Advice Request HitmanPro or HitmanPro.Alert?

[XhenEd]

You can ask @Erik Loman here or at Wilders. But as far as I'm aware

HMP.A license: covers both HitmanPro and HitmanPro.Alert
HMP license: only covers HitmanPro

What you said is correct. Thanks for the info!

Confirmation: HitmanPro.ALERT Support and Discussion Thread


I was wrong to assume the two products need separate licenses. I must have read those posts incorrectly, after all.

 

[509322]

HMP uses three 3rd-party engines: Bitdefender, Kaspersky, and Sophos.

HMP is more than just a scanner with three 3rd-party engines, though. It has other features that detect malware without relying on those three engines. At least, that's how Surfright markets HMP.

Creative marketing... we got that too.

It irks me to no end and I don't hide it.

 

[Deleted member 178]

with KIS, no need HMP/HMPA

 

[Zero Knowledge]

Sophos buying surfright.nl was the worst thing to happen to HMP.Alert & HMP.

I really hope the development of HMP.Alert & HMP is continued but I fear the worst since the Sophos take over.

Knowing how corporations work it wouldn't surprise me to see the consumer/home user put last behind corporate clients.

 

[giants8058]

Sophos buying surfright.nl was the worst thing to happen to HMP.Alert & HMP.

I really hope the development of HMP.Alert & HMP is continued but I fear the worst since the Sophos take over.

Knowing how corporations work it wouldn't surprise me to see the consumer/home user put last behind corporate clients.

I don't think you have anything to worry about. I doubt they would buy them out to just turn around and shut it down. Not to mention HMP.alert is integrated into their enterprise Intercept X product.

 

[ForgottenSeer 55474]

I use Bitdefender As AV(Total Security)and Malwarebytes 3.0.6.Premium.
On Demand Scanners:Hitman Pro,Superantispyware Premium and ADWcleaner 6.0.34.
Other Security Software:EkspressVPN & VyPrVPN.

 

[k3w1]

So if I use Sophos will it be sufficient to provide the same protection as Hitman?

 

[jamescv7]

@k3w1: As Sophos is already been established to provide protection in majority of threats then it can be sufficient, there's nothing wrong to use Hitman Pro since it can also provide little additional detection on some sophisticated attacks.