Introducing, The New Prevx Edge.

If you have malware in the limited account which can reach the admin account, it will scan it but if the files are inactive, it wouldn't scan them under a normal scan. However, if you switch users into the limited account, it will protect you against threats from there as well.

 

Licensing Question

Just a small question about licensing - I have 3 PC's/Laptops all running Vista SP1 32-bit, and was looking to buy 3 licenses for 2 or maybe 3 years.

If, as is likely, I switch to Windows 7.0 later this year when it is released will I be able to fresh install Prevx Edge on the new platfoms and continue to use the same activation keys to license them for the remaining time?

NigelS

 

Re: Licensing Question

You will probably get a license error but let me know when you do and I'll reset it for you

 

Re: Licensing Question

Come on Joe you know better than that

If you register at myprevx.com, you will be able to manage your own license. This means when you come to replace your PC/OS, you can login, delete your old PC (which deactivates the license), and then successfully activate the same key on your replacement.

 

OK, thanks that makes sense, a bit like Adobe License Activation scheme.

Does PrevX Edge RTP co-operate with the RTP features of AVG Antivirus & Eset NOD32 (the AV progs I currently have in use on these PC's). I presume that by using both RTP scanning in place, there will be a more noticeable slow-down when loading programs and DLL modules from running programs?

Are there any "gotchas" I need to know about when using HDD Imaging programs to make and restore full image drive/partition backups. I use Paragon HDM 9.0 Professional and o&o DiskImage v3 Pro for this purpose but I always tend to cold boot into the recovery CD of each program to do backups & restores, rather than relying on the Windows applications (though these are installed for image verifying and recovery of individual files from the backup images).

Thanks
NigelS

 

Edge does cooperate completely with NOD32 and AVG - there shouldn't be much of a slowdown at all (maybe just a minor slowdown on the initial run of a new program, but after that it should be relatively quiet and quick).

You shouldn't run into any problems with disk imaging, but if you do run them within Windows, you may want to turn off the Realtime MBR Scanning (Settings > Edge Protection Settings) so that it won't warn when the imaging program changes the boot sector.

Other than that, you should be good to go

 

Thanks. 3 PC's Licensed & covered.

Now, I've run a deep scan and come up with a THREAT from a High Risk Worm from a file called Felix2.exe. This is an animated cat (Felix the catfood people in the UK) basically viral advertising from years ago, before viral advertising became commonplace. I cant believe it's a high risk worm (and anyway cats dont eat worms ) so I assume it's a FP. How do I go about getting the file submitted for checking>

Thanks
NigelS

 

Could you click Tools > Save Scan Results and then send me the entry which references Felix2.exe (it should be near the top )

I'll then fix it ASAP

 

OK I've sent you a PM.

Having read the entry in your database about Felix2; it seems it may have been modified & used as a malware file, since 2007. My copy of the program dates from 1999, so I'm pretty sure it's safe. However, I can delete it and live without it if necessary, since I don't think I've run it in years. It has just remained untouched in my Misc Utils folder since 1999.

Please advise
NigelS

 

I'll PM you my email address to send it to me The file has been seen with literally hundreds of suspicious looking filenames (all feline names ) so I'd like to manually analyze it

 

Quite a few programs detect this as Adware or an unwanted program and it technically is so I think I will leave the file being detected (although High Risk Worm is technically an incorrect name, even though it does display worm-like behavior). However, you can override the detection by using the Detection Overrides screen under Settings > Detection Overrides.

 

Re: Licensing Question

Unfortunately that doesn't enable you to switch between PE and PX2 version licenses. That said conceptually a good idea although perhaps not quite as accurate as we would like or expect in it's license counts?

 

Re: Licensing Question

Saw Erasmus from Prevx on BBC Click program. Nice mix of scare and fact, enough to make the masses take some action.
http://www.bbcworldnews.com/Pages/ProgrammeFeature.aspx?id=18&FeatureID=1077

 

Re: Licensing Question

Sorry, can you explain PE and PX2 licenses as I don't understand your post - are you contradicting the advice that PrevxWebDesigner gave me?

NigelS

 

Re: Licensing Question

Horseman's use of license switching is different, however for your usage, PrevxWebDesigner's solution will work well

 

Guys I'm trying to install KIS 2009 on my system but I seem to have come upon a problem. I have Prevx Edge installed and while trying to install KIS the installer flags Prevx as incompatable/conflicting software and tells me to remove it. Now I cant just remove Prevx, install KIS then reinstall Prevx because the Prevx license key only works the once for one machine. So what do you suggest?

 

Joe, can you have a look at my system, there might be a situation: https://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=236449

 

Hello,
You can uninstall Edge and then install KIS and the reinstall Edge without a problem. The problem with the licensing occurs if you reformat your computer and then try and reinstall, but you'll be fine if you just uninstall/reinstall

 

Thankyou, worked like a charm.

 

How many "S0ulS" are working on/with Prevx INDUSTRIES ?
$****tech
Draco

 

We have a team of about 30 people

 

Seriously!? Is that the whole team!?

 

Yes, its a relatively small company but the upside is that we don't have the many-layers of unnecessary management which many other companies fall into

 

And also note that virtually all of our research is automated, reducing the need for hundreds/thousands of researchers which most of the other companies have

 

I see. Makes sense and is also impressive. Your software is proven excellent (and your support is completely superior, don't forget that we think that about you guys ) and there simply is no software that can catch it all. Don't recall that ThreatFire has missed some real-deal though to be honest, atleast not clearly now, thanks to its special monitoring.