10-10-2016, 03:55 PM
Hi Xvirus
Fresh install of Win 10 updated.
I ran a small test on your software using old hardware with 1GB RAM running Win 10 ( the reason for this is I like to see how new software performs on old legacy systems).
I initially ran the Full Scan and when the UI popped up I was surprised to see it stating "Loading Scanner", after 7 minutes the scan began...it was sllloooooww.
I never completed a full scan as after 3 hours of it still scanning the Windows/Services/Packages files I gave up on the scan, I know the initial scan can take time however those files are considered a part of the critical system files of which a scan should burn through as they tend to be signed.
So I went ahead with throwing the Eicar tests at it, the web guard blocked the 2 zipped files and removed them (as it should but failed to see the .txt file and the .com file.
I then moved on to throwing 5 malware samples at the program, all of which were zipped and passworded which it didn't see (no surprise as they are passworded). Upon extraction 2 of the 5 were found before they had a chance to run, the other 3 were allowed to run.
I then ran Win Defender which picked up 1 of the remaining 3 but allowed the final 2.
I moved onto MBAM to try and get the remaining 2 however they too were allowed.
Out of curiosity I ran HerdProtect Portable to see if it would find the remaining 2, of which 1 was found.
The remaining 1 which when analyzed turned out to be malware which embeds itself into the WinPE image (not good).
The interesting thing in all this is not so much the detection rate but the slow scan speed of Xvirus when compared to others.
I decided to see how the "Quick Scan" would work, this took over an hour? Not very quick in my book.
Then the program kept crashing.
In conclusion:
Xvirus has basic potential but needs a lot of work to be a contender or even used as a second opinion when there are so many better alternatives.
Improvements needed in Scan Engine Speed.
UI would be better utilised if written in C++ as it would be lighter on system performance than .Net Framework.
No idea why a scanner would take time to open when the UI is already apparent.
Needs a context menu to allow for individual file scan ( at present you have to select Custom Scan ).
Would like to know what Scan Engines are used for Cloud Analysis.
Verdict:
Has potential but needs a lot of work if it wants to contend with others.
Fresh install of Win 10 updated.
I ran a small test on your software using old hardware with 1GB RAM running Win 10 ( the reason for this is I like to see how new software performs on old legacy systems).
I initially ran the Full Scan and when the UI popped up I was surprised to see it stating "Loading Scanner", after 7 minutes the scan began...it was sllloooooww.
I never completed a full scan as after 3 hours of it still scanning the Windows/Services/Packages files I gave up on the scan, I know the initial scan can take time however those files are considered a part of the critical system files of which a scan should burn through as they tend to be signed.
So I went ahead with throwing the Eicar tests at it, the web guard blocked the 2 zipped files and removed them (as it should but failed to see the .txt file and the .com file.
I then moved on to throwing 5 malware samples at the program, all of which were zipped and passworded which it didn't see (no surprise as they are passworded). Upon extraction 2 of the 5 were found before they had a chance to run, the other 3 were allowed to run.
I then ran Win Defender which picked up 1 of the remaining 3 but allowed the final 2.
I moved onto MBAM to try and get the remaining 2 however they too were allowed.
Out of curiosity I ran HerdProtect Portable to see if it would find the remaining 2, of which 1 was found.
The remaining 1 which when analyzed turned out to be malware which embeds itself into the WinPE image (not good).
The interesting thing in all this is not so much the detection rate but the slow scan speed of Xvirus when compared to others.
I decided to see how the "Quick Scan" would work, this took over an hour? Not very quick in my book.
Then the program kept crashing.
In conclusion:
Xvirus has basic potential but needs a lot of work to be a contender or even used as a second opinion when there are so many better alternatives.
Improvements needed in Scan Engine Speed.
UI would be better utilised if written in C++ as it would be lighter on system performance than .Net Framework.
No idea why a scanner would take time to open when the UI is already apparent.
Needs a context menu to allow for individual file scan ( at present you have to select Custom Scan ).
Would like to know what Scan Engines are used for Cloud Analysis.
Verdict:
Has potential but needs a lot of work if it wants to contend with others.