The Shield Deluxe 2008??

RockLee · 01-12-2009, 01:50 PM

I am having trouble finding reliable reviews about this product and was wondering if any of the security experts can give me the low down on it??

**Glaswegian** · 01-12-2009, 01:58 PM

Hi

Not one I've heard of (doesn't mean it's not good of course), but the fact that Firefox won't connect to their site does make me raise my eyebrows. From what I could find out, it is powered by Kaspersky and uses their site for updates. Did find some reviews though...

http://www.reviewcentre.com/reviews156874.html

You've probably seen this already

PC Safety and Security--What Do I Need?

for some alternate protection programmes.

RockLee · 01-12-2009, 02:02 PM

Its not me, its a program that is on a customer's laptop. I have never heard it either which is what made ask and start doing research. Most of the reviews look good but occasionally I come across something like this

Shield Deluxe 2008 - Used for the distribution of "rogue" security or other such applications. Appeared on list of malware distributors. SCAM, because bogus information is used to entice visitors into thinking that this site has good customer relations! SpywareWarrior has this site on it's Rogue Software List.

And that raise a big red flag to me. I just wanted some more info before i call him and recomend its removal. Thanks for your help.

peterlakey · 01-12-2009, 06:19 PM

i used it . i hated it . slow - buggy - used to be built around old kav 6 engine i think - kept getting dns errors when updating - irritating . cheers peterlakey

RockLee · 01-13-2009, 07:00 AM

Thanks for the info

01-12-2009, 01:50 PM	#1 (permalink)
RockLee Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Alabama Posts: 282 OS: Windows 7 Beta Build 7000, XP Pro SP3	The Shield Deluxe 2008?? I am having trouble finding reliable reviews about this product and was wondering if any of the security experts can give me the low down on it??

01-12-2009, 01:58 PM	#2 (permalink)
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01-12-2009, 02:02 PM	#3 (permalink)
RockLee Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Alabama Posts: 282 OS: Windows 7 Beta Build 7000, XP Pro SP3	Re: The Shield Deluxe 2008?? Its not me, its a program that is on a customer's laptop. I have never heard it either which is what made ask and start doing research. Most of the reviews look good but occasionally I come across something like this Shield Deluxe 2008 - Used for the distribution of "rogue" security or other such applications. Appeared on list of malware distributors. SCAM, because bogus information is used to entice visitors into thinking that this site has good customer relations! SpywareWarrior has this site on it's Rogue Software List. And that raise a big red flag to me. I just wanted some more info before i call him and recomend its removal. Thanks for your help.

01-12-2009, 06:19 PM	#4 (permalink)
peterlakey Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 68 OS: xp sp2	Re: The Shield Deluxe 2008?? i used it . i hated it . slow - buggy - used to be built around old kav 6 engine i think - kept getting dns errors when updating - irritating . cheers peterlakey

01-13-2009, 07:00 AM	#5 (permalink)
RockLee Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Alabama Posts: 282 OS: Windows 7 Beta Build 7000, XP Pro SP3	Re: The Shield Deluxe 2008?? Thanks for the info