Prevx RC 3.0.4.183

I suspect this is not a coincidence Prevx isolates the browser so a program like this may introduce some difficulty. I've added it to the "incompatible" list. Thank you for the information!

 

since this is in beta is it free? or will it install as a trial. reason i ask is im definatly gonna buy prevx as soon as i can afford it extra lol.

 

The release candidate is free and the secure browsing functionality will remain free after the testing is complete. The antimalware (cleanup/protection) will still be pay-for features but you will still be able to detect threats and browse with added security with the free version of Prevx when it is released

 

Hi Joe
Regarding the invalid handle issue. It seemed to be any program which I hadn't used yet on this new image. Paint, Photoshop, and Seagate utilities were three of them for sure. I hadn't put two and two togeather on it until later on. But once you restart these programs and prevx does it's scan there is no further problems. I might restore another image later on today when I get some time and install the Beta to see if I can reproduce it.

 

Yes, yes, yes... A concise description of what the various protection features are, what they do, and how and what each setting affects with respect to protection/performance. Preferrably done in a "Betty Crocker" pictorial and text format so that one can understand the relationship between your nomenclature and a particular setting and/or dialog box......

Not to be critical but, at the moment, it is rather difficult for one to interpret what protection one will gain, what one has, or how to go about anything other than the default settings...

galileo

 

Joe,
On the Configuration page under 'Credential Protection' you have the option 'Protect my credit card details' and a empty tick box - I cannot get it to accept a tick in there no matter if I am in a protected site or not.
How exactly is this used and activated?

 

Another question, does anyone have this Beta running with DefenseWall without problems.
Did you try running it against DefenseWall in your testing for compatibilities at all Joe.

Just thought I would ask and possibly save myself some problems

 

I installed a new image and the beta and then tried to reproduce the invalid handle problem without success. Maybe it was just an isolated event on the other install. Will post back if it re-occours.

 

Currently this feature isn't switched on - we're still deciding on how to integrate it without giving the users a false sense of insecurity. By default, Prevx will protect all data entered in the browser and received from the browser so there isn't much of a need to further protect specific credentials. The real "protection" provided by securing credentials like this would just be to warn the user if they try to enter them outside of an HTTPS website.

However, because the user would have had to manually configure the credentials to be protected they would most likely already have a pretty good handle on security and wouldn't mistakenly enter their credit card details on an HTTP website so the feature may actually never provide any benefit for anyone who actually uses it.

Therefore, we are still debating its usefulness That checkbox may end up being removed in the next build but we should have more details soon as to the fate of it

 

We have not tested it with DefenseWall at all. The antimalware components should still be fully compatible but it is possible that the secure browser may have some incompatibilities with DefenseWall (some users have reported incompatibilities with Sandboxie already so there may be some overlapping issues).

 

Defensewall guy here preparing to take the plunge, will report back in a couple of days.


Mike

 

Thanks for the reply Joe. I suspected that it was not enabled but wanted to make sure and see your reasoning about its usefulness.

 

Thanks Mike

 

Quote:Originally Posted by Heco
Site loading in FF or IE or Opera has become slower.
Can't use my registry cleaners any more (Ace Utilities or RegMechanic for example).

PrevxHelp wrote :
There should be no impact on browsing speed - our interception happens outside of the normal chain of website loading so we don't drag down any aspect of browsing.

Blocking cookie cleaners, however, is a known issue (we protect cookies to prevent them from being stolen by malware which indirectly may block cookie cleanup tools).

Thank you for the feedback!
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Hello PrevxHelp ,

There is a misunderstanding somewhere LOL!
I was not referring to the cookie cleaner but the REGISTRY cleaner integrated in ACE Utilities...
I like this module that many members of the Wilders Community use to get rid of leftovers after the bad uninstallation of a software.
Last night i did a full clean uninstall of RC 3.0.4.182 and then used the REG cleaner module of ACE (this time it worked like a charm...as before) before installing Prevx RC 3.0.4.183. Afterwards, i ran Ace and once again it kept scanning my registry in vain...
IMHO, there is an incompatibility with ACE but not with TuneUP Utilities or CCleaner!
Would you mind investigating and checking why Ace or its clone "System TuneUP" doesn't play fair with PrevX RC?
Thanks.

Cheers,
Herve

 

Ah good catch Indeed I misinterpreted your post! I'll get our internal QA onto testing System TuneUp/ACE's Reg cleaner are unable to function properly ASAP

Thanks for the clarification!

 

Thanks to YOU, PrevxHelp!

 

I decided to see how Defensewall plays with Prevx Beta. I haven't run into any issues yet. Using Firefox and IE8 for browsers.

 

Great! I've received a couple reports of possible issues with DefenseWall, could you do a quick test and visit http://www.citicards.com and see if it changes to a green browser tab automatically on FF/IE8? DefenseWall's protection may be blocking this data in some cases (still investigating it, however )

 

Quick update to all testers: We've reproduced the crashes a few of you have experienced and will have them fixed in the next build.

We've also reproduced the high-CPU issues with Opera v10 and they are definitely fixable.

There have been a handful of reports about some incompatibilities with other similar protection tools like Zemana/Mamutu/KeyScrambler and we are working to correct these as quickly as possible to prevent any chance of system instability. We have had no complaints of incompatibility between Prevx 3.0.4.183 and conventional security products so far but please keep the reports (positive and negative!) coming

Thank you all again for the invaluable testing. One of the difficulties in designing security software is trying to anticipate the billions of possible setups out in the real world and that is where Wilders excels!

 

I would like to see the ability to do a Right Click Scan on a group of files instead of single files but I see you can scan groups of folders or a single folder with the files in it.

 

Hi Joe

You and the Team keep producing them and we here at Wilders will keep testing them...especially when they are as good as Prevx 3.0.

 

I just tried a right click scan on three .exe files on my desktop and it scanned them correctly - could you let me know what filetypes you're trying to scan?

 

Hi Joe

I just tried that and instead of a scan I got repeaseted dialogs for the standard 'Copy To' & 'Move To' Windows dialog repeatedly. Will try a more controlled test.

 

Works just fine here.
Go to Settings - uncheck "Enable 'Right Click...' and Save.
After that, re-enable it and try again.

 

Ok I had a .rar file in there but if I remove it, it scans fine sorry!

Edit: One file is infected and I click on clean up and it goes right to another scan not the clean up window?