Thread: Anti-virus on Windows 8.1

Originally Posted by Eevo

you do know that some nasties wont be picked up with scans.

Of course.

That's why all the machines are running on diminished privileges and I watch and investigate abnormal bandwidth use.

I reckon if:
a) nothing unusual is happening on my system
b) there is no abnormal bandwidth used
c) I can account for traffic going through my network cards
d) using antimalware with its most aggressive settings
&
e) conducting regular scans

I am as safe as I can reasonably expect to be.

When I worked in a coding shop the head programmer reckoned the diminished privileges was all you had to do. While I disagree and think you need to be a bit more vigilant, it shows how important this basic, and often overlooked, preventative measure is.

Originally Posted by Eevo

telstra are bringing out a product called t-safe that monitors your connections.
its by subscription.
if its see's a lot of traffic going to nasty-virus.com it will email you to notifiy you there is a potentialy a virus on one of your computers.

This is what really annoys me about Telstra.

They have the ability to provide more information when something screwy is happening but when you ask elevated support they can't provide it. You can look at your bandwidth consumption and ask for a breakdown and they can't (or won't) provide it. But if you're prepared to pay a little extra...

Its not going to cost them anything to provide this service, and if its not as if we get Telstra broadband at a bargain price.

Originally Posted by theresanothersteve

ask for a breakdown and they can't (or won't) provide it. But if you're prepared to pay a little extra...

your talking about two different things.
the first would be illegal. no ISP will do that.

I have always used Avira (free version). Can't say I have had any issues but would be interested in opinions.

Paul.

Originally Posted by Eevo

your talking about two different things.
the first would be illegal. no ISP will do that.

No. I asked them if they could tell me the IP for the site(s) involved with my sudden (and identical upload/ download) bandwidth. They said it can't be done. Now you've heard they can block URLs (Which are translated to IPs by their DNS servers) if we're prepared to pay...

I also think they should be able to provide a better breakdown on bandwidth use. They supply upload/ download for a 24 hour period. I'm pretty certain years ago they provided hourly breakdowns. If the account holder had access to better analytics it would be easier to identify what is happening when things go wrong. Like I said, we pay premium prices for Telstra Internet. Unfortunately they are the only ISP who can provide anything near acceptable speeds at my place, and we rely on the NextG network for mobile broadband, we're too far from the exchange (and have a couple of kilometres of pair gain) to get ADSL.