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BOTNET DETECTION

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Does SOPHOS detect if a computer is part of a BOTNET ?:smileysurprised:

If not does someone know a product that does ?

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    SAV Mac HE is not a firewall, so it's not going to detect and block rogue apps communicating with a botnet.

    However, it does detect the majority of botnet executables, as well as their installers.  It even detects botnet executables for other platforms.

    To protect against botnets, you need AV, an egress firewall (stops things from going out as well as from coming in), and up-to-date (patched) software.

    Thankfully, OS X takes care of most of the other issues by design.

    Personally, I run Little Snitch alongside SAV Mac HE and the built-in OS X firewall (and my router's firewall).  This combination works quite well.

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    SAV Mac HE is not a firewall, so it's not going to detect and block rogue apps communicating with a botnet.

    However, it does detect the majority of botnet executables, as well as their installers.  It even detects botnet executables for other platforms.

    To protect against botnets, you need AV, an egress firewall (stops things from going out as well as from coming in), and up-to-date (patched) software.

    Thankfully, OS X takes care of most of the other issues by design.

    Personally, I run Little Snitch alongside SAV Mac HE and the built-in OS X firewall (and my router's firewall).  This combination works quite well.

    :1002135
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