I was just wondering if anyone knows how strong the built in antivirus is in the new firefox. i notice it scans all my files after download, but have yet to have detected anything. i often go to cracksites and download stuffs like that which is notorious for that junk, and nothing.
i just want to know how much this antivirus is helping and if it can detect other things like trojans adaware spyware, etc.
i used to have a few antivirus's but as a performance nut i hate having them take up my background resources.
is there an antivirus out there that you can set to only run and scan when YOU want it to?
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5 responses so far ↓
1 Sam // Sep 30, 2008
I used to have just the built in antivirus and noticed that my pv got slow very quickly. I’d recommend McAffee.
2 Jacob // Sep 30, 2008
mozilla firefox is good but you should get safari!! go to http://www.apple.com and click on downlaods and downlaod it!! good luck
3 kandinskys // Sep 30, 2008
Firefox only uses your existing AV to scan downloaded files and exes. Any results are dependent on that. You're right, cracked apps are a pretty quick way to get infected with something. Even then your AV or antispyware should catch them as 'false positives.' A keygen, by it's nature is a backdoor trojan.
Damn near everything on my PC is cracked or free, but I make sure I get them from reputable sites or off mates that can vouch for them. Even my OS is a freebie! I guess the question you really need to ask yourself is; How good is my anti-virus and anti-spyware?
I use ZoneLabs AV and have it set to manual for updates and scans. I hate them butting in when I'm busy! I had Avira (free) installed on a friend's Vista laptop and set that up for manual downloads and scans too.
4 brmwk // Sep 30, 2008
Its not a anti-virus in that sense. Get a real scanner or risk infection. Considering what you said you do… chances are you already have some nasties running amok on your computer. Get AVG-Free at least.
5 Security Expert // Sep 30, 2008
Hi, i am security expert.
I recommand you to try CA internet security suite:
you can get a free trial here:
http://www.ca-antivirus.info/
good luck!
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