i quit nortons because it was getting downright annoying and would never allow anything... and i still got buttloads of spyware... i heard stop sign is great... what do you think?
2007-05-23 16:22:28 · 13 answers · asked by troisième oeil ouvert 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
NO. Do not use it. It's cr@p.
Per
http://spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm#ss_note
Note on eAcceleration Stop-Sign: eAcceleration's Stop-Sign anti-malware scanner was listed on this page primarily because of the company's history of employing deceptive advertising and drive-by-downloads (1, 2, 3, 4). The company was also known for removing and/or disabling competing apps. These objectionable business practices were employed primarily during the years 2002-2003.
Sometime during 2004 the company underwent reorganization. Not only have the worst of the company's download and installation practices been halted, but the company has completely overhauled its stub installer application, giving users much more control over the software modules to be installed on their systems (1, 2).
While testing indicates that the "threat scanner" is still slow and has occasional problems with false positives -- in large part because of the use of heuristics, which cannot be turned off by the user -- we can no longer classify this application as "rogue/suspect." Nonetheless, this anti-malware application -- at least in its current state -- cannot be recommended, given the many excellent competing anti-virus, anti-trojan, and anti-spyware applications that are available (some for free).
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If you want excellent free protection:
In addition to a firewall you must have full time (active) virus protection and full time spyware protection.
All the following programs are free.
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Full Time (Active) Virus Protection
If you do not have active virus protection, install only one. All are excellent.
AVG Antivirus 7.5 Free Edition
http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/doc/avg-anti-virus-free/lng/us/tpl/v5
http://www.download.com/AVG-Anti-Virus-Free-Edition/3000-2239_4-10669237.html?tag=lst-0-1
or
Free antivirus - avast! 4 Home Edition
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html
or
AOL Active Virus Shield
http://www.activevirusshield.com/antivirus/freeav/index.adp
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Full Time (Active) Spyware Protection
Windows Defender
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx
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Install the following five programs and run weekly or at least monthly. You need all five. They will greatly increase your protection. They are not a substitute for full time spyware and virus protection.
Ad-Aware SE Personal (update + full scan)
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/products/ad-aware_se_personal.php
Spybot Search & Destroy (update + immunize + scan)
Do not enable Tea Timer and SDHelper
After installation: update + scan + immunize
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/mirrors/index.html
SpywareBlaster: Update then open and click “enable all protection”.
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
SUPERAntiSpyware free version: (update + scan)
http://www.superantispyware.com/
CCleaner: Do not install toolbar option
Removes tracking cookies, unneeded files, history
In options.
Set to run when computer starts.
Place cookies you want to keep in save list
http://www.ccleaner.com/
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Purchased Active (full time) Virus Protection
NOD32 is said to use the least system resources.
http://reviews.cnet.com
User Rating out of 10
Avast Antivirus 4.7 Home Edition....8.6
AVG Anti-Virus 7.5 Professional..... 9.1
BitDefender Antivirus 10 ...............5.2
CA Internet Security Suite 2007.......2.5
Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6 ....................5.8
McAfee VirusScan 8.0...................... 5.0
NOD32 2.5...................................... 9.1
Norton Internet Security 2007.......... 3.8
Norton 360 ----------- 5.8
Sophos Anti-Virus 3.7...................... 8.6
Windows Live OneCare ..................8.0
http://reviews.cnet.com/Avast_Antivirus_4_7_Home_Edition/4505-3667_7-32425819.html?tag=prod.txt.1
http://reviews.cnet.com/AVG_Anti_Virus_7_5_Professional_Single_Edition/4505-3681_7-32153594.html?tag=prod.txt.1
http://reviews.cnet.com/BitDefender_Antivirus_10/4505-3667_7-32136371.html?tag=prod.txt.1
http://reviews.cnet.com/Kaspersky_Anti_Virus_6/4505-3667_7-32004282.html?tag=prod.txt.1
http://reviews.cnet.com/CA_Internet_Security_Suite_2007/4505-3667_7-32205024.html?tag=prod.txt.1
http://reviews.cnet.com/McAfee_VirusScan_8_0/4505-3681_7-30519807.html?tag=prod.txt.1
http://reviews.cnet.com/Norton_Internet_Security_2007/4852-3667_7-32069538.html?tag=uoavrg
http://reviews.cnet.com/Sophos_Anti_Virus_3_7/4505-3513_7-21274729.html?tag=prod.txt.1
http://reviews.cnet.com/NOD32_2_5/4852-3513_7-32103849.html?tag=uoavrg
http://reviews.cnet.com/Windows_Live_OneCare_v_1_5_complete_package/4505-3667_7-32204636.html?tag=prod.txt.4
http://reviews.cnet.com/Norton_360/4505-3667_7-32330411.html?tag=prod.txt.1
2007-05-23 16:53:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-08-22 06:19:23 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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is stop sign a good anti virus program?
i quit nortons because it was getting downright annoying and would never allow anything... and i still got buttloads of spyware... i heard stop sign is great... what do you think?
2015-08-06 09:33:58 · answer #3 · answered by Arlee 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stop Sign Antivirus
2016-11-10 19:16:27 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stop Sign is unknown, and sounds like a rogue antivirus program. You really need to stay with well known brands.
Here are program I use that will give you 100% protection. Ofcourse you must also have all your critical updates installed from Microsoft.
I use the free zone alarm firewall for many years. Excellent with free updates and all new versions free. Protects you from rouge incoming packets and keeping your private data from leaving your pc.
http://www.zonealarm.com Download their free home for personal use.
Antivirus program I use. You only pay a one time fee of $29.99. and you get all updates and all new versions for life.
Read the webpage and if you like what you read this is the antivirus of choce I have used for over ten years and never one virus.
By culture the Chinese are very secret just about everything and that includes their software.
This antivirus program out of Beijing, China that is also used by the Government of China.
This antivirus program does not have the Govt. permission to be rated with all other known antivirus programs.
What I can assure you is that you pay only a one time fee for life that will include all auto updates, and all new versions for life. The Chinese don't believe in having to pay an annual fee for updates or new versions.
I can tell you their technology is light years ahead of any other known antivirus software out there.
If you open a webpage and there is a hidden virus it will clean in realtime. Anything that you download and has even a trace code, it will kill the download and ask you to upload the trace code for investigation. In real time the upload will tell you if it is clean or not.
Will not allow you download, Real Player, because there is a hidden file that is a trojan keylogger. The file was uploaded and traced back to the United States Army, Intelligence Services out of London, England. (Removal of the file Real Player will reject the installation).
Read for yourself at their webpage. I have never had one virus in ten plus years. Plus it will catch any progam with it's dynamic defense system, for software that you download and it does not have a publisher or lic., included.
Twister Trojan Antivirus V7
Very low on resources with scanner running in background.
http://www.filseclab.com
If you prefer not to pay and wish to have a free antivirus program download the free AOL Active Virus Shield, powered by Karpersky engine Russia.
http://www.activevirusshield.com/antivirus/freeav/index.adp
Antispyware I use three. You can only use one antivirus program or you will have serious conflict with your system.
Superantispyware, known to find what all other anitspyware will miss. http://www.superantispyware.com
A2Squard Malware out of Austria. Download their free version and you will be protected from, rogue dialers, worms, malware, keyloggers, trace spyware and rouge cookies.
http://www.emsisoft.com
AdAware SE Personal out of Sweden. This antispyware company has been around since computers became commerical. In June of this year they will come out with a brand new version. Right now it is beta testing. Download their free home for personal use. http://www.lavasoft.com
All of these program I have listed for you use little or no resources.
Minddoctor, France
Please excuse my english.
2007-05-23 16:32:43 · answer #5 · answered by MINDDOCTOR 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2017-02-17 18:43:47 · answer #6 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Eacceleration
2016-12-26 18:57:50 · answer #7 · answered by efird 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stop sign used to be a spyware program itself, but I read it's better now......So I'm not sure.
2007-05-23 16:35:28 · answer #8 · answered by mark b 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For the best answers, search on this site https://shorturl.im/axdFL
google AVG 8.5 free version, i will not use anything else as i have a business and trust nothing else.... i have had the paid services and nothing else works like avg... i had systems crash with the paid programs, i will nothing but AVG and its free, i would pay 100.00 a month for that service if i had too.... very consistent..
2016-04-03 03:10:38 · answer #9 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I still wouldn't trust anything from eAcceleration, since there are much better alternatives such AVG and Avast that are even better than Norton.
2007-05-23 17:01:15 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋