Webroot SecureAnywhere Discussion & Update Thread

The link in the beta email I save from a long time ago doesn't work anymore.

 

Look for a PM!

 

Everytime I am about to install my WSA 3 year license, I read the Webroot forums and get scared away with the horrible false positives and high CPU usage threads!

 

if you read any support forum for any security tool you will never install any software .
This is the nature of support forums, you mostly find problems, the majority of users will not think to come to a support forum to post about the fact they don't need support because everything works well.

 

Fair enough, you have a point

 

Excellent point fax. I never thought of it that way.

 

Also that's why we encourage users with any issues to contact support to get things fixed that others don't see and the support is second to none IMO.

TH

 

I logged into the web console today and noticed that there are multiple entries for some of my PCs. Do you know why that is and is there a way I can remove the duplicates, or do I need to contact Support for that? And by the way, is 8.0.4.131 the current release (non beta)?

 

Have you done OS reinstalls or Clone VM's?

Thanks,

TH

 

I cloned the hard drives in my desktop and laptop when I replaced them with SSDs. Would that cause the multiple entries in the web console? In any case how can they be removed?

 

Yes it would as new hardware would do that! Just go here: https://community.webroot.com/t5/Webroot-SecureAnywhere-Antivirus/How-to-Deactivate-a-PC/ta-p/31240 and look at them and deactivate the old ones look at the last time scanned in each then you will find your current ones to keep active.

HTH,

Daniel

 

Thanks for the info. Unfortunately when I click on any of the protected PCs I don't see a "commands" tab, only "About" and "Scan Information".

 

Do you have Admin right's? Go in there and click on your email address then Account Settings and make sure you set to Admin and save and try again and if it doesn't work wait 30 to 45 minutes and try again and in the end if it still does not work contact support about it! Webroot Customer Service

Daniel

 

That was it! Thanks

 

You're very welcome!

Cheers,

Daniel

 

mortal just a thought i would try it out yourself. or do what i do in a consumer environment. buy even just one 3 pc or 5 pc lic and give it out to that amount of people for testing for free. and let them know this is what you are doing. (if its free 99% of the time they will not say no lol) and choose people you deal with and can work with to talk and keep track of how its going etc and that allow you to remotely check those systems to see how its working. when i first offered it this is how i tested it in a real world setting. i had 50 people as testers and had all feedback logged and kept track of everything to see how well it was working or not. i always do this with every new av even if i personally like it does not mean average users will and this is a perfect way to find out.

as far as fp's my email had info on that and high cpu use i VERY VERY rarely see. i think maybe twice i saw that on a clients machine and a wsa reinstall for whatever reason fixed the issue. i did get your email ill respond back when i get home for the day its a very busy day for me again.

 

zfactor,

Do you use Eset , Webroot and Avira togheter or just only Webroot WSA. I wan't too try WSA again with no other antivirus thats why i ask it.

 

We analyze Cryptobot, aka Paycrypt

http://www.webroot.com/blog/2014/11/07/cryptobot/

 

no i only use them separate not together.

 

I think it's his "top 3 AV products" but he doesn't use them together no

See above!
Hmmm..I hate posting at the same time

 

How good is WSA too you? I now have Avira pro

 

i really like wsa i use it on some of our own home systems and i have it in place on hundreds of clients machines currently if that tells you anything. however i do think avira is a bit better at prevention though.

 

Version 8.0.5.107 (Released November 7th, 2014) 2015 Release also note they don't use the year anymore but you can see the new version from v8.0.4.xxx to v8.0.5.xxx

Improved

• Further scan engine improvements.
• Compatibility with Dropbox overlay icons.

http://www5.nohold.net/Webroot/ukp.aspx?pid=10&app=vw&vw=1&login=1&json=1&solutionid=856&

TH

 

I would not say that WSA's Monitoring of unknown files and it's Rollback feature has to be taken into account the only area that needs attention is for PUP's or PUA's but we are pushing to see if we can get Webroot to listen to us! If you can please Kudo this feature request on the top left of the page: https://community.webroot.com/t5/Ideas-Exchange/Block-All-Bundled-Software/idi-p/156643

And here they explain the Ransomeware:
Webroot Webinar - Evolution of Encrypting Ransomware Oct 23 2014
https://www.brighttalk.com/webcast/8241/127363

Thanks,

TH

 

let me explain my statement. with wsa i do see at times where a client has something being "monitored" and as we wsa users know normally eventually (usually pretty quickly) this will be stopped and removed. imo the blocking should be done first then if found to be safe allowed to run this way would prevent having to even use rollback normally. very rarely i do see wsa "miss" something (but we both know it doesnt really miss it per say) it does however monitor it for later. this is the only area of wsa i had to bring myself to get used to. im of the old fashioned idea that anything thought to be malicious should be blocked up front or at least stopped from running till deemed safe. head to head i stand by my statement that avira does have a bit better up front "prevention" and dont take that the wrong way because i dont have avira installed on over 500 machines at the moment if that tells you i really like wsa.