Questions about which anti-virus programs to choose, whether it is worth contacting illegal software and overpaying for official products, are asked by both ordinary Ukrainians and company representatives. the site learned from information security experts what to look for when choosing an antivirus.
Russian refuse
It should be noted that the share of Ukrainian software in the segment is still very small. Once quite widespread in our corporate environment, the products of Russian developers have lost their positions. As a result, the demand for Western programs has grown.
“If we talk about ordinary users, the situation is different here, although this audience is gradually being “cleared” of Russian antiviruses. The corporate sector and government structures, having changed their consumer preferences, contributed to a further increase in the share of Western antivirus software in our market,” said Pavel Zolotarenko, Senior Consulting Engineer at IT-Integrator.
The corporate segment most often prefers security software from ESET, Symantec, McAfee and Trend Micro. Ordinary Ukrainians install ESET, AVIRA, Symantec, Bitdefender, AVAST, etc.
At the same time, the share of Ukrainian software is only about 0.5%, Russian - 1%, and Western - 98.5%.
Nevertheless, some organizations continue to use Russian programs, rather out of habit or because of dumping prices.
“As for domestic developers, they can still claim only a small part of state enterprises and home users. Commercial organizations do not consider a domestic product at all due to an insufficient technical base,” said Miroslav Bondar, head of the Information Security Solutions Department of the BAKOTECH Group of Companies.
"Kaspersky" keeps
It should be noted that in the public sector, the share of vendors in sales of information software has changed due to the imposition of sanctions against some manufacturers.
"The political situation also influenced the choice of both the average user and companies - hence the decrease in demand for Russian software. Buyers are considering a" Western "alternative," Anna Bodnarchuk, director of the SoftKey-Ukraine licensed software supermarket, told us.
As for one of the major players in the market, Kaspersky Lab, headquartered in Moscow, as an international company registered in the UK, it continues to ensure the information security of Ukrainian citizens and companies. Although, they were not without difficulties.
"In 2015, as a result of audits conducted by the State Service for Special Communications and Information Protection of Ukraine, the corporate solution Kaspersky Endpoint Security 10 for Windows, manufactured by Kaspersky Lab UK Ltd., received a certificate of compliance with government regulations, in addition, a solution for home users was also certified Kaspersky Internet Security for all devices This means that our products meet quality standards, they do not have undeclared features and hidden code Our solutions can be used by a wide range of organizations and individuals We continue to provide information security in Ukraine and try to get more attention give to our partners and clients,” said Dragan Martinovich, Managing Director of Kaspersky Lab in Eastern Europe.
How much does an antivirus cost?
As for the cost of security software, over the past 2 years, prices have practically not changed, but before that, due to a jump in currencies, they increased sharply.
“Antiviruses have risen in price by 1.9 times for the home and 2.4 times for companies, respectively. ", - said in a conversation with the supply manager of the company MT-Soft Victoria Shivarova.
On average, the cost of an antivirus for the home today is about UAH 695 for two PCs. For corporate clients from 25 users, we are talking about 575 UAH per PC. As the number of PCs increases, the unit price decreases accordingly.
For example, the basic antivirus Kaspersky Antivirus 2016 for two devices costs UAH 686 per year. If we take the flagship solution of Kaspersky Internet Security with additional features, such as Safe Money, Parental Control, Anti-theft, etc., then the cost for a license for two devices in one year will be 980 UAH. The cost of solutions for small businesses starts from 5040 UAH, which is the recommended price for protecting five devices and one server per year.
At the same time, vendors have several approaches to the formation prices:
- Some offer prices in hryvnia without reference to the exchange rate. Someone had only one minor price increase. For example, DrWeb. Others, such as ESET, went up in price in several stages.
- Others work at a commercial rate. These are, in particular, Symantec, TrendMicro and other Western developers.
- The third group links their prices to the commercial exchange rate, but makes special discounts. For example, 30% for b2c products for the local market was made by Kaspersky Lab.
Manufacturers also take into account the situation in local markets and seasonal demand, so they periodically announce promotions for consumers with discounts of 10-30%.
What people need
For home users, not only the reasonable price of the product is important, but also the high service level.
Companies, in order to save money, are increasingly purchasing software by subscription, which allows you to make smaller payments once a year or monthly.
“At the same time, many people try not to engage in “savings on matches” and are looking for other ways to optimize, so they have taken a course towards automating business processes, implementing CRM systems to retain customers and improve service. There is a trend of growing demand for total information protection and removal of all data into the cloud," says Anna Bodnarchuk.
Antivirus software today has ceased to be just an antivirus as such. Solutions are actively developing towards integration. Developers add such "features" as firewalls, anti-phishing components and much more to the usual software.
"Customers have become more interested in solutions that either complement or completely replace the classic anti-virus engine," says Miroslav Bondar.
In fact, now customers who are competent in this matter are asking “what do you have besides antivirus?”. As a result, the demand for the following solutions is increasing:
- The so-called "sandboxes", ie. complexes that perform static and dynamic analysis of files.
- The so-called "whitelisting" mechanism, i.e. solutions that allow you to run a limited list of applications.
- Modules that monitor the behavior of running processes.
- Pirate traditions
At the same time, despite the fact that legal software continues to spread, gradually pushing out pirated counterparts, our market has not yet been able to overcome "dullness". The share of pirated security software in our country is not decreasing.
According to a study by the international association BSA, in 2015, 82% of the software installed on Ukrainian computers was unlicensed. And compared to 2013, the share of pirated software has decreased by only 1%.
Hackers don't sleep
At the same time, it is precisely the avalanche of various ransomware (ransomware) on the one hand, and targeted attacks using phishing (a type of Internet fraud by sending fake emails) and elements of social engineering on the other, that have become the trends that force organizations to strengthen the protection of their systems.
The paradox of the situation is that over the past year we have seen a sharp increase in the number of samples that use primitive mechanisms to infect the system. In fact, it all comes down to bait activation and subsequent loading of the main module (payload).
However, thanks to social engineering techniques, late signatures and a wide variety of lures, these samples successfully perform their task (extortion, espionage, system disruption).
"Stable monetization of cybercriminals is spurring the malware (malicious software) market to active development. This, in turn, is reflected in the number of new virus samples," said Miroslav Bondar.
At the same time, we can say with confidence that there is no need to wait for a decline in the activity of cybercriminals. At the end of 2015, Kaspersky Lab experts noted that this year in the business environment, an increase in the number of attacks on financial institutions, financial fraud on stock exchanges, as well as attacks on infrastructure and the use of vulnerabilities in IT to penetrate corporate networks is predicted. Many of these predictions have already begun to come true.
Since the beginning of the year, information security experts have noted an increase in the activity of the BlackEnergy group in Ukraine. Since 2014, she has carried out attacks on energy companies and industrial control systems around the world using plug-ins that target SCADA systems.
Kaspersky Lab experts came to the conclusion that our objects are of particular interest, including Ukrainian government agencies and the media, which initially suffered from targeted attacks using DDoS tools.
By the way, at the beginning of the year, Ukraine entered the top five in terms of the number of DDoS targets, its share rose from an insignificant 0.5% at the end of 2015 to 1.9% in the first quarter of 2016.
Later, BlackEnergy expanded its arsenal and carried out a number of geopolitical operations, including attacks on several critical infrastructure in Ukraine. Last year, the group actively distributed phishing emails with malicious Excel attachments that infected computers through macros, and in January 2016, Kaspersky Lab discovered for the first time that malicious Word attachments were also used for this purpose.
"This proves once again that it is often a person who is the weak link in the information security system of any company, so a large organization should have specialists with fairly deep knowledge in the field of antimalware research," Dragan Martinovich said in a conversation with the site.
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Zilla! is a free antivirus that offers protection against any type of threat: viruses, worms, trojans, rootkits, and other malicious programs whose activity leads to incorrect system operation, data loss or damage. Also Zilla! detects spyware and adware, effectively blocks and removes them, thereby protecting the user from aggressive ads and unauthorized access to personal information.
Antivirus Zilla! has three scanning modes (quick, full and custom), as well as the ability to run scheduled scans at a convenient time for the user. Each scanning mode is performed with certain parameters in accordance with the purpose of the mode. Quick scan - express scan of the most vulnerable areas of the system. A full scan is a thorough check of the system. Custom Scan - Scan by user's settings.
Key features of Zilla!:
— Effective protection against any type of threats.
- Selecting scan modes and scheduled scanning.
- Built-in heuristic analysis algorithm.
- Detects spyware and adware of a malicious nature.
- Scans email messages (incoming and outgoing) and their attachments.
- Scans documents before opening them.
- Scans files downloaded from the Internet.
- Checking in real time.
— Check with user settings.
Zilla! - the most famous anti-virus product from Ukrainian developers. It is based on its own engine, includes tools to protect personal information from interception, contains an integrated firewall, anti-spam filter, autorun manager and parental control. The features of the utility are its small size and loyal use of system resources.
Opportunities:
- proactive machine protection against various types of threats;
- three types of analysis - fast, full and selective;
- tracking Web traffic;
- automatic update;
- process manager.
Principle of operation:
thanks to the Russian-language interface, using the antivirus is easy. In fact, immediately after launch, it begins to analyze the system. If threats are detected, the program will notify you with a notification.
For forced analysis, open the "Scanning" tab and select the type of scan - quick, full or custom.
The free version of the antivirus contains a heuristic analysis function and can check E-Mail messages. In addition, it has the ability to automatically update databases. All other options are available in the Zillya version! Total Security costs about $40 per year, but there are local discounts up to 75% off the original price.
Legal entities are invited to download a special version of Zillya! antivirus with the ability to centrally manage the program. The cost of a license in this case is from $ 4 per year for one machine.
Pros:
- there is a special Android version of the utility with a built-in optimizer;
- integrated virtual keyboard;
- deletion protection;
- file shredder;
- parental control feature.
Minuses:
- no cloud analysis option;
- there is no English interface.
Zilla antivirus is a reliable protector of your computer. Given the relatively loyal cost of the license, we recommend using the registered version of the program, which provides maximum protection.
Analogues:
- Kaspersky Internet Security is a multifunctional anti-virus program based on its own engine;
- 360 Total Security is a common free utility for preventing various threats.
Zilla! Antivirus- the brainchild of creators from Ukraine, proudly calling themselves the Ukrainian anti-virus laboratory. Zilla Products! adopted the current trend in the distribution of security software in the form of the existence of a free version of antivirus with basic functionality and paid software packages that include, in addition to basic capabilities, various additional functionality for ordinary users and the business sector. In this article, we will consider in detail the free product of the Ukrainian anti-virus laboratory - Zilla! Antivirus for Windows.
Zillya Free Antivirus Review! Antivirus
Zilla! Antivirus is an antivirus with a nice interface, undemanding to the system resources of a computer, with a heuristic method of anti-virus scanning, proactive protection, a protective filter for checking connected USB devices, a mail filter and other features.
1. Download and install
Zilla! Antivirus can be installed even on the oldest PC builds and low-powered netbooks. Its system requirements by modern standards are very, very modest:
- Processor - 800 MHz;
- RAM - 256 MB;
- Disk space - 80 MB;
- Windows version - everything from XP.
To download Zilla! Antivirus go to its official website at the link:
http://zillya.ua/ru
At the beginning of the installation, two languages will be offered to choose from - Russian and Ukrainian.
Installation process of Zilla! Antivirus is standard.
2. Interface and main tab
Zilla! Against the background of other anti-virus products of the security software market, anti-virus is distinguished by a simple, at the same time stylish and usable interface, adapted for devices with touch screens thanks to the implementation of large controls. At the top of the window, in large inscriptions, transitions to different sections of the antivirus will be placed, in the very center of the main tab we will see an indicator of the computer's status. The main window is customizable.
When you press a button "More" the computer status indicator will turn into a tile and give way to other tiles of individual antivirus functions, including buttons for launching manual updates and computer scans, as well as an active threats widget.
3. Proactive defense "Watchdog"
Inscription "Protection OK" means Zilla! The antivirus works with active protection enabled - real-time protection, and that the user is protected from active threats. Proactive defense Zillya! The antivirus is called "Sentry", and if necessary, it can be temporarily disabled and then re-enabled using the appropriate options in the context menu on the antivirus icon in the system tray.
In some cases, Zillya! Anti-virus can not only be deprived of proactive protection, but also completely turned off. Moreover, this can be done very simply, without unnecessary dancing with a tambourine, as is the case with other antiviruses - using the same context menu on the system tray icon. When you turn off Zillya! The anti-virus will then prompt you to automatically turn on after a certain time.
4. Update anti-virus databases
Zilla! The anti-virus is updated automatically, but if necessary, the anti-virus databases can be updated manually in the tab, respectively, "Update". The creators of the antivirus approached the issue of the relevance of anti-virus databases so seriously that most of the tab space "Update" Given under the time counter since the last update.
5. Scan
Zillya antivirus scanning functionality! Antivirus is traditionally represented by the possibility quick scan in boot sectors, full scan the whole computer and selective scan.
Selective scanning allows you to specify only individual disk partitions or folders with files for scanning.
In the process of scanning the computer, we will see a report on the fact of the work already done - the time of the scan, detected and neutralized threats.
All threats detected during the scan will be quarantined unless otherwise specified by the user in the settings.
6. Quarantine
So, threats blocked in the proactive defense mode and during the scanning process are sent to quarantine. In the program tab "Threats" find separately active threat repository- threats not yet processed by antivirus - and separately quarantine- a place to isolate already processed threats. Objects from the section "Active Threats" can be moved to quarantine manually by the user.
Detected threats can be removed from the quarantine one at a time, carefully studying the help information for each individual object, or you can clear the quarantine in one click, thus getting rid of all isolated threats.
Which, by the way, is not recommended because the developers of Zillya! Antivirus does not even deny the fact of many cases of false positives of their offspring. Moreover, they invite their user audience to cooperate in this direction. From the developer's website, link:
http://zillya.ua/ru/support/av_zis/s_choice/ru
using a special contact form, you can send them files for analysis, in respect of which, according to users, Zillya! The antivirus made a false positive.
7. Restoring files and adding to exclusions
Zilla! The antivirus is vigilant on duty and cruel to threats. And it would be nice if he mercilessly sent various activators, keygens, patches to quarantine, but in our case, during testing, a very harmless program for creating portable software, which we previously reviewed on the pages of the site, did not come into play. Herself and the portable Zillya! The antivirus called Trojan downloaders and placed all of them in quarantine.
You can restore any file in respect of which the antivirus has made a false positive by adding this file to the exclusions right in the quarantine section. To do this, click on the object, press the button "Another Action", then choose "To the Exceptions".
After being added to exclusions, the object will be automatically restored and will acquire immunity for proactive protection and computer scanning processes. Objects added to exclusions are displayed as a list in the program tab "Threats", In chapter "Exceptions". In this section, any of the added objects can be deleted at any time. As well as adding any of the files, any of the folders to the list, so that they also receive immunity and are not blocked by proactive protection during scanning.
8. Settings
In the tab "Settings" Zilla! Antivirus will detect from the start a little that lends itself to user adjustment. These are various modes of protection and alerts.
By default, the antivirus is set to optimal protection mode – a mode in which protective filters for checking connected USB devices and mail, as well as scanning archives, are disabled. Economical protection mode, in addition to the unused features of the optimal mode, also does not check boot sectors. Whereas maximum the level of protection provides for all the functions possible in the free version.
Installed by default recommended alert mode means that Zillya! Antivirus in the system tray will only appear on important issues. Quiet the alert mode does not bother the user even on important issues. Detailed the alert mode will report with a pop-up window in the system tray for each of its steps.
And the dialog mode of notifications in case of detection of a threat will offer the user a choice of actions.
For the opportunity to use Zillya for free! The antivirus asks a little - only a simple registration when accessing advanced settings. To do this, press the button "Customize by yourself" and press"OK"in a dialog box with a notification about the need to register a copy of the antivirus.
After that, press the inscription "Register for free».
After registration, we will have access to advanced settings, where we can configure the scan scheduler, automatic action when threats are detected, the notification system, the operation of individual modules, the procedure for updating anti-virus databases, etc.
9. Efficiency
As long as new malware appears, until then there will be no ideal product on the security software market that would give 100% effectiveness. And since the history of the struggle between good and evil in various interpretations is as old as the world, and its end is clearly not near, to judge the effectiveness of Zillya! The antivirus will be against the background of another antivirus, a kind of standard in the security software market -. And according to the results of independent tests on the Internet, Zillya! Antivirus beats Kaspersky both in terms of the number of threats found and the speed of scanning. With test file EICAR-Test-File to test the performance of anti-virus products from the same Kaspersky Lab Zillya! The antivirus did a flawless job and quarantined it with lightning speed.
10. Zillya Paid Products!
More free antivirus version Zillya developers! for the layman can offer a paid software package Zilla! internet security. There is no particular need for this, since we still won’t achieve improved computer protection, but we will pay for what we can get among the standard Windows functionality using free extensions for browsers and third-party programs. These are features such as: parental control, web filter, file shredder, system optimizer, task manager and startup manager. But the paid package for the business segment can offer the functions of remote control of the client parts of the antivirus that are relevant for large enterprises.
11. Antivirus utility Zillya!
Serious anti-virus products often offer portable anti-virus utilities in addition to the main solutions installed in the operating system. These do not conflict with the anti-virus software installed on the system, and ideally it is recommended to run them periodically when using any security software, even paid ones. A utility from another developer will provide scanning using, respectively, other methods of anti-virus scanning and other anti-virus databases. A portable anti-virus utility from the Ukrainian anti-virus laboratory is called Zilla! Scanner. It can be downloaded for free from the official website at this link:
http://zillya.ua/ru/zillya-ckaner
Run the utility with administrator rights.
The capabilities of the utility are represented by the traditional scanning set - quick (Quick scan), full (Full scan) and selective (Custom scan).
Antivirus protects your PC from viruses, spyware, Trojans and other malicious programs.
The basis of data protection against all types of malicious software is built on the use of the actual virus database, containing over 15 million malware's signatures and advanced module of proactive protection.
This module is the core of the entire security system, which is based on the basis of Zillya! Internet security product. A unique feature of this module is modern virus signature database that is updated every day. It should be noted that such data do not overload neither server nor local PC, as the database is optimized and modernized. Thus, work with it does not affect the computer's performance and does not lead to hanging or slowing down of PC.
Utilities will not overload your PC, because anti-virus consumes no more than 512 MB of PC's RAM.
It should be noted that such level of consumption is acceptable not only for modern personal computers, but also for those which were manufactured 3-5 years ago. During Zilla! Anti-Virus work, it does not block nor slow down the most unpretentious computers.
The main rule of Zilla! is "Anti-virus protection is, above all, high-quality service". The basis of a successful tech support is in-depth knowledge of the products, the desire to "listen" to user, to present information on the level at which it is clear to them. The secret of success is in the desire, the ability will also come.
The desire to understand the user and to help him or her is one of the tenets of the successful technical support.
Recommendations of highly qualified specialist, described by "cool" slang, may be "empty words" for the client. While the help provided in simple terms, are a recipe for the solution of user's problems and the key to professionalism in the eyes of the user.
Antivirus Lab of Zilla! releases daily antivirus database updates, which contain the protection from thousands of new threats.
To make user sure that the attacker would not steal important data or other valuable information from PC, the team of developers constantly analyzes the threats and offers new solutions for the detection of the maximum number of viruses. Currently, anti-virus database of Zillya! Antivirus has more than 15 million records.
Products of new line have received innovative proactive technologies. One of the most important modules of all rage of antiviruses by Zillya! is the presence of so-called behavioral analyzer (HIPS).
This unique technology is the most advanced solution, which is implemented in the world's anti-virus industry. The essence of its work is scanning and analysis of programs, to determine the likelihood of malicious behavior. If HIPS eoul notive that some program performs actions that could potentially harm your PC, it will be blocked even before its launch.
The new line of antiviruses by Zillya! has a function of self defense.
Its eliminates the possibility of disabling the protection of your PC as a result of the forced stop using the "Task Manager". This feature is implemented as a response to modern Trojans that are able to get administrative rights on the infected PC and block the work of installed programs, including non-modern antiviruses.
Blocking of dangerous sites Heuristic Analyzer scans files with similar characteristics.
When a certain number of similar data is found in the file, it decides that the program is similar to malicious one.
Thus, Zilla! AntiVirus can detect malware that has not yet been added to the antivirus database.
Zilla! Antivirus has a built-in heuristic analyzer and helps to protect the system from even those threats that have not yet appeared, but may appear in the future.
Security module of USB-drives controls the connection of any drive to the USB-ports. Preliminary analysis with following informing of user reliably protects the computer from automatically downloaded objects on disks. So now Zilla! will protect you from the automatic start from the flash drive of a virus or worm, even if it is a completely new, unknown virus.
When connecting a new USB drive, Zillya! detects it, performs a brief analysis and informs the user about the evaluated level of security of the disc. In the case of detection of the viruses or any suspicious objects on the flash drive, antivirus immediately prompts the user to remove them.
