F-Secure Ultralight Anti-virus BETA

Discussion in 'other anti-virus software' started by SweX, Dec 15, 2014.

  1. SweX

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    F-Secure Ultralight Anti-Virus is our next generation security product. With this beta release we are piloting several new concepts:

    • Light-weight product, which utilizes cloud-based scanning
    • New modern user interface
    • Blazingly fast installation
    We guarantee this is something you have never seen before. Try it and send us feedback. We are eager to know your opinion about this product.

    Supported platforms, 3rd Dec 2014

    • Windows
      • Windows 7 (64-bit)
      • Windows 8 (64-bit)
      • Windows 8.1 (64-bit)
    https://beta.f-secure.com/callout/?callid=3DD8107B89024B80AD5D032636AF0B0A

    Forum thread: http://community.f-secure.com/t5/Home-Security/F-Secure-Ultralight-Anti-Virus/td-p/64532
     
  2. databb

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    Excited to see what the future will be according to you guys :thumb:
     
  3. Tarantula

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    Applied for the beta. Waiting for an answer. GL!
     
  4. roger_m

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    I've applied for beta testing too. It's awesome to see an av which has been designed to be very light.
     
  5. garrett76

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    Looks very nice and interesting. It would be great if there will be a free version ;)
     
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    Some posts over on their forum;

    1. "Bear in mind that this is a beta product. That means that you will be receiving more cutting-edge changes than a production product. I would advise against using any beta product on any system you would consider mission-critical."

    2. "To address your concerns related to both the Browsing Protection and Banking Protection functionality, this product utilizes the same network scanning technologies that those features in FSP use. We probably made a mistake naming the product "Antivirus", since it is actually a fully-featured security suite. When visiting a malicious site, this product will block the site completely and show a flyer to the user. For sites with unknown reputation, we scan all web traffic and are able to block known exploits. We also scan all executable content arriving over the network and will block anything malicious in that regard."

    3. "As far as our plans for this product go, it's still open. This beta is targetted as a concept and technology validation. There are no current plans to bring this particular product into our portfolio, and therefore no plans to make this a paid product. The underlying technologies will likely find their way into our existing Windows products".
     
  7. Tarantula

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    Hmm, there are no options in this product. Just install and that's all? I really like to tweak my security software and never use it with default settings. I don't like the full screen UI. I'll try it for a couple of hours, but feel disappointed in general.

    Why security companies think the users are so dumb and lazy nowadays...
     
  8. DX2

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    Signed up
     
  9. lodore

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    install is fast, scanning is fast and doesn't use much disc space. I hope they tweak the UI currently it is full screen and has no settings to change. I prefer the old F-secure interface.
     
  10. khanyash

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    Does this have some kind of local protection too i.e light local database or something like in BD & Panda Cloud free?
    Does DeepGuard works offline too like BD free Active Virus Control i.e internet disconnected?
    BD free AVC works offline too. I guess cloud connection is required for AVC to work in full capacity but it works offline too, I have tested it offline & works good.
    Is this going to be the free or paid version?
    Any ETA when it will be out of beta?
    Is DeepGuard too chatty? I see in AVComparatives Realtime tests there is quite a few percentage as user dependent. And FPs are also many.
     
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  11. SweX

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    @narenbisht

    See post #6 in this thread for some answers.

    Yes it does have a small local database.

    Regarding Deepguard chatty or not....
    It seems the product name Ultralight is not only about being "light" but also about that there isn't much to tweak...
     
  12. roger_m

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    [/QUOTE]

    I told everyone, that's the way things are progressing.
     
  14. zfactor

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    imo this is stupid without a single option and auto removal. i also agree i will never use this.
     
  15. roger_m

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    Yes, it's happening a lot and is a real shame in my opinion.
     
  16. Mayahana

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    Granted it's beta, but this thing is hideous.. Slows down PC, takes over entire desktop when you open it, etc..
     
  17. Triple Helix

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    I find it interesting but to be called Ultralight well.

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    TH
     
  18. Baldrick

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    Well, as we have always said it will be hard to beat WSA for lightness & speed but it is good to see another significant vendor trying to...that is what keeps the market & the players therein on their feet.
     
  19. Triple Helix

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    Always Baldrick my friend and I like to check any of them out to see the new features and what not. And it runs fine with WSA.

    Cheers,

    Daniel :)
     
  20. Baldrick

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    That sounds like good news...but I suspect it has a way to go before it can provide decent competition...but then again...that is what betas are all about.
     
  21. roger_m

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    But RAM usage has nothing to do with lightness.

    I guess it does depend on your definiition of "lightness." But for me a light security product has very little impact on system performance (something that security products fail at mostly), and this has absouletly nothing at all do with RAM usage.
     
  22. Triple Helix

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    We all have our own Opinion as to lightness and I'm not saying your wrong as I have an i7 CPU 16GB of RAM and 2 SSD's so I don't see much to slow me down. I'm trying to say you have to take system specs in consideration as I have an old P4 with 1GB of RAM but can't test it on that yet as the Beta is only for Win 7, Win 8 & Win 8.1 x64 but if they allow and old XP 32bit then I can say as to lightness IMO. So far I like this new F-Secure AV I find it interesting.

    TH
     
  23. guest

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    any screenshot? is compatible with other AV's like WSA?
     
  24. DX2

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    Applied for beta, still no answer...
     
  25. Mayahana

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    Screenshots will look miserable.

    Why? This thing takes up YOUR ENTIRE DESKTOP.. It literally overlays your desktop with a hideous looking overlay. Trust me, you don't want to see it.
     
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