I'm having some issues with the HIPS component of NOD32 (both v6 & v7): when enabled, it keeps a disk cloning application I use for backup from completing successfully and causes MS Office 2013 applications (in particular Outlook, OneNote, Word) to repeatedly crash, numerous times a day. I know these problems are caused by HIPS, as when it is disabled the cloning application completes successfully and the MS Office apps don't crash. I did create a HIPS rule to allow the cloning app to conduct all operations, and it does complete successfully with this rule, but the HIPS logs show "some access allowed" for many of the operations when I expected all access to be allowed. I also see in the HIPS logs that many operations for other programs and OS components are blocked or partially blocked, which concerns me as there isn't malware on my machine and I'm assuming these operations should be allowed (as they would be if it weren't for HIPS). My ultimate concern is that HIPS is interfering with applications silently, i.e. they're failing and I'm not aware of it. A few questions: - Is it really that unwise to use NOD32 with HIPS disabled? - I've read mixed thoughts on using Learning Mode: could doing so allay my fears? As it is now, I'm unsure it would, as even with an explicit rule for my cloning app, not all access is allowed. Any thoughts or advice would be greatly appreciated!