New Update Defender Hardening Console Executable

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Divine_Barakah said:
@Trident how is it with FPs? Is it set-and-forget or it requires constant monitoring?
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For most people it will be set and forget, unless if they wanna run a scan every now and then to see if Defender has missed something.

The Helios UltraQuick engine is similar to Norton Power Eraser, based on aggressive heuristics, cloud-powered AI and threat intelligence from real cyber security providers (not malware bazaar/abuse.ch). However, it also looks at the established connections which is something NPE doesn’t do.

So you can expect it to detect advanced threats, but it will certainly have false positives in the cases where people use cracked software and so on. This is not different from other AVs. The fileless malware detection is very aggressive.

Helios UltraQuick will be the less pro version of Behavioural AirLock in the real-time protection software I am about to release. Suspicious executables and modules will be blocked from communicating, whilst malicious-looking ones will be suggested for removal.

Over the next few days, VirusTotal links will start to appear for every detection so users can verify quickly—you will not need to use VT API keys.
 
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It looks amazing! Just to offer some praise in brief, kudos on going the extra distance to accomplish it all in C++. The website and application don't give the impression of an amateurish effort. Polish and professionalism like this go a long way in giving people the confidence to adopt software that supposedly offers security, a serious matter through and through.
 
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Trident said:
For most people it will be set and forget, unless if they wanna run a scan every now and then to see if Defender has missed something.

The Helios UltraQuick engine is similar to Norton Power Eraser, based on aggressive heuristics, cloud-powered AI and threat intelligence from real cyber security providers (not malware bazaar/abuse.ch). However, it also looks at the established connections which is something NPE doesn’t do.

So you can expect it to detect advanced threats, but it will certainly have false positives in the cases where people use cracked software and so on. This is not different from other AVs. The fileless malware detection is very aggressive.

Helios UltraQuick will be the less pro version of Behavioural AirLock in the real-time protection software I am about to release. Suspicious executables and modules will be blocked from communicating, whilst malicious-looking ones will be suggested for removal.

Over the next few days, VirusTotal links will start to appear for every detection so users can verify quickly—you will not need to use VT API keys.
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Are you planning to incorporate all the features in a single product?

Personally i'd love to use MD, but I need a set-and-forget Firewall based on reputation for example. Have you considered it?
 
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Divine_Barakah said:
And please let us know how we can support the project. You're putting much effort in it.
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I don’t see it as a hassle, I like doing it.

Miravi said:
It looks amazing! Just to offer some praise in brief, kudos on going the extra distance to accomplish it all in C++. The website and application don't give the impression of an amateurish effort. Polish and professionalism like this go a long way in giving people the confidence to adopt software that supposedly offers security, a serious matter through and through.
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Yes, I don’t want people to feel that they are using amateurish and underdeveloped project, though the UX still needs some work.

OrbitUI now needs to be consistent across all projects.

Thanks for the praise.
 
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Upgradng the scanning experience, will be released soon

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New update published.

This update enables a new scan flow that makes it easier to manage threats, view details and verify on VirusTotal.

In addition, health issues can now be fixed individually, previously they were fixed only when threats are being remediated.

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Looks good,(y) looking at the website, it will be released as a freemium product? Do you already have idea's about the pricing model of the premium version?

In mobile apps the usage of micro licensing (price of a Starbucks coffee annual) do really well for one-man-bands, startups and smaller companies, but I have not yet seen them in desktop market. Imagine what Gorhill would have earned when he had asked only 1 dollar for the advanced functions of uBlockOrigin (dynamic filtering).
 
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LinuxFan58 said:
Looks good,(y) looking at the website, it will be released as a freemium product? Do you already have idea's about the pricing model of the premium version?

In mobile apps the usage of micro licensing (price of a Starbucks coffee annual) do really well for one-man-bands, startups and smaller companies, but I have not yet seen them in desktop market. Imagine what Gorhill would have earned when he had asked only 1 dollar for the advanced functions of uBlockOrigin (dynamic filtering).
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Thanks!

It will be a free product.

I've got no plans on the pricing for HEAT yet.
 
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Trident said:
New update published.

This update enables a new scan flow that makes it easier to manage threats, view details and verify on VirusTotal.

In addition, health issues can now be fixed individually, previously they were fixed only when threats are being remediated.

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Can not download because it is blocked by Microsoft Defender as Trojan:Win32/Wacatac.H!ml
Same detection on VirusTotal:

VirusTotal

VirusTotal
www.virustotal.com www.virustotal.com
 
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Gandalf_The_Grey said:
Can not download because it is blocked by Microsoft Defender as Trojan:Win32/Wacatac.H!ml
Same detection on VirusTotal:

VirusTotal

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www.virustotal.com www.virustotal.com
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"Trojan:Win32/Wacatac.C!ml: That alert indicates that Microsoft Defender detected a trojan capable of modifying system settings"
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MD reading the behavior as trial to modify its own settings or disabling protection.
Machine learning detections are susceptible to false positive.
 
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