17.04.2007

Doctor Web, annonce le lancement du beta-testde la nouvelle version de Dr.Web pour Windows compatible Windows Vista (bêta numéro 4.44.0).

Cette version a incorporé un algorithme unique de détection de malware sans signatures qui complète la detection traditionnelle basee sur des signatures et l'analyseur heuristique de Dr.Web. Les codes malveillants détectés avec l'aide de la nouvelle technologie sont marqués par Dr.Web par un ajout de suffix ".Origin" au nom du malware. Les virus détectés par la nouvelle technologie en tant que ".Origin" sont considérés comme incurables, ce qui devrait être pris en considération en plaçant tous les modules de Dr.Web pour Windows.

Practically all components of the product have been modified and improved. The SpIDer Mail module includes now a spml_set.exe file, which provides compatibility with Windows Vista. A number of errors in mail processing in some e-mail clients have been corrected. Some new files have been added to SpIDer Guard. Graphical User interface of SpIDer Guard has been changed to display scanning statistics of the file monitor in a separate window. The module’s operation has become more stable. The problems resulting in freezing during the scanning of complex and packed objects have been eliminated, too.

Dr.Web scanner, a substantial part of the anti-virus, has been modified dramatically. Both the main window and the Settings pane have been changed. Three scanning modes – Fast, Full and Advanced – have been introduced for users’ convenience. The first two modes provide for scanning without additional selection of the scanned objects, which makes the scanning exceptionally easy.

"New version of Dr.Web anti-virus dramatically differs from the previous versions", commented Boris Sharov, CEO of Doctor Web, Ltd. "The development team had several important tasks to fulfill: apart from provision of Windows Vista compatibility, we wanted to give our customers new higher level of protection from not known viral codes and to improve all main modules of our anti-virus under Windows. Having analyzed the anti-virus solutions market, we understood that any hasty steps with Vista-compatible version release are not justified, as IT-departments of the majority of our customers – small and medium companies and corporates - do not hurry to upgrade to Windows Vista. For us it was more important to considerably increase the detection level of ill-intentions codes, as well as improve all main components of our product.”

The users who have already registered for beta-test of Dr.Web for Windows (new engine) don’t have to install the new program – it will be upgraded automatically.