Prevx "Bug" Reports

The aim of this thread is to give feedback to Prevx as to Reports of "Bugs" that we see in the current builds of Prevx software.

TH

 

I have mentioned this in another thread that the Icon does not always show up on boot up I see it more of a problem on XP machines but also once in awhile on my Vista system.

TH

 

I've tried to reproduce this (and I know a few people here are seeing the issue) but I cannot. Could you let me know if you are using a limited user account or any user switching?

 

No to your Questions I run all with Admin Rights.

TH

 

dear Joe
italian users say to me that when pc is offline with no internet the prevx icon on the tray stil continue colored green

at the past it was red in this case I remember

is a bug?
thanks

 

Prevx icon turns to red when there is a Age/Spread detection.
After I open Prevx and hit scan button and then cancel, it turns to green.
Is this right? I mean, I haven't cleaned possible infection, but it's green (UI shows "Scan required")

Maybe new icon - blue (means "Scan required")

 

Yes, good point We will add a "Scan Required" state to the tray icon.

Thanks!

 

The icon should still be green - any new files will be automatically scanned as soon as the internet is reconnected so there isn't anything to be worried about at that point

 

yes when it found malware it turns red, when need scan was blue but the problem is that when the pc is out of the net in the past icon was gray (I foud it in my italian guide 'couse previously don't remember and make mistake calling it red) but now in this case icon still continue on green so the user can't see if there is a problem
And if out of the net prevx can't catch malware

I try and my prevx icon stil green too

I think Joe must investigate

 

eh yes joe but in the past was better
gray icon is a good alert for a user I think

 

Hi there,

How does one uninstall Prevx Edge 3? I see no uninstall menu item nor an entry in Add/Remove Software control panel, nor can I find a removal tool for 3.0 on the web site.

 

We've had a couple users come in with this and have never found a reason You can run the uninstall procedure manually by clicking Start > Run > and typing:

"c:\program files\prevx\prevx.exe" /prop UNINSTALL=AUTO

We will be adding a link next to "Prevx 3.0" in the Prevx program menu so that users can uninstall it easier... although we still aren't sure what the real cause of the problem is

Let me know if you need anything else!

 

Thanks! It worked like a charm.

 

On Win 7 x64 I just tried to install PrevX (using latest PREVXCSIFREE64.EXE 3.0.1.65 installer) into a non-standard folder (ie. C:\Program Files\ABC\PrevX), but it still installed to C:\Program Files\PrevX.

 

Could you let us know if you're using UAC on Win7? This may be a factor in the issue but we will definitely investigate it further to fix it in the next release.

Thanks!

 

Yes, I'm using default Win 7 UAC settings, and was asked to confirm elevation during install.

 

Ok great, we're reproduced the issue and will have it corrected in the next version Thanks for the report!

 

Have just tried to run a scan with Prevx. Scan Progress remains at 0% and no files are being scanned. The elapsed time of the 'scan' is now 13 mins 25 secs. Trying to abort the scan has failed. any advice? Yes, I am connected to the internet

Screenshot:

 

Wow Not sure what would cause that! Do you have any HIPS products installed which could be blocking Prevx? The connection would abort and warn the user if it couldn't reach the Prevx database so I suspect it isn't a firewall issue but more likely a HIPS alert.

If not, let me know and we'll investigate further

 

Hi there. No HIPS installed. I rebooted PC and tried again. Same problem.

 

Issue resolved by uninstalling Acronis True Image. Far from ideal. Are there know issues with Acronis software?

 

I run Prevx with an older version of ATI, no conflicts. (ATI 9)

 

This is Build 12. Now why it's conflicting with Prevx is what I'd like to know.

 

I just installed Prevx 3.0 for the first time. And during the learning scan it will not connect to Prevx Database. I created a rule to allow it through the the firewall and it still will not connect. Any suggestions??

 

You don't have Acronis installed by any chance?

Sounds like there's a conflict of some kind going on. It would be useful if there was a list on prevx's website that detailed known conflicts with Prevx. Sorry not to be more helpful...