Deprecated WiseVector Free AI Driven Security

[ItsReallyMe]

BypassIO not supported due to WisevectorHIPS driver

 

[GakunGak]

My last update is 2023-01-09, however it is still blocking threats.

Any word on the guys what's going on?
For the time being it is being complemented with Hourong IS, however if there's no news for quite some time, will consider switching back to Comodo.

 

[Azure]

My last update is 2023-01-09, however it is still blocking threats.

Any word on the guys what's going on?
For the time being it is being complemented with Hourong IS, however if there's no news for quite some time, will consider switching back to Comodo.

This is normal.
For the current version, we are working on a new plan, and no updates will be available until the plan is finalized.


Best Regards,
Customer Service Team"

WiseVector Stop-X

A lot of that's now done through Windows on the hardware level through virtualisation enforcement. That's now the first layer of defence and anything...

www.wilderssecurity.com

 

[pvsurfer]

WiseVector Stop-X

A lot of that's now done through Windows on the hardware level through virtualisation enforcement. That's now the first layer of defence and anything...

www.wilderssecurity.com

Give me a break - this is anything but 'normal'. Judging from what I'm seeing on Linkedin, it looks like top management could be 'abandoning (or have already abandoned) ship'!

 

[GakunGak]

This better not be "trust the plan, 2 weeks" kind of a deal.

I'm sure whatever they come up with it's gonna be good.

Thanks @Azure for the help, appreciated!

 

[Zero Knowledge]

Another few weeks of silence and sadly I think we can call it a day .

 

[oldschool]

Another few weeks of silence and sadly I think we can call it a day .

WV was too good to be true. I don't trust it. That's just me.

 

[ForgottenSeer 98186]

"For the current version, we are working on a new plan, and no updates will be available until the plan is finalized."

This is vague enough that it can be interpreted multiple ways, but it is not a surprise with a freeware.

 

[Pico]

Indeed vague, a practical phrase often heard to keep the audience quiet.

 

[Anthony Qian]

WV official staff has confirmed that database updates will be discontinued until further notice.

 

[Trident]

This is vague enough that it can be interpreted multiple ways, but it is not a surprise with a freeware.

Specially when they don’t offer any shareware at all…

 

[Anthony Qian]

Specially when they don’t offer any shareware at all…

They said they will focus on enterprise security.

 

[Trident]

They said they will focus on enterprise security.

Have they got a product prepared already?

 

[ForgottenSeer 98186]

Specially when they don’t offer any shareware at all…

Aw. Did WV stop giving away its software? You always have Comodo. It is still free. Getting an update too!

 

[Trident]

Aw. Did WV stop giving away its software? You always have Comodo. It is still free. Getting an update too!

Behave and stay on topic!

 

[SeriousHoax]

Wisevector was always a bit suspicious anyway. They have been around since 2017, but how? Who was funding them? Is there any info on that? Let me know if there is. You can't just keep developing a security product for free forever with no money, with no profit unless it's something like a free & open source, one man hobby product. Otherwise, someone has to invest money to keep it running.

Besides, when asked about third-party tests and windows security integration, they kept saying since 2020 that they will do those very soon. Later they gave excuses like it's too costly to do all that, but they'll do it. When people questioned its method of Windows startup which was done merely by a scheduled task, (Don't know if it was changed later) they gave many excuses to why it was safe. I and some other member here and on the wilder forum didn't buy it.
The excuses continued to... we'll do this next month, do that next year, paid version is coming soon, etc. with no real progress in practice.

Yeah, its protection is/was very good indeed but in this day and age you should never use an Antivirus that's not certified by Microsoft, doesn't have an ELAM driver, never tested/certified by well-known testing organizations, doesn't integrate into Windows Security and so on. Wisevector also had bugs.
Because of all these, they were always phishy to me. As Mr. @oldschool put it, "WV was too good to be true".
Now as they said, they'll focus on Enterprise Security. If that means that they will come up with an Enterprise version, then it'll have to meet all the requirements before releasing.
Developing Enterprise software cannot be a hobby, it's a job, it's a business, it needs money, it needs profit.
So good luck to them if they come back otherwise, R.I.P.

 

[harlan4096]

W11 x64 22H2 + KPLUS 21.9, running as a Second Opinion Scanner (real-time protection off).

 

[ForgottenSeer 98186]

Wisevector was always a bit suspicious anyway. They have been around since 2017, but how? Who was funding them? Is there any info on that? Let me know if there is. You can't just keep developing a security product for free forever with no money, with no profit unless it's something like a free & open source, one man hobby product. Otherwise, someone has to invest money to keep it running.

Besides, when asked about third-party tests and windows security integration, they kept saying since 2020 that they will do those very soon. Later they gave excuses like it's too costly to do all that, but they'll do it. When people questioned its method of Windows startup which was done merely by a scheduled task, (Don't know if it was changed later) they gave many excuses to why it was safe. I and some other member here and on the wilder forum didn't buy it.
The excuses continued to... we'll do this next month, do that next year, paid version is coming soon, etc. with no real progress in practice.

Yeah, its protection is/was very good indeed but in this day and age you should never use an Antivirus that's not certified by Microsoft, doesn't have an ELAM driver, never tested/certified by well-known testing organizations, doesn't integrate into Windows Security and so on. Wisevector also had bugs.
Because of all these, they were always phishy to me. As Mr. @oldschool put it, "WV was too good to be true".
Now as they said, they'll focus on Enterprise Security. If that means that they will come up with an Enterprise version, then it'll have to meet all the requirements before releasing.
Developing Enterprise software cannot be a hobby, it's a job, it's a business, it needs money, it needs profit.
So good luck to them if they come back otherwise, R.I.P.

WiseVector did the same thing that SparkCognition did:

1. Provide an AI security solution for free - certain types of users will gobble it up enthusiastically
2. Use them as guinea pigs
3. Use their data to train the ML and AI
4. Pull the freeware and make it no longer available
5. Re-launch as an Enterprise solution

 

[Trident]

WiseVector did the same thing that SparkCognition did:

1. Provide an AI security solution for free - certain types of users will gobble it up enthusiastically
2. Use them as guinea pigs
3. Use their data to train the ML and AI
4. Pull the freeware and make it no longer available
5. Re-launch as an Enterprise solution

1-4 are highly likely and they have stated before that this is why the software exists for free.

There is no evidence that they will come back as an enterprise vendor (even though they have stated that too). The Enteprise software businesses is really rough and many have alredy cried there. I am not sure what WiseVector has planned to succeed.

 

[LDogg]

So glad I never downloaded this and the fact they did a lot of sketchy things too doesn't make this a plausible option to use. Shame though, was very promising.

~LDogg