Tachyon Internet Security

[imuade]

https://tachyonlab.com/en/b2c/prod_tis.html

They have a free version too.
According to AV Comparatives, they (nProtect) use Bitdefender engine

List of Consumer AV Vendors (PC)

www.av-comparatives.org

Has anyone used it?

 

[roger_m]

I've used this and past versions. There is a thread about previous versions here.

nProtect Anti-Virus/Spyware 3.0/4.0S

nProtect Anti-Virus/Spyware 3.0 uses a dual engine (nProtect developed engine Tachyon + BitDefender engine) and a real-time component to protect your system various types of malware including viruses, trojans, spyware, worms, keyloggers and rootkits and other known threats to the user. nProtect...

malwaretips.com

If found v4 to be too heavy at times for my liking. I can't remember if the current version was any better, but I prefer other free antiviruses.

 

[imuade]

I've used this and past versions. There is a thread about previous versions here.

nProtect Anti-Virus/Spyware 3.0/4.0S

nProtect Anti-Virus/Spyware 3.0 uses a dual engine (nProtect developed engine Tachyon + BitDefender engine) and a real-time component to protect your system various types of malware including viruses, trojans, spyware, worms, keyloggers and rootkits and other known threats to the user. nProtect...

malwaretips.com

If found v4 to be too heavy at times for my liking. I can't remember if the current version was any better, but I prefer other free antiviruses.

OK thanks, I'll also post the link to v5 on that thread

 

[roger_m]

Use this with caution. It is not using Bitdefender definitions (although previous versions did), but is just using its own Tachyon engine. I scanned a large malware pack and the detection rate was abysmal, with the vast majority of the files being undetected. I then scanned the first few files that had not been quarantined, at VirusTotal and Bitdefender detected every one.

 

[Behold Eck]

Use this with caution. It is not using Bitdefender definitions (although previous versions did), but is just using its own Tachyon engine. I scanned a large malware pack and the detection rate was abysmal, with the vast majority of the files being undetected. I then scanned the first few files that had not been quarantined, at VirusTotal and Bitdefender detected every one.

Likewise.


Using their own own sigs now ? I was wondering why the detection rate was so bad.

Regards Eck

 

[roger_m]

Using their own own sigs now ? I was wondering why the detection rate was so bad.

They've always used their own signatures alongside Bitdefender's. It didn't matter that their own signatures detected very little, when they used BD sigs as well. While using their own signatures too, did very little to improve the detection rate, they didn't have issues with false positives, so it didn't matter. Maybe there own signatures are good at detecting local threats?

 

[Behold Eck]

They've always used their own signatures alongside Bitdefender's. It didn't matter that their own signatures detected very little, when they used BD sigs as well. While using their own signatures too, did very little to improve the detection rate, they didn't have issues with false positives, so it didn't matter. Maybe there own signatures are good at detecting local threats?

Yes it was very noticable the drop in the detection rate.

Maybe they`re in the midst of aquiring other vendor signatures or something but their own sigs could sure do with a helping hand?

Regards Eck

 

[alakazam]

What country is this company based in?

 

[FrFc1908]

What country is this company based in?

this is what I could find in the contact page on their website , so it's headquarters is based in california :

• 3003 N. First Street #301 San Jose, CA 95134

founded in 1996 by Youngheum Joo :


The beginning of TACHYON goes back to 1996 when INCA Internet CEO Yongheum Joo first encountered a computer virus and decided to develop an anti-virus called 'TACHYON'. TACHYON opens the new era of anti-virus by detecting and cleaning new virus / malware with fast speed and fast update

 

[roger_m]

What country is this company based in?

South Korea.

 

[DeepWeb]

Well... at least they are using their own engine. Can't knock the hustle lmao. Would be nice if they saw this thread so we can help them get on the right path. We need more AV engine diversity.

 

[alakazam]

When did Tachyon drop the BitDefender engine? This article, posted less than a month ago, says that Tachyon uses the BitDefender engine alongside their own engine:

TACHYON Internet Security is a decent alternative to other free tools

TACHYON Internet Security for Windows PC uses a dual engine (nProtect developed engine Tachyon + BitDefender engine). The Basic verson is free.

www.thewindowsclub.com

 

[thrillskr]

Well... at least they are using their own engine. Can't knock the hustle lmao. Would be nice if they saw this thread so we can help them get on the right path. We need more AV engine diversity.

That’s why this forum is amazing. See for example Zemana

 

[roger_m]

When did Tachyon drop the BitDefender engine?[/URL]

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It was released without Bitdefender. Previous versions, which were called nProtect, used Bitdefender signatures alongside their own.

 

[alakazam]

Is Tachyon free preferable to AhnLab free? They are both Korean-based companies, so which of them would you rather use?

 

[roger_m]

Is Tachyon free preferable to AhnLab free? They are both Korean-based companies, so which of them would you rather use?

Ahnlab's V3 has much better detection rates, so it is a better choice. But the detection rates are not as good as the major antiviruses, so it's best to only be used for testing.

 

[alakazam]

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It was released without Bitdefender. Previous versions, which were called nProtect, used Bitdefender signatures alongside their own.

I emailed them at the contact email address they have on their site and got this response from a Tachyon representative:



Either they are still using the dual signature, or he is uninformed about what is going on with their software.

 

[roger_m]

Either they are still using the dual signature, or he is uninformed about what is going on with their software.

I did see some Bitdefender components installed, but it does not download Bitdefender signatures.

 

[Tachyon is a virus]

OK so this is very weird.

I got this program automatically installed on my computer without my consent. It looks like a fake antivirus utility. LOL how great.

Tried to remove it using malwarebits or zemana, failed. I cant even delete the program folder, it says I need admin rights. When I try to give admin rights, the same Tachyon denies access WTF. If I try to uninstall it through control panel, some random popups with chinese or korean characters. WTF?

This is an absolute malware. Tachyon is a virus, please help me remove it. I dont want it in my computer they entered my PC without my consent, this is very frustrating. I am using Windows 8.1

 

[roger_m]

@Tachyon is a virus You can uninstall it using Add or remove programs. You can use Google Translate app on a smart phone to translate the Korean text to English.

This is not a virus or malware. I have once seen it bundled with other software and I presume that is where you got it from. But this doesn't make it a virus. For example, Avast, Chrome and Opera, often come bundled with other software too