Prevx RC 3.0.4.183

Discussion in 'Prevx Betas' started by PrevxHelp, Sep 4, 2009.

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  1. Mongol

    Mongol Registered Member

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    Indeed...OA and Prevx make quite a team...:thumb:
     
  2. firzen771

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    does this browser security have any sandbox sort of functionality?
     
  3. PrevxHelp

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    We're focusing primarily on protecting the browser from the OS rather than the OS from the browser as a sandbox would, however, we are planning on extending this protection into a sandbox.

    The difficulty, however, is that we don't focus on a techie-oriented userbase and the average user can barely download files anyway so the sandboxing we do will be simplistic enough to be understood by average users and strong enough for techies (or normal users who are even more likely to get infected) :)

    That is our goal, at least, but it isn't an easy task to accomplish. We are planning another update in the next couple months which will prevent exploits from the browser transparently but we are still planning further sandbox functionality which may find its way first into Prevx 4.0 :)
     
  4. firzen771

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    sounds amazing, i see a great future in prevx :D gunna install the RC right now actually :)
     
  5. Defenestration

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    Directory Opus 9.1.3.3.3527.x64.

    I just tested it again by selecting two .bat files and the file manager stayed at the front (but it had been placed in front of the Prevx scan dialog), however, the final Prevx dialog said only 1 file had been scanned. I retested it by clicking on the Firefox window, scrolling down a bit, then clicking on the file manager window and right-click scanning the two .bat files again, and this time the Firefox window was incorrectly brought back to the front, but the final scan dialog said two files had been scanned.

    Prevx must be doing something with window focus, either after the scan but before the final scan dialog is displayed, or after the final scan dialog is displayed.
     
  6. firzen771

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    anyone notice any browsing slow downs or browser startup slow down using the web security thing?
     
  7. quark59

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    None!!!
    Allen:eek:
     
  8. Triple Helix

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    None here also!

    TH
     
  9. Threedog

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    No slowdowns here either. RC is working excellent.
     
  10. Mongol

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    Same here...its running great
     
  11. firzen771

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    well on Win7 32bit, none of my browsers are able to connect to the internet, even after i disabled the browser protection :doubt:
     
  12. PrevxHelp

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    Hmm :doubt: Could you send a Tools > Save Scan Results scan log to report@prevxresearch.com? There might be some important browser components which we have as untrusted, causing us to block them from accessing the browser data.

    I should be able to get a clearer picture from there :)

    Thanks!
     
  13. PrevxHelp

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    It does indeed - we force ourselves to show the results to the user if they come out infected but there may be some other stray cases here that could affect it further.

    We will look into this in more detail to see what we can do to stop this annoyance :) Thank you for the information!
     
  14. firzen771

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    i forgot to make a snapshot after i restored :doubt: ill install it again soon then email u the scan
     
  15. Page42

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    Okay Joe, I finally installed RC v3.0.4.183. I'll report back on any GeSWall findings. I've not read of issues from anyone using GW, have you? I think there will be a lot of overlap between GeSWall and the Prevx Secure Browser, don't you agree?
     
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    Regarding Self Protection... apologies if this has already been covered. I did search for it and found this from Joe -->
    If I am not mistaken, the default for 32-bit is Maximum, correct? That seemed odd to me. I changed it to Medium (Standard). :)
     
  17. ace11

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    i uninstalled the formal prevx version and installed 3.0.4.183 for 64bit.
    but in my Prevx system status screen I dont have any indication for the web-protection.

    any help?
     
  18. PrevxHelp

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    Good catch :thumb: That is a typo :) The new default is Maximum on a fresh installation on a 32bit OS and we will change the text to reflect that.
     
  19. PrevxHelp

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    The new web protection doesn't support 64bit yet - as soon as we've completed the 32bit version we will be porting it into 64bit but for now, you will benefit from the additional malware protection and optimized protection engines in 64bit as well (which are new over the existing live build v3.0.1.65).
     
  20. ace11

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    can you specify more details about "additional malware protection @ 64bit" that you mentioned ?
    thank you !
     
  21. Cherub

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    Will this update be automatically installed if I have a paid version of Prevx when it is ready for final release, or should I get the RC and install it now. I have a 64 bit machine.
     
  22. LagerX

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    Will be fixed in next release.
    Awesome! :thumb:
     
  23. Page42

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    Like I said, seems odd to me that Maximum is now default, given how Maximum is described. Or is that the text that you plan to change? Sorry, confused. :)
     

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    In Web Browser Security, with Basic Configuration Protection Enabled, is this the drop down dialog that a user is supposed to see? Also, is it possible to make this drop down movable on my desktop? I'd like to slide it to the right. It would be cool to be able to drag and drop it to a desired location. :)
     

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    Also, I'm sorry to see Prevx getting away from the Edge name. What used to be "Edge Realtime Protection" in the Security Status dialog is now "Realtime Protection". I liked having that Edge. :)
     
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