breckett
join:2003-08-05 | differences between antivirus autorun modes
Hello 
What is the difference between an antivirus realtime monitor that starts at the windows start as a service and one that starts at the windows start as a normally program? |
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kpatz
MY HEAD A SPLODE
Premium
join:2003-06-13
Manchester, NH
| If it starts as a service, it will protect your system even before a user logs into the desktop (in NT/2K/XP). Regular programs only start when a user logs in and Explorer loads.
Many AVs use both methods; the service starts when Windows starts and provides the real-time protection, and another module loads when the user logs in, which provides the user interface to the service (tray icon/menu, pop-up virus alerts, etc.) |
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breckett
join:2003-08-05 | but it's really useful that the realtime monitor starts as a service too?
Why F-prot for windows doesn't start as a service? |
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dave
Premium,MVM
join:2000-05-04
not in ohio | reply to breckett
It's essential that the protection program starts before login, i.e., starts as a service. Anything that waits until login has a serious design flaw. |
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