Hi and welcome!
HIPS stands for
Host Intrusion Prevention System. While Antivirus focuses mainly on
known threats and file-based detections, HIPS focuses on
process behavior in real time. Here’s how it helps:
- Real-time monitoring: HIPS watches running processes and looks for suspicious or anomalous behaviors (for example, unusual access patterns, unexpected process launches, etc.).
- Blocking suspicious actions: If a process behaves like malware (even if it’s not yet in the signature database), HIPS can block or alert you immediately.
- Advanced rules and logs: You can configure advanced rules to fine-tune what is considered suspicious, and all alerts are logged for later review
To use it:
- Go to the HIPS section.
- Click Activate to enable this protection layer.
Even if you already have Antivirus enabled, HIPS adds an extra
behavior-based layer that is very useful against new or unknown threats.
