Commtouch acquires Frisk (F-Prot)

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  1. JerryM

    JerryM Registered Member

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    It does not show up in recent AV-C tests. When it did it was not a top performer, although some made excuses for its poor showing.
    Jerry
     
    JerryM, Oct 3, 2012
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  2. PJC

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    I hope Frisk / F-Prot will be improved...
     
    PJC, Oct 4, 2012
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  3. Firecat

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    Hopefully this acquisition gives them the resources they probably need to compete with others on a contemporary basis.
     
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  4. Lordman

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    Anybody know anything abaut F-Prot 7?.

    Will be available soon?.
     
    Lordman, Mar 23, 2013
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    Maybe ask this on their own forum ?
     
    spywar, Mar 23, 2013
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  6. Blackcat

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    I would not hold my breath for a new Home version appearing soon.

    Remember how long it took for version 4 to appear and Commtouch are more Enterprise-based with their Internet security technology and cloud-based services.

    http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/08/01/commtouch_buys_frisk/

     
    Blackcat, Mar 23, 2013
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  7. Blackcat

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    It shuts down permanently on April 4th.
     
    Blackcat, Mar 23, 2013
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  8. Lordman

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    I sent an email to F-Prot support abaut F-Prot 7. I obtained this response. :'(

    "Unfortunately we do not have concrete information from our developers regarding future versions of F-PROT at the moment."
     
    Lordman, Mar 31, 2013
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  9. RejZoR

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    Forget F-Prot, it has been a dead project for years. Slow development backed up with buggy mediocre interface and subpar scan engine, why even bother when there are so many far better options?
     
    RejZoR, Mar 31, 2013
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  10. regexmaster

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    RejZoR - What products would you recommend? I always liked F-prot for being silent, and for not eating up my system's resources. If we are going to move our company off of F-prot to something else, we would hope "something else" can also be effective, but also silent and small.

    Can you recommend a suitable replacement?
    Many thanks,
    Dave
     
    regexmaster, Sep 25, 2013
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  11. siketa

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    avast, of course.....:D
     
    siketa, Sep 25, 2013
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  12. Pedersen

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    For a company, I would recommend you to take a look at FireAMP from sourcefire.
     
    Pedersen, Sep 25, 2013
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  13. regexmaster

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    Siketa and Pedersen - Thanks for the leads. I requested a quote from each.

    We're a tiny company of 4.5 people, looking to protect about 15 computers. Hopefully pricing will be comparable to what we pay for F-prot, but it's worth paying a bit more for software that's still being developed.

    Cheers,
    Dave
     
    regexmaster, Sep 25, 2013
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  14. Firecat

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    You can try any of the products that are commonly discussed here. Personally I'd give AVG a look.
     
    Firecat, Sep 25, 2013
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    Blueshoes, Sep 25, 2013
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