of the resident shield just mean that they wil not alert me when I get malware and I have to scan periodicaly?It seems that the automatic updates are not that imperative to the security of my comp, but I am not too sure.This is just a conjecture.Is there free software that I can download that works just as well as ewido?If so, can you recomend it to me?I have 29 days left before trial ends for ewido.Thank You!
2006-08-17 03:19:55 · 2 answers · asked by Mitchell B 4 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
The resident shield blocks the malware, etc. from your computer. The updates are also important because it tells Ewido what to block, and there are new threats all the time.
If you do not want to pay for Ewido, you can use spybot and keep it updated.
2006-08-17 04:49:07 · answer #1 · answered by Ragdoll 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The resident shield is 'real time' scanning, meaning it will scan for malware in the background all the time.
After 30 days this feature will expire, but Ewido is worth keeping for use as an on demand scanner (meaning you start a scan yourself). You can update it manually after the 30 days trial.
2006-08-17 06:47:55 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋