Ma xasuusataa waagii wacnaa ee ay waratada ammaanku iibin jireen waxaad weydiisatey? Markaad rabtid inaad iibsato fayras-ka ama qolka amniga, iibiyahu wuxuu kaa iibin lahaa si sax ah: antivirus ama suuit ammaan. Si kastaba ha ahaatee, wakhtiyadu way is beddeleen, shirkado badanina ma sameeyaan taas. Taa beddelkeeda, waxay ku dallacaan alaabta aad soo iibsato, laakiin sidoo kale waxay kaa helaan lacag iyagoo ku xiraya dhammaan noocyada bloatware ee aadan u baahnayn ama rabin. Nasiib darro, tani waxay noqotay caado caan ka ah suuqa amniga, shirkado yar ayaa wali wax u qabta sidii hore. Maqaalkan waxaan ku tusi doonaa qaar ka mid ah dhaqamada dhibsado ee ugu badan ee dhex mara waratada amniga.

1. Beddelidda bogga hore ee biraawsarkaaga

Shirkado badan oo amniga ayaa doorta inay tan sameeyaan, xitaa haddii aad iibsato alaabtooda ganacsi. Haddii aanad fiiro gaar ah u yeelan inta lagu jiro habka rakibida, waxa laga yaabaa inaad ku dhamaato bog cusub oo cusub oo loo dejiyay qaar ama dhammaan daalacashadaada shabakada. Waxaa laga yaabaa inaad la yaabto sababta ay sidaas u sameynayaan. Jawaabtu waa sahlan tahay: adoo u beddelaya boggaaga guriga mid ay shirkadu rabto, waxay ku buuxin kartaa xayeysiis. Riixitaanka xayaysiisyadan waxay lacag badan u keentaa shirkadda amniga ee markii hore ka iibisay alaabtooda.

Waa kuwan dhawr tusaale oo ah xalalka amniga ganacsiga ee isku dayaya in ay beddelaan boggaaga:

• Ilaalinta Caalamiga ah ee Panda^{(Panda Global Protection)} - waxay isku daydaa inay u beddesho boggaaga hoyga oo ah shabakad loo yaqaan Panda Safe Web , oo ah bog shabakad ay maamusho Visicom Media . Shirkaddani waxay ku takhasustay ka-ganacsiga waxa ku jira khadka. Panda Safe Web waa bog cusub oo MyStart ah, iyo sida ay qabto Visicom Media, " MyStart waxa ay soo saartaa lacagta bogga bilawga jiilka xiga. Marka la isku daro raadinta lacag bixinta bog cusub, xariif ah oo qurux badan, MyStart waxay soo saartaa fursado dakhli joogto ah iyadoo la furayo browser kasta."^{(MyStart delivers next-generation start page monetization. By integrating paid search with a fresh, smart and beautiful start page, MyStart generates persistent revenue opportunities with every browser launch.")}

• Norton Security Premium - waxa ay la socotaa Norton Home Page , qalab beddela bogga hore ee biraawsarkaaga una beddelo degelka Norton ee loo yaqaan Norton Safe Search . Boggaan waxaa ku shaqeeya Weydii^{(powered by Ask)} , oo ah adeeg shabakad sumcad xumo leh. Kuwani waa ereyada shirkadda: "Norton Safe Search waa mashiinka raadinta ee Norton oo ka caawiya dadka isticmaala inay booqdaan phishing iyo goobaha kale ee khatarta ah ee laga yaabo inay ka muuqdaan natiijooyinka raadinta. Waxay isticmaashaa Norton's Safe Web technology, oo ay la socoto mashiinka raadinta Ask.com, u qiimee mareegaha sida waafaqsan ammaankooda."^{("Norton Safe Search is Norton's secure search engine that helps protect users from visiting phishing and other risky sites that may appear in search results. It uses Norton's Safe Web technology, along with the Ask.com search engine, to rate websites according to their safety.")}

• Comodo Internet Security Complete 10 - marka aad rakibto, waxa ugu horreeya ee ay isku daydo inay ku qanciso waa inaad "Enhance [your] web browsing experience by setting Yahoo! as [your] home page, new tab and default search engine (all supported browsers)".Haddii waxa ugu horreeya ee qolka ammaanku sameeyo ay tahay inaad isku daydo inaad beddesho dookhyadaada daalacashada, taasi waxay wax badan ka sheegaysaa siyaasadda iyo ujeedooyinka shirkadda.

2. Beddelida biraawsarkaaga matoorka raadinta caadiga ah

Si la mid ah dhaqanka beddelka bogga hore ee biraawsarkaaga, shirkadaha qaarkood waxay sidoo kale isku dayaan inay beddelaan bixiyaha raadintaada caadiga ah. Sababta? Markay u qabtaan natiijooyinka raadinta adiga, shirkadahani waxay ku dari karaan la-hawlgalayaashooda ama xayeysiiskooda liiska natiijooyinka raadinta. In la arko waxay rabaan inaad aragto waxay la macno tahay, dabcan, lacag badan iyaga. Tani waa mid ka mid ah dhaqamada ugu xun ee shirkadda ammaanku ay dooran karto inay isticmaasho: kaliya maahan inaad hesho natiijooyin aan loo baahnayn, laakiin sidoo kale waxaad helaysaa natiijooyin ka sii xun intii aad ka heli lahayd mashiinka raadinta wanaagsan. Sheeko dheer^(Long) oo gaaban, natiijooyinka raadinta ee aad ka hesho matoorada raadinta ee caanka ah sida Google , Bing , ama DuckDuckGo , ayaa shaki la'aan ka fiican kuwa aad ka hesho kuwa aan caanka ahayn Weydii^(Ask) , tusaale ahaan.

Si aan ku siiyo dhowr tusaale oo noocaas ah, fiiri:

• Panda Global Protection - waxay isku daydaa inay u beddesho mashiinka raadinta Panda Safe Web , isla bogga shabakadda ay maamusho Visicom Media .

• Comodo Internet Security Complete 10 - wuxuu isku dayaa inuu kugu beddelo mashiinka raadinta Yahoo.

• Norton Security Premium - sidoo kale waxay ku helaysaa Norton Safe Search, kaas oo u beddela mashiinka raadinta biraawsarkaaga degelka Norton ee la yiraahdo Norton Safe Search , kaas oo ay ku shaqeyso Weydii.

3. Ku rakibida aaladaha^(Installing) aan la rabin, faa'iidada lahayn ama kordhinta browserka

Dhaqan kale oo xun oo ay leeyihiin qaar ka mid ah iibiyaasha antivirus waa in la xidho agabka aan loo baahnayn ama aan loo baahnayn ama kordhinta browserka. Caadi ahaan waxay ku rakibaan wax la mid ah bar-bar-bareedka caajiska ah ee Weydii^(Ask) laakiin magac kale wata.

Shirkadaha qaarkood hore kuuguuma sheegaan inaad heli doonto baarar aan faa'iido lahayn. Waxaa intaa dheer, qalabka noocan ah ma wanaajiyaan ammaankaaga; kaliya waxay hoos u dhigaan khibradaada wax baarista ee shabakada. Waa kuwan qaar ka mid ah xalalka amniga ee xirxiran aaladaha laga yaabo inaadan ka rabin nidaamkaaga:

• Panda Global Protection - waxay ku xidhmaysaa aalada loo yaqaan Panda Safe Toolbar oo ay samaysay isla shirkad la yiraahdo Visicom Media . Xaaladdan gaarka ah, aaladda aaladda ayaa lagu rakibay kaliya Internet Explorer . Haddii aad isticmaalayso browser-kan, rakibidda iyo haynta aaladdan waxay hoos u dhigtaa khibradaada wax raadinta.

• Avast! Premier iyo AVG Internet Security - labaduba waxay rakibaan birawsarka kordhinta ee loo yaqaan SafePrice . Kordhintani wax shaqo ah kuma laha badbaadadaada. SafePrice waa kordhinta browserka aan u kala saari doono sida adware, maadaama waxa kaliya ee uu sameeyo ay tahay la socodka caadooyinkaaga wax iibsiga iyo soo bandhigista xayaysiisyada la xiriira alaabta aad isku dayayso inaad ka iibsato dukaamada onlineka ah ee kala duwan.

4. Beddelidda biraawsarkaaga shabakadda gabi ahaanba

Haa, waxaa jira iibiyeyaasha amniga oo iyaguna tijaabiya taas. Marka la rakibo aaladaha aan loo baahnayn iyo kuwa aan loo baahnayn oo beddelka boggaaga guriga ama makiinadahaaga raadinta kuma filna, iibiyaasha qaar ayaa xitaa ka sii fogaada oo go'aansada inay kaa dhigaan inaad si buuxda u beddesho biraawsarkaaga shabakadeed mid ay naqshadeeyeen. Tani dhib ma ahaan lahayd haddii browser-kaas uu yahay browser-ka kor u qaadaya ammaankaaga.

Noocan oo kale ah waa tusaale ahaan Comodo , kaas oo ku jira Comodo Internet Security Complete , wuxuu isku dayaa inuu sameeyo si aad u isticmaasho Chromodo , biraawsar shabakad oo ay samaysay shirkaddan ammaanku.

Comodo waxa uu kuu balan qaadayaa in biraawsarkiisu ka amaan badan yahay kuwa kale. Si kastaba ha ahaatee, ma ogtahay in Google uu si fagaare ah u ceebeeyay Chromodo^(Chromodo) in aanu xataa meel fog ammaan ahayn in la isticmaalo^{(not even remotely safe to use)} ?

5. Isku xidhka software crapware

Qaar ka mid ah iibiyeyaasha amniga waxay ku xidhaan xalalkooda amniga waxa loogu yeero "sifado dheeri ah/qalab." Software-ka, aragti ahaan, waa inuu u keenaa qiime dheeraad ah macaamiishooda. Waxay ka mid yihiin waxyaabo ay ka mid yihiin meel bannaan oo kaydinta daruuraha ah oo aan lacag la'aan ahayn, apps-ka xira astaamaha iyo aaladaha kuwaas oo horeyba looga helay Windows iyo wixii la mid ah. La kullanka xal ammaan oo aan isku xidhin "sifado dheeri ah" aan faa'iido lahayn waa naadir. Shirkado badan oo ammaanku waxay diiradda saaraan isku-xidhka "sifaadka" noocan oo kale ah halkii ay diiradda saari lahaayeen hagaajinta alaabadooda aasaasiga ah, sida mishiinka ka hortagga ama qaybta dab-damiska.

Waa kuwan qaar ka mid ah tusaalooyinka waxa aan doorbidi lahayn in aan ku aragno qol ammaan oo aanu lacag ku bixinnay:

• Kaydinta Cloud^{(Cloud storage)} - tani waa bilaash kaliya haddii aad ku qanacsan tahay qadar yar oo meel wax lagu kaydiyo. Inta badan qolalka amniga ayaa bixiya ku dhawaad ​​2 ilaa 5 GB oo boos ah. Haddii aad rabto wax badan, waa inaad bixisaa. Waxaa dheer, adeegyadan waxaa laga yaabaa inaysan haysan apps loogu talagalay dhammaan aaladaha mobilada, mana ahan kuwo u dabacsan sida alaabada kale ee gaarka ah ee kaydinta daruuraha. Maxaad u dhibaysaa bixinta tan? Waxaa jira adeegyo daruuro ah oo bixiya 10 GB ama ka badan oo bilaash ah, iyada oo aan wax su'aalo ah la weydiin. Kaliya fiiri OneDrive, Google Drive ama Dropbox. Intaa waxaa dheer, adeegyadaas si fiican ayey u shaqeeyaan oo waxay bixiyaan abka dhammaan aaladaha.

• Qalabka lagu nadiifiyo diiwaanka, hubinta jid-gaabyada jaban, ka saarida faylalka ku meel gaadhka ah, jajabinta saxanka, iwm^{(Tools for cleaning your registry, checking for broken shortcuts, removing temporary files, defragmenting disks, etc.)} . Si kastaba ha ahaatee, uma baahnin taas. Noocyada casriga ah ee Windows si toos ah ayay taasi u sameeyaan ama ay ku jiraan qalab aad u fiican oo loogu talagalay hawlahan. Uma baahnin nuqul kale oo sameeya wax la mid ah.

• Aaladaha balastarrada Windows^{(Windows patching tools)} -qaar ka mid ah qolalka amniga ayaa hubin kara haddii ay jiraan wax cusbooneysiin ah oo ka maqan nidaamkaaga hawlgalka Windows iyo abka dhinac saddexaad ee lagu rakibay kombuyutarkaaga. Waxaan ku raacsannahay hubinta cusboonaysiinta abka dhinac saddexaad, laakiin uma baahnid qaybta amniga si loo hubiyo cusboonaysiinta Windows. Daaqadaha laftiisa ayaa taas si toos ah u sameeya.

• Software-ka aadka u da' weyn ama duugoobay^{(Very old or outdated software)} - shirkadaha qaarkood waxay xidhxidhaan qalab software dheeraad ah oo la sameeyay "300 BC". Ma laha faa'iidooyin macno leh. Si kastaba ha ahaatee, wali way xidhxidhaan iyaga, malaha kaliya suuqgeyn ama inay iska dhigaan inay bixiyaan "dhamaystir" alaabta amniga. Uma aragno habkan mid sax ah: waxaan jeclaan lahayn inaan aragno laba ama saddex qalab oo si wanaagsan loo horumariyay oo la duubay, halkii ay ka ahaan lahaayeen toban qalab oo aan waxtar lahayn.

Gabagabo

Sida aad ka arki karto maqaalkan, qaar badan oo ka mid ah iibiyeyaasha antivirus kuma qanacsana inay lacag sameeyaan iyagoo kaa iibinaya alaabadooda, waxayna u jeestaan ​​dhammaan noocyada hababka hadhka ah ee aan shaqada ku lahayn hagaajinta amniga. Kahor intaadan xidhin maqaalkan, la wadaag khibradaada alaabada antivirus. Isticmaal foomka faallooyinka ee hoose oo aan ka wada hadalno.

Top 5 annoying practices of antivirus vendors

Do you remember the good old days when security vendors used to sell whаt you aѕkеd for? When you wanted to buy antіvіrus or a security suite, the vendоr would sell you рrecisely that: an antiνirus or a security suite. However, times have сhanged, and many companіes do not do that anуmore. Instead, they charge for the product you buy, but they also make money off you by bundling аll kindѕ of bloatware that you do not need or want. Unfortυnately, this has become a common practice in the security market, and few companies still do thingѕ the old way. In this article we are going to show you some of the most сommon annoying practices among security vendоrs:

1. Changing your web browser's homepage

Many security companies choose to do this, even if you buy their commercial products. If you do not pay attention during the installation process, you might end up with a brand new homepage set for some or all of your web browsers. You might wonder why they would do that. The answer is simple: by changing your homepage to one that the company wants, it can fill it with ads. Clicking these ads brings more money to the security company that sold you their product in the first place.

Here are just a few examples of commercial security solutions that try to change your homepage:

• Panda Global Protection - attempts to change your homepage to a webpage called Panda Safe Web, a web page maintained by Visicom Media. This company specializes in monetizing online content. Panda Safe Web is a rebranded MyStart page, and according to Visicom Media, "MyStart delivers next-generation start page monetization. By integrating paid search with a fresh, smart and beautiful start page, MyStart generates persistent revenue opportunities with every browser launch."

• Norton Security Premium - comes with Norton Home Page, a tool that changes your browser's homepage to a Norton website called Norton Safe Search. This web page is powered by Ask, a web service with a bad reputation. These are the company's words: "Norton Safe Search is Norton's secure search engine that helps protect users from visiting phishing and other risky sites that may appear in search results. It uses Norton's Safe Web technology, along with the Ask.com search engine, to rate websites according to their safety."

• Comodo Internet Security Complete 10 - when you install it, the first thing it tries to convince you is to "Enhance [your] web browsing experience by setting Yahoo! as [your] home page, new tab and default search engine (all supported browsers)". If the first thing a security suite does is to try to change your browsing preferences, that says a lot about the policy and intentions of the company.

2. Changing your web browser's default search engine

Much like the practice of changing your web browser's homepage, some companies also try to change your default search provider. The reason? By handling search results for you, these companies can include their partners or their ads in the list of search results. Seeing what they want you to see means, of course, more money for them. This is one of the worst practices a security company could choose to use: not only do you get unwanted results, but you also get worse results than you would get from a good search engine. Long story short, the search results you get on well-known search engines like Google, Bing, or DuckDuckGo, are undoubtedly better than the ones you get from the ill-famed Ask, for example.

To give you a few such examples, look at:

• Panda Global Protection - tries to change your search engine to Panda Safe Web, the same web page maintained by Visicom Media.

• Comodo Internet Security Complete 10 - tries to make you change your search engine to Yahoo.

• Norton Security Premium - also gets you Norton Safe Search, which changes your browser's search engine to the Norton website called Norton Safe Search, which is powered by Ask.

3. Installing unwanted, useless toolbars or browser extensions

Another bad practice of some antivirus vendors is to bundle unwanted or unneeded toolbars or browser extensions. They usually install something similar to the sleazy Ask toolbar but under a different name.

Some companies do not tell you up front that you are going to get some useless toolbars. Moreover, these kinds of toolbars do not enhance your security; they only slow down your web browsing experience. Here are some security solutions that bundle toolbars you may not want on your system:

• Panda Global Protection - bundles a toolbar called Panda Safe Toolbar that is created by the same company called Visicom Media. In this specific case, the toolbar is installed only in Internet Explorer. If you are using this web browser, installing and keeping this toolbar slows down your browsing experience.

• Avast! Premier and AVG Internet Security - both install a browser extension called SafePrice. This extension has nothing to do with your safety. SafePrice is a browser extension that we would classify as adware, as all it does is monitor your shopping habits and display ads related to the products that you are trying to buy on various online stores.

4. Changing your web browser completely

Yes, there are security vendors that try that too. When installing unwanted and unnecessary toolbars and changing your homepage or your search engines is just not enough, some vendors go even further and decide to make you completely change your default web browser to one that they designed. This would not be a problem if that web browser were a browser that enhances your security.

Such is the example of Comodo, which in Comodo Internet Security Complete, tries to go all the way in making you use Chromodo, a web browser that this security company has designed.

Comodo promises you that its web browser is more secure than others. However, did you know that Google publicly shamed Chromodo for being not even remotely safe to use?

5. Bundling crapware software

Some security vendors bundle with their security solutions so-called "additional features/tools." Software that, in theory, should bring additional value to their customers. They include things like free cloud storage space that is not quite free, apps that clone features and tools which are already available in Windows and so on. Encountering a security solution that does not bundle useless "additional features" is rare. Many security companies focus more on bundling such "features" than focusing on improving their primary products, like the antivirus engine or the firewall module.

Here are some examples of what we would rather not see in a security suite that we paid for:

• Cloud storage - this is free only if you are satisfied with low amounts of storage space. Most security suites offer around 2 to 5 GB of space. If you want more, you have to pay. Plus, these services may not have apps for all mobile platforms, and they are not as flexible as other specialized cloud storage products. Why bother offering this? There are cloud services that provide 10 or more GB for free, with no questions asked. Just look at OneDrive, Google Drive or Dropbox. Plus, those services work well and offer apps for all platforms.

• Tools for cleaning your registry, checking for broken shortcuts, removing temporary files, defragmenting disks, etc. - almost every security suite offers to take care of cleaning and maintaining your computer. However, we do not need that. Modern versions of Windows do that automatically or include excellent tools for these tasks. We do not need another copycat that does the same thing.

• Windows patching tools - some security suites can check if there are any missing updates for your Windows operating system and third-party apps installed on your computer. We agree with checking for updates for third-party apps, but we do not need the security suite to check for Windows updates. Windows itself does that automatically.

• Very old or outdated software - some companies bundle additional software tools that were developed in "300 BC". They have no meaningful use. However, they still bundle them, probably just for marketing or for pretending to offer "complete" security products. We do not consider this a right approach: we would rather see two or three well-developed tools bundled, instead of ten useless ones.

Conclusion

As you can see from this article, many antivirus vendors are no longer satisfied with making money by selling you their products, and they turn to all kinds of shady practices that have nothing to do with improving security. Before you close this article, share your experience with antivirus products. Use the comments form below and let's discuss.

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