vipre..wow

I'm in St. Pete. Do you guys ever let people stop by and go on a tour?

 

Raven, yes, said it to low, its protection levels are very high.

 

Good Evening! I am currently alternating between Vipre with SPF4 and Avira Premium Suite Version 9. Just migrated back to Vipre. I was experiencing longer than anticipated deep scans with Vipre, but after returning to Vipre I'm assuredly impressed with the newest definitions. I'm a consumer who values quality per dollar ratio, and the folks at Sunbelt have a winning combination of an exciting A/V and reliable Firewall. The next step will be an integration of Vipre and Firewall in a Suite,at the moment still in it's conception stages with Sunbelt's developers. I'm always impressed with Knowledgeable and Courteous customer service, at this Sunbelt excels. And their pricing structure and marketing are in my opinion a model that should be envied by a sometimes overpriced competitor. Sunbelt's Alex Eckleberry is one of the most personable and approachable CEO's,he actually replied to an e-mail that I sent him. How many other CEO'S would take the time and be considerate enough to return your e-mails, not too many from the major competitors. Point being Customer Service is #1 Priority in step with innovative products. Sincerely....Securon

 

yes we do. just pm me

 

And to the Sunbelt Security Research Team:

http://sunbeltsecurity.com/Team.aspx

 

I ran a full system scan with Vipre the other day. It detected MBR Rootkit. I had Vipre set up to ask before taking action. I clicked on quarantine. Vipre didn't quarantine, it allowed. I ran the scan again. Again MBR Rootkit was detected. This time I clicked remove. Again it was allowed.

I installed TrendMicro's rootkit software just to see if it would find anything. It didn't. It still didn't make me feel better.


So, if this was really a rootkit Vipre detected, why couldn't I send it to quarantine or remove it? Even if it was a FP, I still should have be able to send it to quarantine, right?

 

I did a trial. I didn't have IE8 or AVG LinkScanner, but I could set all security settings at maximum, and it would run smoothly on this 5 years old computer. There were a few behaviour blocker/HIPS like popups in the beginning, but it was not intrusive at all.

 

Was it just a typo, and you meant that I can as well set it to its "Low" protection level - already having other proactive security?

 

Hi Graystoke, It is a false positive. Its related to some back up and restore software, and the hidden partition it creates.

its not removing the files, because the parts of the threat its trying to find are not really there. Because of this it wont break anything on the computer, and it also does not leave you open to further infection.

The developers have already been made aware of the problem and are working to resolve it in the definitions.

raven211, We have not had any other reports of it blocking IE8 recently, Please contact support@sunbeltsoftware.com so a ticket can be created. We would need to know what it says its blocking it for to tell if it is a BHO or something causing it.

We do recommend the low setting to prevent false positives that can occur at higher settings.

Also, thank you for everyone that has given us feedback and reviews so far.

If anyone has any questions please let us know.
Thanks,
Peter

 

Fine. It's for me as I run other proactive security that DO NOT flag on FPs like IE8. I've had IE8 Final on my PC for quite a while now actually. I find VIPRE a little too intrusive for my taste even on known malware. Not that it's interactive - it's automatic, that's correct, but that the popups don't fade after some seconds or after the user has become active again after being away for some time. Other software also has links for more information about the detection/removal and such - it will fade away anyway and not be as big in its size.

My two cents and personal opinion - nothing more. I still have a license for Avira that I can use on XP too.

 

People should run what they feel comfortable with, no matter how many times they may change their set up in hopes of finding whats right. Some solo products may do the trick, some prefer layered. But there isnt a right or wrong way, just your way.

Vipre is running very well.

 

Nice choice of words

 

trjam, if possible, keep posting your experience with it. Lot of people would be interested in it especially with the knowledge (IC) and support (Peter) behind it.

I tried it when it was first released. I think it's right up there with the program I'd recommend to an everyday user.

http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Home-Home-Office/VIPRE/

 

will do. It is light. No system performance hits. It has a lot of cool and useful modules.

 

The history cleaner is a good feature, especially as a lot of people don't have ccleaner or a similar program to remove traces.

I noticed someone previously mentioned about the alerts. In a review, it said right-clicking on the icon, you can disable the alerts if need be.

 

in all honesty I have had zero alerts and that is on 2 computers, soon to be 3 later today.

 

Yes, overall the software should be very good - and the Home-license solution sure is great.

 

Not to hijack this thread but as what IC mentioned in his interview with LTC, the AV engine needs to continuous improve to keep up with what's happening today. Just signatures would be a great waste of time...

I've used various products over time and always sided towards engine improving products. (example: prevx, avira, vipre, etc...)

The new MX virtualization in Vipre is interesting but how are other companies doing this? Aren't they also using a similar method like emulation or are they using an old method of just adding signatures?

 

How well does it work ? I'm not sure, but I had been using Counterspy 2.5 for quite a while, and I don't think it touches the index.dat files.

It seems that in Vista index.dat files are even more difficult (impossible) to remove. I wonder what's gonna happen in Windows 7 Does anyone know ?

There has been some posting about the index.dat files recently, you can do a search.

 

Hi Peter. Thanks for responding to my question. When you say it's related to some back up and restore program, could it be the Norton GoBack software I'm using?

 

Graystoke,

Yes, this is one software that will cause this false positive.

 

I install vipre last night,im very impress with the low impact on the computer. But there are some features i think need to be added to it.

1) Processes protection. ( Not to be able to end vipre processes in any user account even admin account.) THIS IS A MUST!
2) Password protect (Ability to password protect vipre)
3) Progress info scan (Ability to see progress % during scan.)
4) Schedule custom scan ( Ability to schedule a custom scan)
5. Support forums ( Need support forums for vipre)

I would like to see this added to av-comparatives! Love to see the results...

Will update if there is anymore features or problems i have in the next 14 days...

 

Here you go: http://supportforums.sunbeltsoftware.com

 

Thinks for the quick response,will check it out!

 

Thanks NickHSunbelt. Might have to start looking for some thing to take the place of GoBack.