Immunet Version 3.0 – The Next Step In Anti-Malware Protection
February 10, 2011 by admin
Filed under Security News
Introduction to 3.0
On February 9th we will be releasing our version 3.0 with some notable changes and improvements.
Before I detail what’s new from a feature perspective I should also note that we are changing the name of the product with this release, the new name is going to be Immunet 3.0 – Powered by ClamAV. The new product will look like this screenshot here:
In addition to our name change, you will also note a change in the icon we use in your tray. The new icon is the ’star burst’ in white and blue, it should like like this in your tray:
The name change is the result of the acquisition of Immunet Corp by Sourcefire Inc. This acquisition has brought both the Immunet and ClamAV teams under the same roof to deliver our 3.0 release and future products.
New Features
Our 3.0 release was primarily intended to sharpen our focus on malware detection and to provide comprehensive protection to users who are not always connected to the cloud. Some of the features we have added are cutting edge and allow both advanced and basic users of our software to benefit from much higher detection rates. Our new features are detailed below.
Complete Offline Protection
The 3.0 release will now ship with an ‘Offline’ engine. This engine (which is ClamAV .97) once enabled will automatically pull down our latest detection sets and allow for complete detection coverage, even when you are not connected to the Internet. We are creating detections for ‘hot’ threats, prevalent on the net, so that you will be protected from current ‘in the wild’ threats and their variants. With our Offline protection we now also have several complex engines for detection native to the desktop and have support for file formats such as .DOC, .XLS, HTML etc. as well as strong unpacking support.
If you are installing fresh, you will have the option to install this engine turned ‘On’ by default. If you are upgrading from ClamAV for Windows this engine will be turned off be default. The screenshot here shows how to enable it from the ‘Settings’ feature on the front the User Interface.
Cloud Recall
One of the advantages of a Cloud model for hunting and identifying threats is that we are able to retain and analyze vast amounts of data about what our community is seeing at any given time. Unlike traditional Anti-Virus, or even other Cloud Anti-Virus we constantly reconsider all the data we see or have seen in our community. This allows us to evaluate every decision we have made about a file in our community and see if we still agree with that decision as time advances. If we find that our position has changed about the security of a file in our community because of new information on that file we can now seamlessly act on it. To put this in practical terms if you look up a file today and we do not know it’s malicious yet and tonight or tomorrow we discover it is malicious we will alert your system to find the file and remove it, all without you needing to download a single definition update. This ‘Cloud Recall’ ensures that your security is advanced with every new piece of information we become aware of. You will always know as much as we do, when we do.
Custom Signature Creation
Something which has been missing in modern Windows Anti-Virus products is a feature which allows advanced users to craft and deploy their own signatures or detection capabilities. With 3.0 we now offer the first Windows Anti-Virus product which allows our users to write their own detections with our engines just as we would.
Users can now hunt threats (or Advanced Persistent Threats if you like) by creating signatures which range from simplistic (straight MD5 matches) to complex (logically chained expressive signatures w/ offset support and wild carding). Signature management is done with the new SigUI tool which is available in Start -> All Programs -> Immunet 3.0 and looks like this:
Documentation for the SigUI may be found here and our manual for creation of signatures can be found here. We encourage you to write your signatures and post them to our online Forum.
All in and all this represents the most ambitious release we have ever done. The beta program for this version has been full of very positive feedback and we are excited by it’s general release.
If you have any feedback about this release or questions, please do not hesitate to email me at ahuger @ sourcefire.com .
Immunet Protect 2.0 Now Available
June 18, 2010 by admin
Filed under Protection Tools
As Immunet reaches its two year anniversary I’m extremely excited to announce the launch of Immunet Protect 2.0. The Immunet team has been hard at work for the past 9 months, building the next version of our free, fast and lightweight cloud-based antivirus product. We originally launched Immunet Protect 1.0 last August and since then have had over 275,000 people install our product. Thank you everyone for your support! Here is what you will see today:
- A re-launch of the Immunet web site which is now live at http://www.immunet.com. Nobody would argue that our site needed a facelift as our company and membership has grown!
- The release of Immunet Protect 2.0 Free, our free product now includes many of the features that you would expect in a full fledged antivirus product, including full system scan, scheduled scan, context menu scan, and gaming mode. It also contains a first for the antivirus industry – a built in Community feature that allows you to protect others and share the product with your most trusted contacts.
Immunet Protect’s integrated Community feature allows members to extend virus protection to their most trusted friends and family members. Once shared, members can view the protection status with those contacts who have also installed the product, giving them confidence when sharing links, photos, and other information online. Community members can view the total protective power of their network, indicating how many viruses they have collectively blocked; we call this their Protection Factor.
- 3. The release of Immunet Protect 2.0 Plus, an upgrade from our Free product for users who are looking for complete stand alone protection. Plus provides advanced protection capabilities including rootkit detection, offline scanning and sophisticated threat removal. The product starts at $19.95 for a one computer, one year license; a very competitive price relative to the cost of other antivirus products!
As part of our launch, CNET has covered Immunet on cnet.com with a review from Seth Rosenblatt. In addition, CNET’s download.com will be offering Immunet Protect Plus 2.0 for free through TrialPay when you take advantage of a third party offer!
Upgrade your version of Immunet Protect 2.0 today and join in the effort to protect others!
New ClamAV for Windows Powered By ( immunet and sourcefire )
March 7, 2010 by admin
Filed under Protection Tools
The new ClamAV for Windows is the result of a partnership between Immunet Corporation (http://www.immunet.com) and Sourcefire, Inc. (http://www.sourcefire.com). It is designed to provide the ClamAV community with a free Windows-specific Anti-Virus (AV) solution using an advanced Cloud-based protection mechanism. You can use ClamAV For Windows as a stand-alone, host-based AV solution, or in conjunction with your pre-installed AV solution to provide enhanced detection for the latest malware threats.
Say goodbye to the days of watching AV software drain your memory and processing speed. Immunet’s unique Cloud-based technologies allow the ClamAV application to leverage the power of the Cloud to drive the AV engine. When you use ClamAV for Windows, you save system resources for the tasks they really want to run, like games and business applications.
ClamAV for Windows utilizes advanced Cloud-based and community-based detection methods. Developed by Immunet, these detection methods leverage the computers of your friends, family and a worldwide global community to harness their collective knowledge for securing your PC. Every time someone in this collective community encounters a threat, everyone else in the community gains protection from that same threat in real time. You no longer have to rely on the isolated security of your current Anti-Virus vendor. You are able to protect your friends and family while being better protected yourself. This is exactly what we designed ClamAV for Windows to do. By providing a fast and light layer of virus detection, and linking everyone in a global community, we harness a security sum that is far greater than its individual parts, we call this Collective Immunity.
Immunet placed ClamAV into their Cloud infrastructure alongside their Ethos detection engine, and several other detection technologies. By combining all these technologies, and utilizing the power of community-based detection, we feel we have the most effective Anti-Virus technology on the market. And it only gets better with every user that installs and utilizes our technology.
Download New ClamAV :
Minimum System Requirements
- Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista SP1, Windows 7
- A working Internet connection
Optional Requirements
- A Facebook account
- A Twitter account
