Tag: IMMUNET

One shortcoming of previous versions of Immunet Protect -- the upstart cloud antivirus recently added to the Google Pack -- was that it needed to be plugged into the cloud in order to provide meaningful protection. That's not a big minus since most of us are online 24-7, but with Immunet's acquisition by Sourcefire it became important to address the needs of network administrators. And ...

For a while now, Google has offered Google Pack -- a collection of free programs for Windows users. The bundle has always included essential apps, including tools for working with digital photos, communicating with friends, and, of course, Google toolbars for Firefox and Internet Explorer. An antivirus program has also been part of the Pack, and until very recently Avast! was the app of choice. ...

It's been quite a ride for the crew at Immunet -- from their launch in August 2009 to the release of version 2 of their cloud antivirus software last year. Now, they're going to be joining forces with Sourcefire -- a cybersecurity outfit who has just acquired the upstart Canadian company. Sourcefire develops such products as ClamAV and Snort, a widely-used intrusion prevention and detection app. ...

Download Squad was one of the first places you read about Immunet's cloud-powered antivirus software when it debuted last year. Since then, their team has been keeping us apprised of changes -- and there have been plenty. Immunet 2.0 is a big improvement over the original, adding multiple scanning engines, a social component, and a new Plus version that includes additional scanning and defense ...

You may not be familiar with Immunet, the Canadian startup who burst onto the scene last year with a light weight, community-driven Windows antivirus app. Immunet's user base is rapidly approaching 300,000 -- pretty phenomenal growth considering this screenshot from August of last year when I was one member out of 64. Immunet v1 has been a success, and the company is already hard at work on ...

You may not have heard much about it (if at all), but Immunet Protect's free antivirus for Windows continues to steadily attract new users. On Novermber 19th, their install base was around 20,000 users. Today, that number has reached more than 31,000 and it keeps on growing. Founded by former Symantec research exec Oliver Friedrichs, Immunet has been available as a beta download since August ...

They're not the first company to push out a cloud-based Windows antivirus product, but Immunet is hoping to make a splash with their newly-released beta of Immunet Protect. "People are still getting viruses at alarming rates and traditional Anti-Virus software catches less than 50% of todays new threats," said Oliver Friedrichs (Immunet's Founder and CEO) in a press release. While I'm not sure ...