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Zero-Day Protection Guide
This page includes articles, reviews and product links for "zero-day
protection",
"non-signature anti-malware
products" and "host [based] intrusion prevention systems" or HIPS
for short.
Anti-malware (virus, trojan, worm, spyware, spam, phishing...) software is
only as effective as its most recent update because it is inherently
reactive treating "known" threats. So when you install anti-malware
software, go to the vendor's web site and update the program and its
definitions immediately and then turn on the auto update feature (if it
has one). If you want to be ready for the next big bad thing before your
signatures can be updated, consider adding a product like one of those
listed below.
Articles
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How Microsoft missed the boat on zero-day threats, Byron Acohido
and Jon Swartz, ComputerWorld, May 26, 2008
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HIPS vs Behavior Blocking: Which One is Right for You? Mary
Landesman, antivirus.about.com, May 14, 2008
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Zero-Day Attacks Trend Down? I Don't Give A Flying Hoot, George
Hulme, Information Week, February 13, 2008
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Destroying sandboxes, Sunnet Beskerming, The Register UK, July
16, 2007
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Windows Zero-Day Flaw 'Very Dangerous' Experts Say, Gregg
Keizer, Computerworld, PC World, March 30, 2007
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Zero-Day Malware Attacks You Can't Block, Ryan Singel, PC World,
February 21, 2007
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Harnessing the Web to Sell Online Security, Bob Tedeschi, NY
Times, January 29, 2007
- HIPS FAQ, Castle
Cops, November 30, 2006
Comparative Reviews
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Best
Free Intrusion Prevention and Detection Utility for Home Use (HIPS),
Jeffery, TechSupportAlert, April 8, 2008
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Buying Guide: Alternative Antispyware, Neil Rubenking, PC
Magazine, January 10, 2007 -- LinkScanner Pro, Anti-Executable,
GreenBorder Pro, Dynamic Security Agent, GuardedID & Primary
Response SafeConnect
Freeware (or free for personal use)
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eEye Blink,
Pro version starts at $59
- GentleSecurity GeSWall,
Pro version $30 EUR
- PC Tools
ThreatFire [formerly Novatix CyberHawk]
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PC Tools ThreatFire Review, Mary
Landesman, antivirus.about.com, May 20, 2008
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PC Tools ThreatFire 3.5, Erik Larkin, PC World, May 12, 2008
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ThreatFire 3.5, Neil Rubenking, PC Magazine, May 8, 2008 --
editor's choice
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PrivacyWare
Dynamic Security Agent
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ProcessGuard,
free version limited, Pro version $30
- Sandboxie, free, $25 for
extra features
Payware
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BufferZone Pro,
30 day free trial, $30
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DefenseWall HIPS,
SoftSphere Technologies, $29
- Virtual Sandbox version 2.0, FGC, $50
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Kaspersky Internet Security Suite, $70, see reviews on our
Internet security suites page
- Norton AntiBot, $30 for 3 PCs for one year.
Note: Based on SanaSecurity's Primary Response SafeConnect, see
below.
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Norton AntiBot, Neil Rubenking, PC
Magazine, August 9, 2007
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Bots, Botnets, and Norton AntiBot, Mary Landesman,
antivirus.about.com, July 22, 2007
- Online Armor,
$40 US, free 30 day trial
- PC Tools
ThreatFire Pro [formerly Cyberhawk, Novatix]
- PrevX,
ongoing detection and 1st cleaning free, continued cleaning feature
is
$25 individual per year or $64 family up to four computers for one
year
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Prevx1
Individual, Neil Rubenking, PC Magazine, January 16, 2007
- Webuser Prevx1 version 2
review, Andy Shaw, October 26, 2006
- Primary
Response SafeConnect, SanaSecurity, $25, free 15 day trial,
special version is compatible with Norton Antivirus
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ProSecurity
- Safe'n'Sec Personal,
Safensoft, $21, free 30 day trial
- ShadowSurfer, $30, free 30 day trial
- System Safety Monitor
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ZoneAlarm ForceField
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ZoneAlarm ForceField Complicates Browser Security, Andrew
Garcia, eWeek, July 29, 2008
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ZoneAlarm's Forcefield Boosts PC Security, Larry Magid, CBS
News, June 2, 2008
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Check Point Releases ZoneAlarm ForceField, Neil Rubenking,
PC Magazine, May 12, 2008
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ZoneAlarm ForceField Adds Web Protection, Jim Rapoza, eWeek,
October 30, 2007
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