Why do the authors of EasyMalwareBlocker recommend to re-install the Operating System before installing their Intrusion Prevention System?
It’s NOT mandatory to have Reference Files created, the main features like the FSM (blocking of potentially dangerous files) and the Network Monitor (Firewall) work perfectly without them too, but recommended. Most of the EMB’s System Check Utilities compare a “clean” and uninfected state of the system against the current system which might have become infected because the user has installed a trojan horse type of program or by mistakingly using a non appropriate FSM Mode (Disabled or Install Mode) when surfing the Internet. When the Operating System has been reinstalled it’s highly recommended to have Reference Files created – including the Network Reference File – which are free of any malware (follow the instructions given on the download page on our website or the read me file for the correct order of steps). The Network Monitor is using the Network Reference File when doing “leaktests” and this avoids difficult to answer questions altogether after EMB has been started for the firs
