- Sep 2, 2021
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Huorong is a Chinese publisher, totally unknown to the general public.
It is one of the few companies to offer a totally free security suite.
In this BETA version, Huorong claims to have improved on the detection features of its v5 version, and has included a Machine Learning engine.
Let's take a look... Huorong, promising?
User interface :
The interface changes slightly. It's still as clear as ever, but the editor has opted for simplicity, whereas in the past the interface was sometimes a bit messy...
Huorong also offers Dark Mode, which also adds a touch of freshness.
Web protection: 6/9
Huorong offers good detection of malicious web pages.
It's not perfect (some stealers were not detected), but it's in the middle of the pack.
Fake crack : 0,80/1
Huorong detects all installations except a BitcoinMiner using rundll32.exe
Malware Pack : Remaining 43 out of 546 threats.
Huorong is making efforts on detection, but it's not there yet.
However, the editor has made no improvements to the detection of unknown malware.
I can point out that Huorong now offers Machine Learning detection (!meteor detection), but this is still inadequate.
The machine gets infected pretty quickly, even if Huorong has defended itself with its HIPS.
Final scan :
Huorong : 2
KVRT: 17 (Infection Memory !)
Final opinion:
Huorong is an unknown publisher trying to do things to protect its users.
They've started to get better at detecting and blocking unknown malware with the Machine Learning engine.
This is a good start. But there's still a lot of work to be done, especially on blocking suspicious behavior, detecting stealers and especially on RATs, where Huorong has suffered the most....
It's encouraging, but I still don't recommend it.
It is one of the few companies to offer a totally free security suite.
In this BETA version, Huorong claims to have improved on the detection features of its v5 version, and has included a Machine Learning engine.
Let's take a look... Huorong, promising?
User interface :
The interface changes slightly. It's still as clear as ever, but the editor has opted for simplicity, whereas in the past the interface was sometimes a bit messy...
Huorong also offers Dark Mode, which also adds a touch of freshness.
Web protection: 6/9
Huorong offers good detection of malicious web pages.
It's not perfect (some stealers were not detected), but it's in the middle of the pack.
Fake crack : 0,80/1
Huorong detects all installations except a BitcoinMiner using rundll32.exe
Malware Pack : Remaining 43 out of 546 threats.
Huorong is making efforts on detection, but it's not there yet.
However, the editor has made no improvements to the detection of unknown malware.
I can point out that Huorong now offers Machine Learning detection (!meteor detection), but this is still inadequate.
The machine gets infected pretty quickly, even if Huorong has defended itself with its HIPS.
Final scan :
Huorong : 2
KVRT: 17 (Infection Memory !)
Final opinion:
Huorong is an unknown publisher trying to do things to protect its users.
They've started to get better at detecting and blocking unknown malware with the Machine Learning engine.
This is a good start. But there's still a lot of work to be done, especially on blocking suspicious behavior, detecting stealers and especially on RATs, where Huorong has suffered the most....
It's encouraging, but I still don't recommend it.
