windows updates incompatible with panda antivirus??

[Beginner-Thw]

windows 8.1

windows updates get stuck at “preparing to install”

windows’ troubleshooting app solves the problem, but it disables panda antivirus.

after windows updates' installation, i've got to switch panda antivirus back on.

any suggestion would be appreciated

in advance, thank you very much

 

[fudgecakes99]

I've never heard of panda antivirus. Also most antivirus is unnecessary as all it does is tell you what you already know. If you really feel "unsafe" use Microsoft security essentials, as anti virus. Just now that by doing so you're going to get a lot of false positives with a lot of things. Like say you were downloading some freeware software about a documentary. Most antivirus would just flag it for no reason even though you know for a fact it's clean.

My ultimate suggestions. Just be careful of what you download, don't click every add that tells you that you need to update javadivx super mega player to blah blah blah update. More times then not its unnecessary, and read the fine print of whatever you download if it says it's going to install x toolbar or change the homepage make sure you don't check it do a custom install make sure you know where the software's going. But if you don't trust yourself i'd stick with windows default security essential stuff.

 

[aldan]

microsoft security essentials is pretty much useless.why on earth would you,in one breath say you dont need av,and in the next recommend that dreck??panda is reporting the updates as a false positive.you can either find out how to allow the updates or switch to another av.either way an av is an essential part of any secure system.

 

[fudgecakes99]

microsoft security essentials is pretty much useless.why on earth would you,in one breath say you dont need av,and in the next recommend that dreck??panda is reporting the updates as a false positive.you can either find out how to allow the updates or switch to another av.either way an av is an essential part of any secure system.

Because all anti-virus is pretty much worthless and if you're going to use worthless software mine as well use a legitimate worthless software? I've never heard of panda anti virus have you?

 

[aldan]

yep,sure have.not that high on the ratings lists but a lot better than mse.dont for a moment think that because its not from microsoft its not legit.bottom line is the av is only one part of a layered approach to security.

 

[fudgecakes99]

yep,sure have.not that high on the ratings lists but a lot better than mse.dont for a moment think that because its not from microsoft its not legit.bottom line is the av is only one part of a layered approach to security.

True true, just because i've never heard of it doesn't necessarily validate or un validate it's legitimacy. I'm just more inclined to go m.s. than something i've personally never heard of. Maybe i'll look into it more. But really the biggest flaw in system security is yourself.

It's not like viruses magically pop up, if you keep a careful approach to what you download where you go you don't need something that i feel is intrusive, and inconvenient more then anything. Though we have a difference of opinion their, there's nothing wrong with either approach. Just a different perspective is all. Then again theirs nothing wrong with additional protection.

 

[basroil]

windows 8.1

windows updates get stuck at “preparing to install”

windows’ troubleshooting app solves the problem, but it disables panda antivirus.

after windows updates' installation, i've got to switch panda antivirus back on.

any suggestion would be appreciated

in advance, thank you very much

This actually isn't limited to just Panda, quite a few less-than-acceptable anti-malware programs block more than they should, and even highly reputable ones like Kapersky can also fail miserably (though that was a fair while back).

There are two options you have:
1) Continue using the current software and disable it before updates (and re-enable after restarting the machine)
2) Buy a better AV package that at least has a much lower chance of failing to recognize real software.

 

[fudgecakes99]

windows 8.1

windows updates get stuck at “preparing to install”

windows’ troubleshooting app solves the problem, but it disables panda antivirus.

after windows updates' installation, i've got to switch panda antivirus back on.

any suggestion would be appreciated

in advance, thank you very much

This actually isn't limited to just Panda, quite a few less-than-acceptable anti-malware programs block more than they should, and even highly reputable ones like Kapersky can also fail miserably (though that was a fair while back).

There are two options you have:
1) Continue using the current software and disable it before updates (and re-enable after restarting the machine)
2) Buy a better AV package that at least has a much lower chance of failing to recognize real software.

Yeah but justifying a premium on a product like that doesn't seem worth it. Even if you're using the same program with an updated library. It's still not going to completely stop all the false positives. Paying money for more problems doesn't seem worth it to me. As opposed to paying nothing for the same problem.

 

[basroil]

Yeah but justifying a premium on a product like that doesn't seem worth it. Even if you're using the same program with an updated library. It's still not going to completely stop all the false positives. Paying money for more problems doesn't seem worth it to me. As opposed to paying nothing for the same problem.

If you're an expert, I 100% agree that the vast majority of problems can be avoided at zero cost simply by using sound security measures.

However, it's clear that OP is not an expert, and using a proper, reputable AV program is without a doubt the best choice. By going with one of the major companies, he will not only get a layer of protection for less than $30 a year, but also support for the same time, as all the major companies have 24/7 support for their products when on subscription. If he ever has a similar problem, he can simply talk to the company's support and get answers that carry legal recourse should they not work.

 

[fudgecakes99]

You're never gonna learn to swim if you don't get into the water. Maybe my opinion is biased from years of using pc's my common sense maybe skewed. But i stand by what i say.

 

[basroil]

You're never gonna learn to swim if you don't get into the water. Maybe my opinion is biased from years of using pc's my common sense maybe skewed. But i stand by what i say.

Just remember that the counter to that is "don't go into the deep end if you don't know how to swim".

People like Beginner-Thw need floaties in the shape of good AV software, there's nothing wrong with it, and it will save him from headaches later on.

 

[fudgecakes99]

Yeah but you're still going to have a headache. Though i guess catastrophic data loss is worse then just being badgered by constant false positives.

 

[aldan]

funny,i use a free av and dont get false positives at all.dont really see the debate here either.unless your clarvoiyant you should have an av program,as well as a malware program like malwarebytes at the very least.since no one i know is clarvoiyant i think these are necessary programs.