Expired Heimdal PRO 2.2.151 for 6 Months Free

[frogboy]

Installed ... so far they are not complaining.

Very good news then so far.

 

[Winter Soldier]

Installed now alongside Windows Defender, ZAL and Adguard Desktop, no problems so far

 

[Aleeyen]

Every MT user always has pocket full of security software. Thanks every one for posting the giveaways.

 

[Ink]

So this a firewall + BB? Or can i use it with another Firewall?

How you can use Heimdal Pro for your Windows PC, screenshot taken from their website.

Source: Heimdal PRO - 2nd Generation Anti-Malware Security Software

 

[Sunshine-boy]

I think it's like Avira browser safety extension or others
am I wrong? cant see any thing special
a simple realtime protection(like an av)+ aggressive linkchecker+software updater

 

[Sunshine-boy]

let's say smth like a light version of malwarebyte+avira browser saftey+scunia psi!

 

[brambedkar59]

Thanks for the giveaway, trying it now.

Please note: The software includes a 6-months license and comes with free technical support and updates.

This is what it says in readme.txt

Please note that the software you download and install
during the Giveaway period comes with the following important limitations:
1) No free technical support
2) No free upgrades to future versions
3) Strictly non-commercial usage

 

[Parsh]

Thanks for the giveaway, trying it now.

This is what it says in readme.txt

Please note that the software you download and install
during the Giveaway period comes with the following important limitations:
1) No free technical support
2) No free upgrades to future versions
3) Strictly non-commercial usage

A typical full version giveaway!
Basically, www.giveawayoftheday.com distorted the offering details; we need not consider their details always.

 

[brambedkar59]

A typical full version giveaway!
Basically, www.giveawayoftheday.com distorted the offering details; we need not consider their details always.

Yeah, i just read a comparison b/w free and pro version on Heimdal's official website and apparently technical support is provided to both versions.

 

[brambedkar59]

How you can use Heimdal Pro for your Windows PC, screenshot taken from their website.
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Source: Heimdal PRO - 2nd Generation Anti-Malware Security Software

Thanks for explaining that.

 

[enaph]

I like Heimdal a lot. I am using it a couple of months already (pro version) alongside Windows Defender and VoodooShield Pro - no problems so far.

 

[Parsh]

I like Heimdal a lot. I am using it a couple of months already (pro version) alongside Windows Defender and VoodooShield Pro - no problems so far.

I'm currently trying the same setup, but with VDS free
Is it Heimdal that hijacks (for good) the DNS to monitor and control Network traffic of the system? I find ZAL detect so, apparently because of adding Hemidal.

 

[enaph]

Is it Heimdal that hijacks (for good) the DNS to monitor and control Network traffic of the system? I find ZAL detect so, apparently because of adding Hemidal.

Yes

 

[Parsh]

I think it's like Avira browser safety extension or others
am I wrong? cant see any thing special
a simple realtime protection(like an av)+ aggressive linkchecker+software updater

To describe it that way can be disconcerting.
Just check out the 'Free VS Pro' Features Description, somewhere in the middle of this page, and you will get to know how many and what layers of defense the Pro version provides

 

[kev216]

The software updater is rather poor in terms of numbers of applications they check. The malicious url blocker that the PRO version offers is outstanding and a great addition to every security setup imho.
Here is a quick advertisement they made a while ago where they say what the product offers:

 

[Parsh]

The software updater is rather poor in terms of numbers of applications they check. The malicious url blocker that the PRO version offers is outstanding and a great addition to every security setup imho.
Here is a quick advertisement they made a while ago where they say what the product offers:

The video pretty much clears the basics of Heimdal, thanks Kev!
I see Heimdal block some suspicious connections right after activation. It feels light for sure though the update list is short.

I however do not understand whether its network-traffic-scanning is basically detecting the URLs/hosts with respect to inbound and outbound traffic, or its more than that (like intelligently scanning what kind of data is being transferred, the load etc). That might explain how much it intersects with some functions of advanced firewalls.
They've used a lot of terms when describing their product offerings here, however, many of them might just revolve around identifying malicious connections only.

 

[kev216]

@Parsh If you want to know how heimdal works in detail, you can watch the first 25 minutes of this video:

 

[brambedkar59]

Didn't worked for me. It updated 7-zip to v16.04 from v16.04, What? And now i can see two entries in control panel for 7-zip. Might be a bug. Also continuous cpu utilization of about 6%.

 

[generalwu]

Thanks for the giveaway.

I've been using it since the last giveaway and I can say it's very useful even with it's auto-update feature (No problem for me so far).
Although it's traffic filter system does gave me a few FP once a while.

I highly recommended it even more so for installing it onto your less tech-savvy friends or family so that their PC can stay updated without our assistances.

 

[harlan4096]

Didn't worked for me. It updated 7-zip to v16.04 from v16.04, What? And now i can see two entries in control panel for 7-zip. Might be a bug. Also continuous cpu utilization of about 6%.

Yes, this is a small glitch (or by design?) every 2 ~ 3 seconds there is a peak of about 6% of CPU ...