Introducing, The New Prevx Edge.

Especially in Windows 7 which has quite a nice firewall IMO

 

I haven't played with the Vista firewall much but in Windows 7 it does have quite a lot of configuration available, most of it via an MMC snapin. I'd be surprised if Vista does have this granular of functionality, but it may indeed - it is nearly exactly the same as configuration in Windows 2008 at the advanced levels, and gets progressively more advanced if you want to dig deeper:

http://ibuymobile.co.uk/reviews/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/win7_firewall.jpg

http://www.intelliadmin.com/images/Windows 7 Firewall Settings.jpg

http://www.windows7update.com/images/Windows7-Windows-Firewall-with-Advanced-Security.jpg

http://www.dedoimedo.com/images/computers/2008/windows-7-firewall.jpg

http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/3907/firewallp.png

 

The firewall in Win7 is nice yes but on my pc the gui is very slow and sluggish. Too bad...

 

http://www.prevx.com/freescan.asp

Where can I find some more detailed informations about

Realtime and zero-day / zero-hour protection
and
Blocks known and unknown infections with advanced heuristics

What is the realtime protection?

Regarding "advanced heuristics", the free versions also offers heuristics
settings, so what the difference to the paid version here?

 

Hello,
You can find out more information about what the heuristic settings mean and how to configure stronger zero-day protection by visiting: http://info.prevx.com/edgehelp.asp and clicking Settings > Heuristics Settings

The heuristics in the free/paid version are the same except that the free version doesn't clean/block threats - it will only identify them when they are present.

Let me know if you have any other questions!

 

Just got this Joe:



Just so you know...

(Heuristics maxed and default Age + Popularity)

philby

 

I suspect it will fix itself, but I've sent you a PM on where to send a scan log if wanted

 

Sent - thanks.

philby

 

I got a similar alert yesterday identifying geswall.sys as a threat. Same heuristics settings. I added it to Detection Override, but I guess I should mention it.
--> Edit in: I looked into the matter closer and see that the GeSWall driver in question was one sent to me by the developer to fix an install issue I was having. If it worked (it did) the plan was to include it into the next release. So it is a driver that was used between official version releases. That would explain the Prevx detection, I think.

How does that work? Thanks.

 

I just remembered something about Prevx that I think needs changing...

The "System is Secure" notification in the system tray mouseover and in the main programme window shpuld really say "no threats found" or something similar. Prevx does not really know that the system is secure as it does not detect everything and so cant say it is secure - if you follow....

Puss

 

Not so, if no threats are found then as far as Prevx is concerned, System is secure. I mean if you use, 'no threats found" well it cant say that either as there is always one threat. THE USER

 

Sorry, trjam, Im correct. Your statement sums it up "....as far as Prevx is concerned, System is secure" - indeed, this is 100% true - but the message does not say "as far as Prevx is concerned, System is secure", it says, "system is secure" - If a system is infected with siomething that Prevx does not detect, the system will by definition not be secure, but Prevx will still say "system is secure" and in so doing, will be wrong. If on the other hand, Prevx says "no threats found" - this is 100% true in the case when the system really has no malware AND in the case when the system is infected with malware that Prevx does not detect (ssince the ststement is still true that there have been no threats found,

Puss

 

Apples to Oranges my friend. Apples to Oranges.

 

/Humor=ON

It is so very ironic, indeed. The Prevx utility reports that the “system is secure,” which is equivalent to saying it that it has provided “total protection.”

Oh, dear. Someone at Prevx hasn't looked at the "missed threats" statistics on the Prevx home webpage, to learn that no security tool provides "total protection."
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/Humor=OFF

P.S.: Norton Internet Security, in contrast, reports that “no viruses, spyware or other risks were found” as a summary status message following a successful scan.

 

I agree - We had overlooked this point and we will change the text in the next version.

Thanks for the watchful eyes!

 

My observation is not open to debate nor can it be a matter of opinion - it is an indisputable statement of fact and logic. It must be a case of you missing the point / failing to understand properly, else you would not make the comments you have.

Puss.

 

Yes, this would indeed cause the warning A brand new suspicious driver which modifies the system generally results in a warning from Prevx

Our database automatically classifies programs and being that you were one of the first users to see this driver, it most likely did not have a full picture of what the file actually did so it would automatically correct the detection after filling in the missing pieces.

 

I respectfully disagree. Only the individual who wrote it for Prevx knows what the true interpretation means. You cant just assume anything Pleonasm. If a person tells me a color is blue, does that mean it is true blue, or one of many shades of blue that were left out in his statement. It is all left up to interpretation.

 

I am over 50, I can miss any fact I choose to.

 

I'm not involved with marketing at all (thankfully! ) but would anyone have any objections to "System is Protected"? or "Protection is Active"

 

As long as the word blue is left out.

It sounds good Joe. As always, you are listening to your fan base.

 

"Protection is Active"