Cordialis Posted June 23, 2008 ID:20955 Share Posted June 23, 2008 The program sounds extremely interesting but it's new and not much information is available. The engine runs antivirus and antispyware scan-engines provided by FRISK Software International (F-Prot), Norman ASA, Lavasoft AB and Sunbelt Software Inc. simultaneously. It's homepage has no information about what defenitions it uses. Will MultiCore AntiVirus & AntiSpyware receive definition update from all 4 companies and how much delay is there - I mean the definitions would have to be coordinated before they are send to ones PC so that we don't get all these doubles? I find it very strange that there is no mentioning of definitions. The site only talks about integrating "cores" ans "scan-engines". That could be very little, actually, if the definitions from these 4 vendors are not a part of the security program...Thanks for all response in advance. Link: http://nuwavesoft.com/products/PS: Also, I can't see a Forum in there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaChew Posted June 23, 2008 ID:20956 Share Posted June 23, 2008 How often one should update signature databases?Signature database updates are being released from 3 to 5 times per day. Automatic update function checks for new updated once a day. If you would like to download updates more often and use the newest signature databases, create corresponding tasks in the scheduler. In this case automatic update function can be turned off.they have a 30 day demo but I am not impressed with affiliates or their Englishthe claim about being universally compatible with all other protections is a little hard to swallowthe awards pages reminds me of some peking based video programsanother question would be how can quad core running 4 threads access a hard disk any faster, unless you were running10K striped raid Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeanInMontana Posted June 23, 2008 ID:20969 Share Posted June 23, 2008 Name: Protected Domain ServicesLocation: COLOMBIA (CO)This website name was created on:29-Jan-2007The details were last updated on:Unless renewed, this website expires on:29-Jan-2012Website Server Location:(registrar)IP Address: 66.249.4.211Location: UNITED STATES (US)Visit AboutUs.org for more information about nuwavesoft.comAboutUs: nuwavesoft.comDomain Name: nuwavesoft.comRegistrar: Name.com LLCExpiration Date: 2012-01-29 00:00:00Creation Date: 2007-01-29 16:54:18Name Servers:NS1.NAME.COMNS2.NAME.COMNS3.NAME.COMNS4.NAME.COMREGISTRANT CONTACT INFOProtected Domain Services125 Rampart WaySuite 300DenverCO80230USEmail Address: nuwavesoft.com@protecteddomainservices.comADMINISTRATIVE CONTACT INFOProtected Domain Services125 Rampart WaySuite 300DenverCO80230USEmail Address: nuwavesoft.com@protecteddomainservices.comTECHNICAL CONTACT INFOProtected Domain Services125 Rampart WaySuite 300DenverCO80230USEmail Address: nuwavesoft.com@protecteddomainservices.comBILLING CONTACT INFOProtected Domain Services125 Rampart WaySuite 300DenverCO80230USEmail Address: nuwavesoft.com@protecteddomainservices.com1214246360.2458It is listed in PCWorld http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file/fid,...escription.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaChew Posted June 23, 2008 ID:20985 Share Posted June 23, 2008 OrgName: Spry Hosting OrgID: SPRYC-1Address: 2211 5th AveCity: SeattleStateProv: WAPostalCode: 98121Country: USReferralServer: rwhois://rwhois.spry.com:4321/NetRange: 66.249.0.0 - 66.249.31.255 CIDR: 66.249.0.0/19 NetName: SPRY-NET-001NetHandle: NET-66-249-0-0-1Parent: NET-66-0-0-0-0NetType: Direct AllocationNameServer: NS3.DNSCLOUD.COMNameServer: NS4.DNSCLOUD.COMComment: RegDate: 2004-03-02Updated: 2008-02-22OrgAbuseHandle: SAIRC-ARINOrgAbuseName: Spry Abuse Incident Response Center OrgAbusePhone: +1-206-838-9051OrgAbuseEmail: abuse@spry.comOrgNOCHandle: SPRYN-ARINOrgNOCName: Spry NOC OrgNOCPhone: +1-206-838-9051OrgNOCEmail: noc@spry.comOrgTechHandle: SPRYN-ARINOrgTechName: Spry NOC OrgTechPhone: +1-206-838-9051OrgTechEmail: noc@spry.com# ARIN WHOIS database, last updated 2008-06-22 19:10# Enter ? for additional hints on searching ARIN's WHOIS database.OrgName: Spry HostingOrgID: SPRYC-1Address: 2211 5th AveCity: SeattleStateProv: WAPostalCode: 98121Country: USComment: RegDate: 2007-03-15Updated: 2008-03-04ReferralServer: rwhois://rwhois.spry.com:4321/AbuseHandle: SAIRC-ARINAbuseName: Spry Abuse Incident Response Center AbusePhone: +1-206-838-9051AbuseEmail: abuse@spry.comAdminHandle: SPRYN-ARINAdminName: Spry NOC AdminPhone: +1-206-838-9051AdminEmail: noc@spry.comNOCHandle: SPRYN-ARINNOCName: Spry NOC NOCPhone: +1-206-838-9051NOCEmail: noc@spry.comTechHandle: SPRYN-ARINTechName: Spry NOC TechPhone: +1-206-838-9051TechEmail: noc@spry.com# ARIN WHOIS database, last updated 2008-06-22 19:10# Enter ? for additional hints on searching ARIN's WHOIS database.like i said reminds me of peking softwarehttp://nuwavesoft.com/PR/antivirus_awards.phplook at the awards page, they are boguswhen i am globally moderating at digitaldigest, this is how I decide what's spam or notall I am saying is buyer beware Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaChew Posted June 23, 2008 ID:20987 Share Posted June 23, 2008 http://www.sofotex.com/MultiCore-AntiVirus...oad_L80328.htmlone of their awardszero reviews Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cordialis Posted June 24, 2008 Author ID:21003 Share Posted June 24, 2008 Thanks guys and thanks DaChew for finding that quote. I did a search on the partner sites that Nuwave claims to have software from and I am only able to find Nuwave listed on Normans site. Link: http://www.norman.com/Partner/11489/dkI agree that Nuwaves homepage is so badly written that one is left in doubt: is this product genuine or not? I might write the other companies (Sunbelt etc.) and ask why they don't list Nuwave as a partner on their site. I still don't know what to think. The information on MultiCore AntiVirus & AntiSpyware's homepage is really poor. More thoughts about this is still very welcome... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cordialis Posted June 24, 2008 Author ID:21004 Share Posted June 24, 2008 I just found a thread on Wilders Security Forums about it but they did not find more answers. Pretty much the same as we have in here: http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=207868 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cordialis Posted June 24, 2008 Author ID:21005 Share Posted June 24, 2008 Actually I'm not worried about support for the product. We have so many forums all over the Internet - you can always get help. But it would of cause add to their reliability had they had a forum of their own. The product also comes at a relatively low price so it's not about money. The questions that remains: what's inside "MultiCore AntiVirus & AntiSpyware"? Can it do what it says? Bogus or not?And why is their homepage so bad? Why don't they link to their awards - they only link to the frontpages of the sites that they claim to have received awards form. Same thing with the partners they claim to have. They do not link to any confirmation of those partnerships. Only to the frontpages of these alleged partner's sites. And one thing is so stupid that it's almost beyond comprehension: when you click a link on NuWaves homepage it redirects you away form their site! If you click the link for Sunbelt you will land on Sunbelt's site. It this stupid or is it stupid? They transfer potential costumers to the sites of their competitors! The link should of cause open a new page in a seperat window. And that should be the relevant pages confirming awards and partnerships. Not for example Sunbelt's frontpage. They really land themselves some terrific trouble with such a hopeless and talentless homepage. The only positive thing is Norman's reference. They mention NuWave as a partner on their site. I don't imagine that Norman would engage in a bogus company. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John L. Galt Posted June 25, 2008 ID:21074 Share Posted June 25, 2008 You can do it manually - you have an OS that recognizes multiple core CPUs, and thus includes an affinity process in Task Manager - set each one to use only a particular core, and voila - you have their product, without the nice little executable that runs them (which more than likely is just a batch file made executable).SO, as DaChew pointed out - whether you have 1 core or 4 cores or 400 cores - they all go through the same pipe in terms of access the HD, right? *hint hint* Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cordialis Posted June 26, 2008 Author ID:21181 Share Posted June 26, 2008 Well, I don't think we are going to get any closer - it's not possible to find any more information about this program. I guess that it is not rouge but the quality of the software is still unknown. I don't feel like downloading it for a test. Wouldn't know how to test it properly anyway. I guess we will have to leave it there... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John L. Galt Posted June 28, 2008 ID:21258 Share Posted June 28, 2008 Remember - the *quality* of the software is only going to go as far as what options you are able to use with the software - IE are you able to use your own choice of programs for antispyware, antivirus, antimalware, etc? And independent of that is whether the program allows you to use specialized parameters for each app that it launches.Other than that there is nothing special here - you could just as easily write a batch file using all good products which allow commandline parameter to each program and do it manually. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cordialis Posted June 28, 2008 Author ID:21298 Share Posted June 28, 2008 Yes, you are right. But the 4 programs it claims to contain is a fine collection and the price is fair for all this given that it's the full versions and not the freeware ones. However nothing is known about this software or what versions of the 4 programs it actually contains - as a matter of fact we only think it's legit but we don't know for sure. I give them the benefit of the doubt but I won't risk anything. Their homepage is a mess. So no trial for me. I stick with Malwarebytes'. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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