Advice Request Private internet access antivirus?

[Andrew3000]

Wait, what is that? Does anyone have any news? PIA AV uses Avira as engine

Images in the spoiler

Spoiler

 

[ZeePriest]

Is it free?

 

[Kongo]

Kape Technologies which is the company that acquired Private Internet Access, actually created malware back in the day. Quite funny that they are completely changing sides now. Wouldn't trust them even a little bit to be honest.

Strange Ties: Private Internet Access, Kape, and Crossrider

What does a company with a history of producing malware have to do with a VPN service that offers privacy and security? Read this to find out.

restoreprivacy.com

 

[Andrew3000]

Is it free?

Nope it's in beta, and it's needed a PIA VPN licence

 

[Popolitus]

it uses avira engine

 

[show-Zi]

UI that seems to be "Like Luke Filewalker"

 

[blackice]

I thought this was a joke at first…

 

[SumTingWong]

Kape Technologies which is the company that acquired Private Internet Access, actually created malware back in the day. Quite funny that they are completely changing sides now. Wouldn't trust them even a little bit to be honest.

Strange Ties: Private Internet Access, Kape, and Crossrider

What does a company with a history of producing malware have to do with a VPN service that offers privacy and security? Read this to find out.

restoreprivacy.com

Thanks for the info, and a big off. Gotta put PIA vpn into my blacklist.

 

[roger_m]

While I've been aware of this for a while, this is the first time I've seen screenshots. I can see from the screenshots that it is a rebrand of Intego Antivirus which I tried in December and did not like.

Intego Antivirus.

I have been testing Intego Antivirus for a month and it has been adequate for me. Its very frustrating that the single user licenses are very expensive: $46AUD 1PC-1YR When I'm in the mood for a quick barebones/unbloated 3rd party solution to use on a VM it would be viable at a more reasonable...

malwaretips.com

I just tested it briefly. It's yet another antivirus using Avira signatures. Just about all new antiviruses relying on third party signatures are using Avira signatures (although detection rates vary slightly from one product to the next), so it's not surprising. It's a very basic antivirus, which relies solely on local signatures and cloud detection, with no behavioural protection as far as I can tell.

Without any behavioural protection, it's definitely not worth using, just like the various other Avira based antiviruses which also lack this. The following are a few examples of such antiviruses.

• PC Protect/Scanguard/Total AV
• ITL Total Security
• MajorAV
• WardWiz

Here is a review of Intego.

Intego Antivirus for Windows Review 2024 — Is It Any Good?

We tested Intego’s malware detection rates and all other features. It produced some great results, but it could use some improvements.

www.safetydetectives.com

 

[show-Zi]

While I've been aware of this for a while, this is the first time I've seen screenshots. I can see from the screenshots that it is a rebrand of Intego Antivirus which I tried in December and did not like.

Intego Antivirus.

I have been testing Intego Antivirus for a month and it has been adequate for me. Its very frustrating that the single user licenses are very expensive: $46AUD 1PC-1YR When I'm in the mood for a quick barebones/unbloated 3rd party solution to use on a VM it would be viable at a more reasonable...

malwaretips.com

Here is a review of Intego.

Intego Antivirus for Windows Review 2024 — Is It Any Good?

We tested Intego’s malware detection rates and all other features. It produced some great results, but it could use some improvements.

www.safetydetectives.com

This came out as soon as I visited the linked review that was introduced

 

[roger_m]

This came out as soon as I visited the linked review that was introduced
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I got that ad too

 

[Cleo]

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While I've been aware of this for a while, this is the first time I've seen screenshots. I can see from the screenshots that it is a rebrand of Intego Antivirus which I tried in December and did not like.

Intego Antivirus.

I have been testing Intego Antivirus for a month and it has been adequate for me. Its very frustrating that the single user licenses are very expensive: $46AUD 1PC-1YR When I'm in the mood for a quick barebones/unbloated 3rd party solution to use on a VM it would be viable at a more reasonable...

malwaretips.com

Here is a review of Intego.

Intego Antivirus for Windows Review 2024 — Is It Any Good?

We tested Intego’s malware detection rates and all other features. It produced some great results, but it could use some improvements.

www.safetydetectives.com

I was watching this play out from the other end. I had been using Intego for Windows as I like no frills AV's. I decided to uninstall when Intego pulled it from their website.
When I checked back a couple of months later it was back - with an inbuilt VPN... I guess that's PIA.

 

[Behold Eck]

I got that ad too

Same here

Regards Eck