I am liking herd protect more

I would say that any toolbar is a potential unwanted software, in fact they are removing the toolbar and doing the filtering internally in the new av versions. If you don't have the toolbar then yes it would be an FP and the heritage of the panda toolbar that now have the same components (files) to do the url filtering but no toolbar, if you report the FP's it will be gone in a few days.

Regarding the "next generation" complimentary product to AV's I think you can already find some of them like, EMET, HitmanPro Alert and MBAE. Basically if you don't rely in the AV methods you can rely in mitigations, and protect from exploits the key components of your SO and your "key" apps installed

 

i try the mobile Version..

Start and Scan done for my Win 7 System (3 Mins aprox.)nice behaviour.

 

Is it possible to "ignore" detected files from subsequent scans?

 

ESET detects Avira as a threat - due to the toolbar - if you have PUA/PUP detections enabled.. ESET also detects Auslogic Defrag (OpenCandy) before installing it, due to that.

Personally - I love a product that helps eliminate these trashy addons, toolbars, and other unwanted crap. THEY SHOULD be detected!

 

I had to install the toolbar to get Panda URL Filter. But of course I never enabled them, and the url filter does its job fine without any toolbars showing. I don't know how integrated they are, i.e. will removing toolbar manually upset url filter, but herdProtect shouldn't be detecting something that's protecting your computer. Even if they're from the same crapware company. The other detections I can see where they're coming from.

Already have those three installed, always ready for more.

 

Can someone confirm that the installed version has custom scan? I tried the portable version not too long ago, and that option wasn't there.

 

No, there is only an option to scan a file or a process. Herdprotect + ProcessExplorer are a nice VT-combo. When autoruns also provides a VT-check, I will revert back to autoruns though.

 

Yeah, I tried the examine feature. Correct me if I'm wrong, but it doesn't seem to scan those files/processes with its engines. If it does, then it's a keeper.

 

I ran this through its paces early this morning and yeah its pretty impressive. Very fast. It placed things into categories as well not such a problem, maybe a problem and definitely a problem. Mostly things that weren't 'signed' but I knew what they were.

I've been using Photoscape for years as a photo editor and recently had to load everything new after a TechPreview disaster. Voodoo Shield said there were some minor things on the download and I had used this for so long without issue that I just ignored it well 4 engines came back saying open candy was in the download package. Makes me appreciate Voodoo Shield and HP.

 

FYI: There are multiple versions (by file contents) that are listed as v1.0.3.9.

 

Their plan of adding realtime protection by Q4 2014 has passed. Does anyone know anything about this ?

 

I find the following screen a bit confusing.
On the top left, it says three files are still scanning in the cloud, but on the bottom it says there were zero unknown files that needed to be deep-scanned, etc, but that I should run another scan.

 

Do they have permission to use all those engines?

 

I guess they have some kind of agreement with virustotal.

 

I've seen similar. I think it's a bug.

 

I am getting reacquainted...last ran in June.

Spoiler: screenshot

 

Interested in the developing too. Tried to write to Andrew (Developer) at the beginning of january but did not receive any reply.

 

Now this just needs a right click scan option and it'll be quite a solid product.

 

I installed HP the other day. Yesterday I scanned and it said 1 item was being scanned in the cloud and to scan again in half an hour. Did that - same result. I wait two hours this time and yep, 1 item was being scanned in the cloud and to scan again in half an hour. PITA having to do multiple scans to satisfy HP.

May or may not be a keeper on my systems.

Edit : Just scanned again 12 hours later, same result. HP may not stay on my systems long at this rate.

 

I don't think it's HP that is causing the issue. I'd guess that the item got sent to VirusTotal and queued up but never got scanned.

 

Maybe, but I'm still getting the same message, just scanned again now. How can I rely on a program when it continually asked me to rescan in half an hour?

 

I am liking herd protect more less

The scheduled scan has not run on my other system either.

 

A bit deceived as well by the cloud scanning which seems to be very slow.
Maybe they should use less engines and get faster and still reliable scans anyway.
Furthermore I made a small donation to the developer, and didn't even get a simple thanks.
Oh well.

 

The scheduled scan did run today, but... There is still 1 item being scanned in the cloud.

 

The product is still in Beta, so it's understandable that a few kinks happen now and then.