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    • JaredBusch
      JaredBusch @Rob Dunn last edited by JaredBusch

      @Rob-Dunn said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

      @Kelly said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

      @Rob-Dunn said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

      Another cool thing that we're going to be doing, but not as a result of this infection, is evaluating and maybe implementing Cylance in lieu of Trend on our systems.

      I'm not sure if it's appropriate to say, but their engine seems revolutionary.

      What makes you say that Rob?

      Mostly that it's not conventional scanning, but instead it analyzes what the files do rather than just signatures or patterns. The closest comparison I can come up with is the way Android app permissions are broken down in the app store - - it can identify if a file's threat by the characteristics contained therein. Here's an analysis of the FreeConferenceCall.com installer:

      I really want to see a good comparison of Webroot and Cylance from someone not related to either company.

      My problem with Cylance was that there was no small business pricing. they started at something like 1000 licenses at their SpiceWorld 2015 demo. Only knocking it down to 500 during the show.

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      • coliver
        coliver @JaredBusch last edited by

        @JaredBusch said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

        @Rob-Dunn said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

        @Kelly said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

        @Rob-Dunn said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

        Another cool thing that we're going to be doing, but not as a result of this infection, is evaluating and maybe implementing Cylance in lieu of Trend on our systems.

        I'm not sure if it's appropriate to say, but their engine seems revolutionary.

        What makes you say that Rob?

        Mostly that it's not conventional scanning, but instead it analyzes what the files do rather than just signatures or patterns. The closest comparison I can come up with is the way Android app permissions are broken down in the app store - - it can identify if a file's threat by the characteristics contained therein. Here's an analysis of the FreeConferenceCall.com installer:

        I really want to see a good comparison of Webroot and Cylance from someone not related to either company.

        My problem with Cylance was that there was no small business pricing. they started at something like 1000 licenses at their SpiceWorld 2015 demo. Only knocking it down to 500 during the show.

        I can't +1 this enough. Some of the schools in our system are demoing Cylance but I haven't heard one way or another about them yet.

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        • DustinB3403
          DustinB3403 last edited by

          Shouldn't this be in the IT Discussions sub?

          Why is it in water-cooler?

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          • gjacobse
            gjacobse @DustinB3403 last edited by

            @DustinB3403 said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

            Shouldn't this be in the IT Discussions sub?

            Why is it in water-cooler?

            Topic Moved to IT Discussions.

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            • Nic
              Nic @JaredBusch last edited by

              @JaredBusch said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

              @Rob-Dunn said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

              @Kelly said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

              @Rob-Dunn said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

              Another cool thing that we're going to be doing, but not as a result of this infection, is evaluating and maybe implementing Cylance in lieu of Trend on our systems.

              I'm not sure if it's appropriate to say, but their engine seems revolutionary.

              What makes you say that Rob?

              Mostly that it's not conventional scanning, but instead it analyzes what the files do rather than just signatures or patterns. The closest comparison I can come up with is the way Android app permissions are broken down in the app store - - it can identify if a file's threat by the characteristics contained therein. Here's an analysis of the FreeConferenceCall.com installer:

              I really want to see a good comparison of Webroot and Cylance from someone not related to either company.

              My problem with Cylance was that there was no small business pricing. they started at something like 1000 licenses at their SpiceWorld 2015 demo. Only knocking it down to 500 during the show.

              Hopefully the testing companies will get there eventually. They're all so geared towards signature detections and it's hard to get them to change. That's why we don't show up in some of them, as they won't come up with a methodology that better reflects what we do.

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              • Dashrender
                Dashrender @Nic last edited by Dashrender

                @Nic said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                @JaredBusch said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                @Rob-Dunn said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                @Kelly said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                @Rob-Dunn said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                Another cool thing that we're going to be doing, but not as a result of this infection, is evaluating and maybe implementing Cylance in lieu of Trend on our systems.

                I'm not sure if it's appropriate to say, but their engine seems revolutionary.

                What makes you say that Rob?

                Mostly that it's not conventional scanning, but instead it analyzes what the files do rather than just signatures or patterns. The closest comparison I can come up with is the way Android app permissions are broken down in the app store - - it can identify if a file's threat by the characteristics contained therein. Here's an analysis of the FreeConferenceCall.com installer:

                I really want to see a good comparison of Webroot and Cylance from someone not related to either company.

                My problem with Cylance was that there was no small business pricing. they started at something like 1000 licenses at their SpiceWorld 2015 demo. Only knocking it down to 500 during the show.

                Hopefully the testing companies will get there eventually. They're all so geared towards signature detections and it's hard to get them to change. That's why we don't show up in some of them, as they won't come up with a methodology that better reflects what we do.

                I liked Cylance's demo - go to totalvirus, download the last 100 uploaded viruii, and run them.

                Youtube Video

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                • Nic
                  Nic @Dashrender last edited by

                  @Dashrender said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                  @Nic said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                  @JaredBusch said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                  @Rob-Dunn said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                  @Kelly said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                  @Rob-Dunn said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                  Another cool thing that we're going to be doing, but not as a result of this infection, is evaluating and maybe implementing Cylance in lieu of Trend on our systems.

                  I'm not sure if it's appropriate to say, but their engine seems revolutionary.

                  What makes you say that Rob?

                  Mostly that it's not conventional scanning, but instead it analyzes what the files do rather than just signatures or patterns. The closest comparison I can come up with is the way Android app permissions are broken down in the app store - - it can identify if a file's threat by the characteristics contained therein. Here's an analysis of the FreeConferenceCall.com installer:

                  I really want to see a good comparison of Webroot and Cylance from someone not related to either company.

                  My problem with Cylance was that there was no small business pricing. they started at something like 1000 licenses at their SpiceWorld 2015 demo. Only knocking it down to 500 during the show.

                  Hopefully the testing companies will get there eventually. They're all so geared towards signature detections and it's hard to get them to change. That's why we don't show up in some of them, as they won't come up with a methodology that better reflects what we do.

                  I liked Cylance's demo - go to totalvirus, download the last 100 uploaded viruii, and run them.

                  That's a good start, but it's tough to truly get a zero day virus that hasn't been seen yet, for a real world test. If it's on virustotal then it's already been identified as a virus by most of the AV companies.

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                  • wirestyle22
                    wirestyle22 @Nic last edited by

                    @Nic said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                    @Dashrender said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                    @Nic said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                    @JaredBusch said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                    @Rob-Dunn said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                    @Kelly said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                    @Rob-Dunn said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                    Another cool thing that we're going to be doing, but not as a result of this infection, is evaluating and maybe implementing Cylance in lieu of Trend on our systems.

                    I'm not sure if it's appropriate to say, but their engine seems revolutionary.

                    What makes you say that Rob?

                    Mostly that it's not conventional scanning, but instead it analyzes what the files do rather than just signatures or patterns. The closest comparison I can come up with is the way Android app permissions are broken down in the app store - - it can identify if a file's threat by the characteristics contained therein. Here's an analysis of the FreeConferenceCall.com installer:

                    I really want to see a good comparison of Webroot and Cylance from someone not related to either company.

                    My problem with Cylance was that there was no small business pricing. they started at something like 1000 licenses at their SpiceWorld 2015 demo. Only knocking it down to 500 during the show.

                    Hopefully the testing companies will get there eventually. They're all so geared towards signature detections and it's hard to get them to change. That's why we don't show up in some of them, as they won't come up with a methodology that better reflects what we do.

                    I liked Cylance's demo - go to totalvirus, download the last 100 uploaded viruii, and run them.

                    That's a good start, but it's tough to truly get a zero day virus that hasn't been seen yet, for a real world test. If it's on virustotal then it's already been identified as a virus by most of the AV companies.

                    No way to get around it entirely

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                    • scottalanmiller
                      scottalanmiller @wirestyle22 last edited by

                      @wirestyle22 said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                      @Nic said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                      @Dashrender said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                      @Nic said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                      @JaredBusch said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                      @Rob-Dunn said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                      @Kelly said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                      @Rob-Dunn said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                      Another cool thing that we're going to be doing, but not as a result of this infection, is evaluating and maybe implementing Cylance in lieu of Trend on our systems.

                      I'm not sure if it's appropriate to say, but their engine seems revolutionary.

                      What makes you say that Rob?

                      Mostly that it's not conventional scanning, but instead it analyzes what the files do rather than just signatures or patterns. The closest comparison I can come up with is the way Android app permissions are broken down in the app store - - it can identify if a file's threat by the characteristics contained therein. Here's an analysis of the FreeConferenceCall.com installer:

                      I really want to see a good comparison of Webroot and Cylance from someone not related to either company.

                      My problem with Cylance was that there was no small business pricing. they started at something like 1000 licenses at their SpiceWorld 2015 demo. Only knocking it down to 500 during the show.

                      Hopefully the testing companies will get there eventually. They're all so geared towards signature detections and it's hard to get them to change. That's why we don't show up in some of them, as they won't come up with a methodology that better reflects what we do.

                      I liked Cylance's demo - go to totalvirus, download the last 100 uploaded viruii, and run them.

                      That's a good start, but it's tough to truly get a zero day virus that hasn't been seen yet, for a real world test. If it's on virustotal then it's already been identified as a virus by most of the AV companies.

                      No way to get around it entirely

                      Run them side by side in the real world (honeypot kind of thing) and test.

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                      • wirestyle22
                        wirestyle22 @scottalanmiller last edited by

                        @scottalanmiller said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                        @wirestyle22 said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                        @Nic said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                        @Dashrender said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                        @Nic said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                        @JaredBusch said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                        @Rob-Dunn said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                        @Kelly said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                        @Rob-Dunn said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                        Another cool thing that we're going to be doing, but not as a result of this infection, is evaluating and maybe implementing Cylance in lieu of Trend on our systems.

                        I'm not sure if it's appropriate to say, but their engine seems revolutionary.

                        What makes you say that Rob?

                        Mostly that it's not conventional scanning, but instead it analyzes what the files do rather than just signatures or patterns. The closest comparison I can come up with is the way Android app permissions are broken down in the app store - - it can identify if a file's threat by the characteristics contained therein. Here's an analysis of the FreeConferenceCall.com installer:

                        I really want to see a good comparison of Webroot and Cylance from someone not related to either company.

                        My problem with Cylance was that there was no small business pricing. they started at something like 1000 licenses at their SpiceWorld 2015 demo. Only knocking it down to 500 during the show.

                        Hopefully the testing companies will get there eventually. They're all so geared towards signature detections and it's hard to get them to change. That's why we don't show up in some of them, as they won't come up with a methodology that better reflects what we do.

                        I liked Cylance's demo - go to totalvirus, download the last 100 uploaded viruii, and run them.

                        That's a good start, but it's tough to truly get a zero day virus that hasn't been seen yet, for a real world test. If it's on virustotal then it's already been identified as a virus by most of the AV companies.

                        No way to get around it entirely

                        Run them side by side in the real world (honeypot kind of thing) and test.

                        No I mean zero day viruses

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                        • scottalanmiller
                          scottalanmiller @wirestyle22 last edited by

                          @wirestyle22 said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                          @scottalanmiller said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                          @wirestyle22 said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                          @Nic said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                          @Dashrender said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                          @Nic said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                          @JaredBusch said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                          @Rob-Dunn said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                          @Kelly said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                          @Rob-Dunn said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                          Another cool thing that we're going to be doing, but not as a result of this infection, is evaluating and maybe implementing Cylance in lieu of Trend on our systems.

                          I'm not sure if it's appropriate to say, but their engine seems revolutionary.

                          What makes you say that Rob?

                          Mostly that it's not conventional scanning, but instead it analyzes what the files do rather than just signatures or patterns. The closest comparison I can come up with is the way Android app permissions are broken down in the app store - - it can identify if a file's threat by the characteristics contained therein. Here's an analysis of the FreeConferenceCall.com installer:

                          I really want to see a good comparison of Webroot and Cylance from someone not related to either company.

                          My problem with Cylance was that there was no small business pricing. they started at something like 1000 licenses at their SpiceWorld 2015 demo. Only knocking it down to 500 during the show.

                          Hopefully the testing companies will get there eventually. They're all so geared towards signature detections and it's hard to get them to change. That's why we don't show up in some of them, as they won't come up with a methodology that better reflects what we do.

                          I liked Cylance's demo - go to totalvirus, download the last 100 uploaded viruii, and run them.

                          That's a good start, but it's tough to truly get a zero day virus that hasn't been seen yet, for a real world test. If it's on virustotal then it's already been identified as a virus by most of the AV companies.

                          No way to get around it entirely

                          Run them side by side in the real world (honeypot kind of thing) and test.

                          No I mean zero day viruses

                          Me too.

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                          • wirestyle22
                            wirestyle22 @scottalanmiller last edited by

                            @scottalanmiller said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                            @wirestyle22 said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                            @scottalanmiller said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                            @wirestyle22 said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                            @Nic said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                            @Dashrender said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                            @Nic said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                            @JaredBusch said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                            @Rob-Dunn said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                            @Kelly said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                            @Rob-Dunn said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                            Another cool thing that we're going to be doing, but not as a result of this infection, is evaluating and maybe implementing Cylance in lieu of Trend on our systems.

                            I'm not sure if it's appropriate to say, but their engine seems revolutionary.

                            What makes you say that Rob?

                            Mostly that it's not conventional scanning, but instead it analyzes what the files do rather than just signatures or patterns. The closest comparison I can come up with is the way Android app permissions are broken down in the app store - - it can identify if a file's threat by the characteristics contained therein. Here's an analysis of the FreeConferenceCall.com installer:

                            I really want to see a good comparison of Webroot and Cylance from someone not related to either company.

                            My problem with Cylance was that there was no small business pricing. they started at something like 1000 licenses at their SpiceWorld 2015 demo. Only knocking it down to 500 during the show.

                            Hopefully the testing companies will get there eventually. They're all so geared towards signature detections and it's hard to get them to change. That's why we don't show up in some of them, as they won't come up with a methodology that better reflects what we do.

                            I liked Cylance's demo - go to totalvirus, download the last 100 uploaded viruii, and run them.

                            That's a good start, but it's tough to truly get a zero day virus that hasn't been seen yet, for a real world test. If it's on virustotal then it's already been identified as a virus by most of the AV companies.

                            No way to get around it entirely

                            Run them side by side in the real world (honeypot kind of thing) and test.

                            No I mean zero day viruses

                            Me too.

                            I don't have faith either would do the job

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                            • scottalanmiller
                              scottalanmiller @wirestyle22 last edited by

                              @wirestyle22 said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                              @scottalanmiller said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                              @wirestyle22 said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                              @scottalanmiller said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                              @wirestyle22 said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                              @Nic said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                              @Dashrender said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                              @Nic said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                              @JaredBusch said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                              @Rob-Dunn said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                              @Kelly said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                              @Rob-Dunn said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                              Another cool thing that we're going to be doing, but not as a result of this infection, is evaluating and maybe implementing Cylance in lieu of Trend on our systems.

                              I'm not sure if it's appropriate to say, but their engine seems revolutionary.

                              What makes you say that Rob?

                              Mostly that it's not conventional scanning, but instead it analyzes what the files do rather than just signatures or patterns. The closest comparison I can come up with is the way Android app permissions are broken down in the app store - - it can identify if a file's threat by the characteristics contained therein. Here's an analysis of the FreeConferenceCall.com installer:

                              I really want to see a good comparison of Webroot and Cylance from someone not related to either company.

                              My problem with Cylance was that there was no small business pricing. they started at something like 1000 licenses at their SpiceWorld 2015 demo. Only knocking it down to 500 during the show.

                              Hopefully the testing companies will get there eventually. They're all so geared towards signature detections and it's hard to get them to change. That's why we don't show up in some of them, as they won't come up with a methodology that better reflects what we do.

                              I liked Cylance's demo - go to totalvirus, download the last 100 uploaded viruii, and run them.

                              That's a good start, but it's tough to truly get a zero day virus that hasn't been seen yet, for a real world test. If it's on virustotal then it's already been identified as a virus by most of the AV companies.

                              No way to get around it entirely

                              Run them side by side in the real world (honeypot kind of thing) and test.

                              No I mean zero day viruses

                              Me too.

                              I don't have faith either would do the job

                              Isn't the other choice... neither, though? Will "none" do the job?

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                              • wirestyle22
                                wirestyle22 @scottalanmiller last edited by

                                @scottalanmiller said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                                @wirestyle22 said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                                @scottalanmiller said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                                @wirestyle22 said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                                @scottalanmiller said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                                @wirestyle22 said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                                @Nic said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                                @Dashrender said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                                @Nic said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                                @JaredBusch said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                                @Rob-Dunn said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                                @Kelly said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                                @Rob-Dunn said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                                Another cool thing that we're going to be doing, but not as a result of this infection, is evaluating and maybe implementing Cylance in lieu of Trend on our systems.

                                I'm not sure if it's appropriate to say, but their engine seems revolutionary.

                                What makes you say that Rob?

                                Mostly that it's not conventional scanning, but instead it analyzes what the files do rather than just signatures or patterns. The closest comparison I can come up with is the way Android app permissions are broken down in the app store - - it can identify if a file's threat by the characteristics contained therein. Here's an analysis of the FreeConferenceCall.com installer:

                                I really want to see a good comparison of Webroot and Cylance from someone not related to either company.

                                My problem with Cylance was that there was no small business pricing. they started at something like 1000 licenses at their SpiceWorld 2015 demo. Only knocking it down to 500 during the show.

                                Hopefully the testing companies will get there eventually. They're all so geared towards signature detections and it's hard to get them to change. That's why we don't show up in some of them, as they won't come up with a methodology that better reflects what we do.

                                I liked Cylance's demo - go to totalvirus, download the last 100 uploaded viruii, and run them.

                                That's a good start, but it's tough to truly get a zero day virus that hasn't been seen yet, for a real world test. If it's on virustotal then it's already been identified as a virus by most of the AV companies.

                                No way to get around it entirely

                                Run them side by side in the real world (honeypot kind of thing) and test.

                                No I mean zero day viruses

                                Me too.

                                I don't have faith either would do the job

                                Isn't the other choice... neither, though? Will "none" do the job?

                                That's definitely a question

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                                • scottalanmiller
                                  scottalanmiller @wirestyle22 last edited by

                                  @wirestyle22 said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                                  @scottalanmiller said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                                  @wirestyle22 said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                                  @scottalanmiller said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                                  @wirestyle22 said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                                  @scottalanmiller said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                                  @wirestyle22 said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                                  @Nic said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                                  @Dashrender said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                                  @Nic said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                                  @JaredBusch said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                                  @Rob-Dunn said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                                  @Kelly said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                                  @Rob-Dunn said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                                  Another cool thing that we're going to be doing, but not as a result of this infection, is evaluating and maybe implementing Cylance in lieu of Trend on our systems.

                                  I'm not sure if it's appropriate to say, but their engine seems revolutionary.

                                  What makes you say that Rob?

                                  Mostly that it's not conventional scanning, but instead it analyzes what the files do rather than just signatures or patterns. The closest comparison I can come up with is the way Android app permissions are broken down in the app store - - it can identify if a file's threat by the characteristics contained therein. Here's an analysis of the FreeConferenceCall.com installer:

                                  I really want to see a good comparison of Webroot and Cylance from someone not related to either company.

                                  My problem with Cylance was that there was no small business pricing. they started at something like 1000 licenses at their SpiceWorld 2015 demo. Only knocking it down to 500 during the show.

                                  Hopefully the testing companies will get there eventually. They're all so geared towards signature detections and it's hard to get them to change. That's why we don't show up in some of them, as they won't come up with a methodology that better reflects what we do.

                                  I liked Cylance's demo - go to totalvirus, download the last 100 uploaded viruii, and run them.

                                  That's a good start, but it's tough to truly get a zero day virus that hasn't been seen yet, for a real world test. If it's on virustotal then it's already been identified as a virus by most of the AV companies.

                                  No way to get around it entirely

                                  Run them side by side in the real world (honeypot kind of thing) and test.

                                  No I mean zero day viruses

                                  Me too.

                                  I don't have faith either would do the job

                                  Isn't the other choice... neither, though? Will "none" do the job?

                                  That's definitely a question

                                  What I mean is... certainly trust nothing for zero days, protect as much as you can. But part of that would be getting the best AV that you can. It's part of the security picture.

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                                  • wirestyle22
                                    wirestyle22 @scottalanmiller last edited by

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                                    @wirestyle22 said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                                    @scottalanmiller said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                                    @wirestyle22 said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                                    @scottalanmiller said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

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                                    @Rob-Dunn said in Cerber virus/ransomware making the rounds...:

                                    Another cool thing that we're going to be doing, but not as a result of this infection, is evaluating and maybe implementing Cylance in lieu of Trend on our systems.

                                    I'm not sure if it's appropriate to say, but their engine seems revolutionary.

                                    What makes you say that Rob?

                                    Mostly that it's not conventional scanning, but instead it analyzes what the files do rather than just signatures or patterns. The closest comparison I can come up with is the way Android app permissions are broken down in the app store - - it can identify if a file's threat by the characteristics contained therein. Here's an analysis of the FreeConferenceCall.com installer:

                                    I really want to see a good comparison of Webroot and Cylance from someone not related to either company.

                                    My problem with Cylance was that there was no small business pricing. they started at something like 1000 licenses at their SpiceWorld 2015 demo. Only knocking it down to 500 during the show.

                                    Hopefully the testing companies will get there eventually. They're all so geared towards signature detections and it's hard to get them to change. That's why we don't show up in some of them, as they won't come up with a methodology that better reflects what we do.

                                    I liked Cylance's demo - go to totalvirus, download the last 100 uploaded viruii, and run them.

                                    That's a good start, but it's tough to truly get a zero day virus that hasn't been seen yet, for a real world test. If it's on virustotal then it's already been identified as a virus by most of the AV companies.

                                    No way to get around it entirely

                                    Run them side by side in the real world (honeypot kind of thing) and test.

                                    No I mean zero day viruses

                                    Me too.

                                    I don't have faith either would do the job

                                    Isn't the other choice... neither, though? Will "none" do the job?

                                    That's definitely a question

                                    What I mean is... certainly trust nothing for zero days, protect as much as you can. But part of that would be getting the best AV that you can. It's part of the security picture.

                                    Agreed

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