Deprecated WiseVector Free AI Driven Security

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I highly doubt they would have stopped permanently without notifying the community. They are an smaller company after all who wouldn't want to hurt their reputation, and thus should be given more time to work with.
Yes, but the clock is ticking. Maybe they're satisfied with development of the back door feature, especially. ;):LOL:
 
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WiseVector was getting traction in the security industry and high praises in forums/social media it's strange they have kind of disappeared.

You would think they would be active with future plans for paid products, but they're not. Maybe they got a letter/notice from government to shut down?
 

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Maybe they got a letter/notice from government to shut down?
Maybe they got too much attention, and their government or even competitors saw them as an threat?

The weird thing is, if they were completely shut down, then why are their site still up, why can you still download it, and why is the software still receiving streaming updates?
 
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Maybe they got too much attention, and their government or even competitors saw them as an threat?
It's more likely their government stepped in a said cool it and stop offering superb free anti-malware software/technology for free to western markets.

I don't see competitors seeing them as a threat, they are much more likely to buy/invest in the company and take it over than sabotage it.

When something is too successful at stopping malware usually it's bought out by bigger fish and their technology is incorporated into another product.

The problem is where they come from and located in. It's not known for transparency and what the government says is really the final word.

*edit* Forgot to mention it's very close to Lunar New Year 🐰🐰🐰 (Chinese New Year 🇨🇳) and 99% of people/companies/businesses are closed or on skeleton staff for the holidays 🍾🎆🕉️ in the Asia region. It could be that and it's just their down time, but it doesn't look good! Though who knows!
 
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Maybe they got too much attention, and their government or even competitors saw them as an threat?

The weird thing is, if they were completely shut down, then why are their site still up, why can you still download it, and why is the software still receiving streaming updates?
WV seems to have stopped releasing streaming updates for about a week. Rumor has it that WV will release a new product line after CNY holiday.
 

bobdoe

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WV seems to have stopped releasing streaming updates for about a week. Rumor has it that WV will release a new product line after CNY holiday.
Thats what Im seeing... 2023-01-09 17:34:53 is the last update mine that shows.

From what Im reading, the covid situation is out of control in much of China with infection rates being very high... I really hope no one got sick but seems like one possible scenario.
 

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It's still manageable. At this time, many people in Beijing, where WV is based, have been recovered from Covid and returned to work.
Hospitals across many parts of China now have only one department, the lung department. The hospitals are overcrowded and people are dying, many people 😭
 
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No it's not dead :)

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Yeah- I've been preparing something for someone and can confirm that the database is up to date. As to why an updated version hasn't been yet released I can imagine 3 possibilities, all of which are probably wrong:
1). they've coded it as far as it can go (and it is really, really good in the current form); or
2). they have an updated new nifty version soon to be released which will not be free; or
3). As both Baidu an Alibaba have AV's that totally suck, one of these is in talks with WV for an acquisition (pocket change for them).
 

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Hmmm no news is good news I suppose. It's kind of worrying that there really hasn't been an update. It's kind of strange since they were gaining a foothold.

It might end up like CF and be a product admired by security enthusiasts but has ceased further development. Very strange!
 

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