Prevx question

[maymoons]

is there a max malware removal or dedection limit?
for example
i can delete 5000 malware? no more?

and
Softpedia review;
http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/win...w-112112.shtml

The Good

The download size, scan times, heuristic detection and the low footprint on system resources are the main advantages for Prevx. A beautifully drawn interface and an extraordinary ease of use are adding value to the software.

The settings are of the right amount for an application that does not aim to suffocate the user with complicated configuration options. Describing the heuristics and self protection levels makes it even more comprehendible to the user.

You are given the possibility to undo cleanup sessions and restore absolutely any files in the Quarantine. Its determination in ridding the system of all malware is impressive, as it goes as far as letting a Prevx engineer perform a manual disinfection of the system.

The Bad

The Internet connection is an absolute must with Prevx as there is no local cache to allow the app to function independent of the connection to the community cloud.

Upon requesting a restart in order to complete the file disinfection procedure it leaves the user no choice but to reboot the system.

Multiple selection and item sorting by name or threat level are unavailable in the application, making it very difficult for the user to restore elements or sort them out.

Prevx does a good job as it is now, but for maximum protection a larger community is the key. During our testing on large malware databases it stopped assessing the moment it detected 255 malware pieces. This may be a bug, but it can be considered a feature as well.

The Truth

A blink of an eye is the approximate time of installation for Prevx and working with it does not require any special skills. Without exaggerating one bit, scanning is ultra-fast and reliable. Background scanning has minimum impact on system resources and on-demand one is not too demanding either for an average computer.

The free Prevx, which provides the scan engine and low-risk threat elimination only, can be very well used as a second layer of protection with another security application. As a paid product it has to enlarge the cloud database in order to provide the utmost protection.

As for heuristics, these functioned very well in default configuration but, although they work pretty good, as with the heuristics in any other security software, they need to be a little more refined.

I would recommend combining it with another light-on-resources antivirus, such as Panda Cloud Antivirus (which will be free of charge for personal use when it gets out of beta) or a more conventional solution such as Avira AntiVir Personal.

[PrevxHelp]

That screenshot was from a very old version which had a limit in scanning but that is removed now.

The 255 detection limit is a per-scan limit which is done intentionally to reduce resource overhead (and if a user is actually infected with 255 infections... ) but you can remove as many infections as you like

[maymoons]

so, we cant test prevx with 250.000 malware
is it true?

[PrevxHelp]

Originally Posted by maymoons

so, we cant test prevx with 250.000 malware
is it true?

An on-demand scan with Prevx is an inaccurate way to test its effectiveness. You would need to run each sample to accurately test its protection, and we haven't designed our engine to work well for testers - we design it to work well for users, who prefer low memory overhead and fast scanning and to do that we needed to implement some restrictions on scans.

[maymoons]

Ok, Thanks

[1000db]

How does Prevx know that it finds stuff on peoples pc's that already have an AV/AS solution? Does Prevx "inventory" the users computer and report the results during a normal scan? I am impressed by this product if there is anything else prevx reports about what's on my pc.

[PrevxHelp]

Originally Posted by 1000db

How does Prevx know that it finds stuff on peoples pc's that already have an AV/AS solution? Does Prevx "inventory" the users computer and report the results during a normal scan? I am impressed by this product if there is anything else prevx reports about what's on my pc.

We look at the Windows Security Center and report the active antivirus product up to the central database, as well as the operating system version number. Correlating infection results alongside the AV came as a side-effect of this measure which we use to ensure compatibility with other security products/operating systems as a double-check to see if we are still seeing active agents running on these platforms.

[1000db]

Cool...thanks for the explanation.