Hitman Pro Support and Discussion Thread

Re: Anyone tried out Hitman Pro?

Just noticed an upgrade to Build 68 - now a feature to report a file as safe (added in build 67).

On my system, only the one false positive which is also detected by prevx - an uncommon download of amsn (from portableapps.com). I reported this file as safe.

Otherwise, scan is at lightning speed, this program is definitely improving. Developers mentioned a right-click scan was on the horizon, so maybe some further scanning configuration options aren't too far away either.


Build 68 (2009-07-24)

Changed Crusader removal tactics to handle specific new rootkits.
Updated the internal whitelist.

Build 67 (2009-07-17)

Added option to report a file as safe. This will also set the default action on that file to "Do not delete" (locally).
Improved dynamic detection and removal of fake/rogue anti-malware traces.
Fixed a potential issue which could cause the removal engine not to timeout when removing a particular malicious driver.
Updated the internal whitelist.

 

Re: Anyone tried out Hitman Pro?

It is getting better. Few friends who play a lot of online games aren't wanting anything which causes slowdowns. They're running this with good feedback so far.

 

Re: Anyone tried out Hitman Pro?

Yes this is a very impressive application that's being actively improved all the time.Leveraging all that AM technology with practically zero resource usage,great stuff.

 

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I'm not sure what that last thing is supposed to mean - it's an on-demand scan, you only do it manually when not running other intensive tasks.

 

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I was just making an observation that you are concurrently utilising multiple engines for on demand scans at a fraction of the resource usage/time of installing and running the separate products individually,A2 for example runs a service permanently even in the free version.I just love the whole concept of the multiple cloud AM.

 

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my question is though, since its running all these tools in the cloud, is it using the full detecting potential of each AV or is it like VirusTotal?

 

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Interesting question.I'd guess that it's somewhere between the 2 points but that's only speculation.

 

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The evaluation of the suspect files is done by their computers, however depending on how much needs to be uploaded the internet connection can get saturated (broadband connections usually have a much slower upload speed compared with download speed). That's just an observation, not a criticism. It's good to note which files get flagged. I had a situation where Hitman Pro flagged a large file and since it wasn't necesssary I decided to delete it instead of uploading it, which saved a lot of time.

 

Re: Anyone tried out Hitman Pro?

I ran hitman pro on a newly install Windows XP system with a few things installed. It no longer flagged FDISR or other things as suspicious. I've also used this on friends PC(s) which were innundated with trojans. Cleaned them up nicely. I will probably buy a 3 user license, wonder if I could put a registered hitman on my usb drive.

 

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You can use the USB to scan unlimited machines, but you can desinfect only on 3 since a license is bound to a machine and stored on the machine, not on the USB stick.

 

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I see - now I understand your post and totally agree with you, mate.

 

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While I hate the term "cloud computing", I understand and appreciate its value. I downloaded Hitman Pro this afternoon and was duly impressed. Very good engines (G Data, NOD32, AntiVir, Prevx, and a-squared) in that cloud of theirs! Absolutely worth having, IMO.

 

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Hitman Pro 3.5 only scans PE files.
So it currently does not scan/upload Office documents, archives, etc.

 

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So, what if an infected archive is on the system and gets the user infected in the future? I'm asking this since it would be less useful in say a sandbox-setup which I thought about, where H-P would scan the system at startup and sandboxing handles the rest. Is archives something that will be supported for a right-click scan?

Simply brainstorming overall some questions that I need answers for. Always do that.

 

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You can always check which engine detects it by looking at the item's details - I would be interested to find out which one it was (I've a guess...).

 

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Surely it's the files in the archive that's the problem, not the archive itself. I know many AVs detect files within archives hence archive scanning, and it's a useful feature to have, but correct me if I'm wrong, the files will only infect if executed. Hopefully, the AM will detect on execution, but at the moment HP doesn't detect in real-time.

 

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Yes, yes... formulated wrong - ofc the files inside an archive that are malware or infected. Thanks for the thorough posts, ssj. Appreciate it.

 

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I have been using this the last week on 3 computers. Two with Geswall, one with Sandboxie. And to me, with either setup I could see how you could easily go with either Geswall or Sandboxie by themselves, and suppliment it with Hitman Pro. I really like it. Actually one of the above setups may become a fixture on the 2 computers with Hitman Pro.

 

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I really dont know how I missed this one. In the Cloud technology and some of the best scanning engines on the market. To me it may be one of the best products I have ever used. It is a little jewel and I am buying it.

 

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You don't even need to buy it ... well not untill you get infected.

 

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I don't like the cloud part of it much.

Does anyone use it but prevent the cloud upload?

 

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Bought a 3 user license. I like it and hey, my head is always in the clouds so,,,,. I really like combining it with Geswall or Sandboxie. Very cool.

 

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The guys behind the program are helpful too.

You can prevent the cloud upload just by cancelling files (you know are safe) before they're uploaded. Takes 10 seconds.

 

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Oh thats good.
I might have found a new BB !

 

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Most modern AV product upload all sorts of information to their servers which you don't see. Hitman Pro only uploads suspicious PE-files that are not already known (other users did not upload them yet). Documents, pictures or other datafiles are never uploaded as they are not PE-files.

What exactly don't you like about the cloud part?