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[Darren West]

Hi All,

I just stumbled onto this site, when seeking out some of the latest and greatest ransomware to test a new AV product.

The vendor calls it next-gen, and makes some fairly big claims; I am keen to give it a go.

Any guidance on god sources for all windows kernels XP and up will be appreciated.

 

[DracusNarcrym]

Hello, @Darren West! Welcome to MalwareTips!

We all hope you enjoy your stay here!

Glad to hear you want to put an AV to the test. Make sure you do so in a virtualized environment provided either by software like Shadow Defender (full system virtualization software) or in a virtual machine, using VMware or VirtualBox.

Also, is the antivirus you are suggesting by any chance "Qihoo"?

 

[Darren West]

Thanks @DracusNarcrym ... we are looking into the following:

1. Abatis (kernel hardware firewall).
2. AppGuard.
3. MalwareBytes.
4. Bromium.
5. Cylance.
6. Symantec Endpoint Protection.​

Thanks for the tips on the virtual environment. I think Bromium is a virtual process technology, but I am not sure.

Also, trying to use Virus total to assess the comparative capabilities for the aforementioned vendors.

 

[Deleted Member 333v73x]

Hi All,

I just stumbled onto this site, when seeking out some of the latest and greatest ransomware to test a new AV product.

The vendor calls it next-gen, and makes some fairly big claims; I am keen to give it a go.

Any guidance on god sources for all windows kernels XP and up will be appreciated.

Hello and welcome to MalwareTips

 

[Darren West]

Thx

 

[DracusNarcrym]

Thanks @DracusNarcrym ... we are looking into the following:

1. Abatis (kernel hardware firewall).
2. AppGuard.
3. MalwareBytes.
4. Bromium.
5. Cylance.
6. Symantec Endpoint Protection.​

Thanks for the tips on the virtual environment. I think Bromium is a virtual process technology, but I am not sure.

Also, trying to use Virus total to assess the comparative capabilities for the aforementioned vendors.

Ah, I see. I thought it was Qihoo because it is currently extremely popular and you mentioned only one "new AV product".
What do you want the AV to be for? Home/personal/small business use, or for a larger enterprise?
If you are searching for a home security solution, out of the 6 products you mentioned, I'd recommend a combination of AppGuard + Malwarebytes.

 

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[Darren West]

Ah, I see. I thought it was Qihoo because it is currently extremely popular and you mentioned only one "new AV product".
What do you want the AV to be for? Home/personal/small business use, or for a larger enterprise?
If you are searching for a home security solution, out of the 6 products you mentioned, I'd recommend a combination of AppGuard + Malwarebytes.

Thanks for your tip. It is for a small home/business network. I have some friends who work in IT, and they said that I should look at kernel protection. Do your recommendations protect the kernel ?

 

[jamescv7]

Hello and welcome to the community!

Regarding to your question, Appguard and other related whitelist/blacklist/anti-exe are worth to test and can be configure from business landscape style since AV today are obsolete from traditional techniques.

 

[Darren West]

Thx again

 

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