BitDefender TrafficLight (BETA): Social Web Security, Re-invented

I will begin to test!

Ok, first: 9d99476588744f99772806da8a453e1f

Was downloaded from ~ Snipped As Per TOS ~.

TrafficLight does nothing. VirusTotal says Bitdefender detects the file as Trojan.Generic.5777130.

Why was it not stopped when downloaded?

I'll PM you the direct link to the malware sample.

 

I jut tested it with TrafficLight and it blocked it.

I'll set up some more scenarios but it would come in handy if you can give me so more details about your system.

Btw thanks for the link.

 

Win 7 x64 SP1 Ultimate. Using Chrome!

 

I found a bug with TrafficLight installer. It's similar to the one I found between AVG Linkscanner and TrafficLight Chrome extension.

Operating system: Windows Vista SP2 x86
Browser: IE9

Searching Google for word keygen (just an example), will result in TL showing a question mark (orange color) rating at the left side of the URL (in the search result), and at the right side of the URL (in the search result) a green rating.

Similar results will appear if you search for spywarestop.com * (just another example).

LinkScanner seems to properly provide the ratings. Unlike Chrome extension, which both LinkScanner and TL fail doing it.

* @ all

Do not enter that domain! It leads to a rogue security software.

 

Regarding the orange results it might have been due to some time-out with the cloud servers.

Regardless if you were to browse to one of those pages , they would've been scanned with the AV-engines and blocked if found infected.

 

The thing is: With TrafficLight alone, for what I could see, there are no issues. If running TL along side AVG LinkScanner Search-Shield component, then TL won't be successful providing proper ratings. It will provide two ratings: one at the left side and one at the right side of the URLs, in the search results. This will be confusing to users running both applications.

I have relatives running AVG LinkScanner, and would like to have them running TL as well, but not with these glitches.

The conflict with Chrome's extension is far worse than that. No results will appear, for both LinkScanner and TL.

These issues need to be worked out. If BitDefender can't do it on their own, perhaps together with AVG.

 

I'm curious why you want to run two very similar types of security software at the same time? Just like AV or HIPS or Firewalls the likelihood of conflicts and reduced effectiveness increases when you double-up.

I think something like Prevx SafeOnline could be a good compliment to TL (haven't tried it yet though so can't say for sure how they get along).

 

Regarding the Chrome extension, this for sure clarifies that both are completely different, except for the phishing/fraudulent domains protection.

-https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/cfnpidifppmenkapgihekkeednfoenal

At the moment, due to a limitation in Chrome's extension SDK, TL won't scan downloaded files for malware, so it will be checked against a database of known malicious domains, if I still remember what I've been told, but I'll re-check it, and correct this info if needed.

AVG LinkScanner Search-Shield will check also against a database of known malicious and phishing/fraudulent web sites.

None are perfect, so together with Google Safebrowsing, the protection scope against known malicious and fraudulent web sites increases.

Plus, AVG LinkScanner includes Surf-Shield, which will protect against exploits, JavaScript obsfuscation, etc.

Regarding the web installer version, I believe the difference are the ad filter and that it will scan downloaded files.

Am I missing something? If I am, then either forgot about it or didn't pay attention. If I'm not missing anything, then except for known malicious and fraudulent web sites, TL and LinkScanner are not alike. They would complement each other, IMO.

 

Well... anyway, I uninstalled the web installer version, as it was decreasing browsing speed a lot. (Perhaps, something related to the conflict between TL and LinkScanner; I didn't try TL on its own, though, so I'm not sure.) Maybe when it comes out of beta, I'll give it a new run.

 

I wonder if DNS servers have much impact? I'm using Google DNS and don't see much slowdown with TL (webinstaller). I did experience a significant slowdown when they first released it, but clearly it has improved.

 

I'll perform some test regarding compatibillity with these to and get back to you on this issue on monday.

 

I didn't verify whether or not DNS servers had anything to do with that. I'm more inclined to believe it has something to do with the conflict between LinkScanner and TL. The delay in browsing speed, for what I could see, was noticeable when searching Google, for example. Ratings take a very long time to appear... I'm sure the real-time scanning by TrafficLight (web installer) also comes into play, perhaps also having some sort of conflict with LinkScanner Surf-Shield (the component that does provide real time protection, by scanning URLs).

When I get some time, I may set a test system and give it a decent testing, to both LinkScanner and TL. I really hope both can work together properly, because they complement each other.

By the way, one other problem I found, is that I couldn't disable TL settings, because whenever I restarted IE9, they were always restored. Is it a normal thing to happen?

 

Trying the FF add-on. Looks good, no slow-down.

Will there be an IE as well as FF and Chrome add-ons?

Would rather have add-ons than a background service.

 

For the moment no IE add-on , only FF , Chrome and Safari.

Best regards.

 

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/trafficlight/ - waiting for Mozilla approval

 

Thanks!

 

awesome, an official release of the firefox add-on

 

Good news, going to try it now. BitDefender seems trustworthy enough without Mozilla review.

Edit:
WOT wouldn't work with it, so I'll have to disable for now until that's fixed. Even occurred on clean profile with only those 2 extensions.

 

Good to know that its already available, thanks.

Bo

 

The main problem I've had with TL is interference with streaming video, eg Youtube. This extension seems to work fine in that regard. I am getting a javascript error when I try to use the URL shorten feature.

 

i installed the FF traffic light addon and it seems to block the Speed Dial addon from showing in new and blank tabs, it just shows a blank page with trafficlight installed.

 

Working fine with WOT for me. FF4.0, WOT 20110323, Trafficlight 0.1.8.

 

Installed. Hard hit on browsing speed. Uninstalled.
It was the only software of it's type that was on my pc.
Regards.
Hugger

 

I was using TrafficLight 0.1.9, the latest version stated by the Firefox add-on page.

 

Tried 1.9, killed Groowe Search Toolbar. Went back to 1.8.

Looks like they have a big problem.