Most of modern antivirus doesn't store like this in folder. They hide it. He should at least hide the quarantine folder.
OmniDefender - New Antivirus Software 2025
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What I can easily see assets folder contnets and can change them easily to change gui?
Most of them store in folders, usually in ProgramData. Only Avast creates drives. If the files are encrypted, it doesn’t really matter where they are. The JSON probably contains the original location, quarantine time, malware name and so on.
Oh okay that's why ESET doing that thing to store in folder but ProgramData is hidden
Yeah, if I was developing an AV, I’d put quarantine, definitions, caches, behavioural monitoring databases and so on in ProgramData. But these are minor structural properties and can be changed. As long as other features work.
I was right that the interface is React Dashboard, it is based on Next.js.
I love React dashboards.
hmmm... @XylentAntivirus you are replying like a Web rtc chat, verry difficult to understand you
what are you trying to do exaclty, i don't understand
what are you trying to do exaclty, i don't understand
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Hi @OsirisXD
I have some questions for you
1. Any plans for the multilanguage Version available as example Germ language
2. How can I submit samples and false positives to you
3. Will you add the Scan Engines to virustotal
4. Is it free or a paid product
5. Any plans for the future that you will add to your product
6. Will you release Beta RC Versions
Mops21
I have some questions for you
1. Any plans for the multilanguage Version available as example Germ language
2. How can I submit samples and false positives to you
3. Will you add the Scan Engines to virustotal
4. Is it free or a paid product
5. Any plans for the future that you will add to your product
6. Will you release Beta RC Versions
Mops21
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Hello @Mops21, I apologize for the late reply. We were busy developing Version 1.4 which will fundamentally change OmniDefender's detection mechanism but will take time.
1. Yes, we are considering adding multiple languages in the near future.
2. We actively encourage users to report false positives to help improve detection accuracy by submitting them in compressed zip files through our new developing discord server Join the OmniDefender - Antivirus Discord Server! . Eventually we are planning on having a portal on our website to deposit false positives directly.
3. We are planning on collaborating with VirusTotal to include our engine in the future.
4. OmniDefender is mostly free, power users can benefit from unlimited custom scan usage, OmniVPN, unlimited storage in password manager.
5. Yes we have a roadmap of features we're planning on refining and adjusting, we've already added a lot of the necessary features pre-launch and are actively being refined (Firewall Protection, Browser Protection, Email Protection, Intrusion Detection, Performance and much more)
Here's an example of Email Protection below:
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Hi @OsirisXD
Thank you very much for your answers
7. On which Windows versions did it work as example Windows 8.1
8. Will you post changelogs
9. Must I register before I Download your Software
Mops21
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Hi,
I’ve developed and maintained a professional anti-malware solution in the past (later acquired along with its technologies, and I still continue its development internally for the company that acquired it). So I know firsthand what it really takes to build a serious security product.
At this stage, OmniDefender looks more like an AI demo than a true AV solution:
– Real-Time Protection: instability and silent crashes are unacceptable. A real security engine must run in kernel mode with watchdog/recovery mechanisms to guarantee stability.
– AI Custom Scan: this is not “cutting-edge AI” – it’s simply a large language model generating nice-looking explanations. Malware isn’t detected through prompts.
– Privacy contradiction: claiming to be privacy-focused while your policy states that you collect all user-provided data undermines your credibility.
– Design vs. substance: a polished UI doesn’t compensate for weak detection. In security, stability and detection rates always come before aesthetics.
Right now, OmniDefender feels more like a FakeAV boosted with ChatGPT than a next-gen solution. If you want to be taken seriously, you’ll need to:
I’ve developed and maintained a professional anti-malware solution in the past (later acquired along with its technologies, and I still continue its development internally for the company that acquired it). So I know firsthand what it really takes to build a serious security product.
At this stage, OmniDefender looks more like an AI demo than a true AV solution:
– Real-Time Protection: instability and silent crashes are unacceptable. A real security engine must run in kernel mode with watchdog/recovery mechanisms to guarantee stability.
– AI Custom Scan: this is not “cutting-edge AI” – it’s simply a large language model generating nice-looking explanations. Malware isn’t detected through prompts.
– Privacy contradiction: claiming to be privacy-focused while your policy states that you collect all user-provided data undermines your credibility.
– Design vs. substance: a polished UI doesn’t compensate for weak detection. In security, stability and detection rates always come before aesthetics.
Right now, OmniDefender feels more like a FakeAV boosted with ChatGPT than a next-gen solution. If you want to be taken seriously, you’ll need to:
- Prove bulletproof stability in real-time protection.
- Publish independent test results (AV-Test, AV-Comparatives, etc.).
- Demonstrate an actual detection engine beyond a dressed-up LLM explanation.
That’s a bit farfetched because the fake avs were just graphics, no engines whatsoever. But yeah, we got the point.
Fair point, Trident. I agree it’s not a 1:1 FakeAV since there is some backend logic, but when critical components like real-time protection crash silently, and detection relies heavily on LLM explanations instead of an actual detection engine, it’s hard to see it as more than a dressed-up prototype at this stage.
A serious AV needs to prove itself under stress, independent testing, and consistent stability — otherwise it will always be dismissed as marketing gloss rather than security substance. And let’s be clear: in today’s landscape of increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks, cybersecurity is not something to play around with.
That was my initial point and comment, we discussed that (not sure if later on the topic got cleaned up or maybe on another topic). The developer stated now that measures have been taken to accurately reflect when real-time protection is not active…
100%. And in a saturated market as well, with many top tier vendors offering freebies…
Exactly. That’s the key point: when top-tier vendors already provide robust free solutions, a newcomer with instability and no proven track record simply has no credibility. Security is about trust — and you don’t build trust with buzzwords, you earn it with resilience and results.
And a real engine, not something under Claude3, because even the oldest malware slips through undetected (tested with Brontok again tonight, even Virus.Zombie slips through and kills the VM....)
(tested with Brontok again tonight, even Virus.Zombie slips through and kills the VM....)
I wasn’t going to bring this up, but since we’re talking about credibility… According to official French company records, the founder of OmniDefender is legally registered as a food delivery courier (think Uber Eats), not as a cybersecurity professional or software developer.
So when you market yourself as an ‘AI-powered next-gen antivirus vendor’, but your official business activity is literally delivering meals by bike, it’s hard to take the project seriously.
Cybersecurity isn’t delivered on a bicycle. Building a real AV engine takes years of R&D, telemetry pipelines, kernel-level development, and proven results — not React dashboards glued on top of VirusTotal and GPT.
This isn’t professional cybersecurity, it’s a hobby project dressed up as something it isn’t.
So when you market yourself as an ‘AI-powered next-gen antivirus vendor’, but your official business activity is literally delivering meals by bike, it’s hard to take the project seriously.
Cybersecurity isn’t delivered on a bicycle. Building a real AV engine takes years of R&D, telemetry pipelines, kernel-level development, and proven results — not React dashboards glued on top of VirusTotal and GPT.
This isn’t professional cybersecurity, it’s a hobby project dressed up as something it isn’t.
And honestly, as a French developer working in cybersecurity, this kind of project is embarrassing. France has world-class researchers, vendors like Stormshield, Thales, ANSSI, and serious independent developers. Seeing OmniDefender marketed as a ‘French next-gen antivirus’ when in reality it’s built by someone officially registered as a food delivery courier makes my country look ridiculous in this industry.
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