Dr.Web 6.0 is out with new features and products

[leofelix]

Dr.Web 6.0 released today


http://news.drweb.com/show/?i=999&c=5

Dr.Web 6.0: new features, new components, new products

March 15, 2010

The Russian anti-virus vendor Doctor Web announced the release of Dr.Web products v. 6 for protection of Windows workstations and file servers. Products of the latest version include Dr.Web anti-virus for Windows, Dr.Web Security Space (32- and 64-bit) and Dr.Web for Windows file servers (64-bit platform) that underwent major changes compared with products of the previous fifth version. At the same time new products featuring the firewall have been added into the product line: Dr.Web Anti-virus Pro and Dr.Web Security Space Pro.

The most significant modification incorporated in Dr.Web products of the sixth version is the completely changed file monitor SpIDer Guard. It provides support of 64-bit versions of Windows and improves performance and efficiency of anti-viruses achieved by optimizing interaction between the file monitor and the anti-virus engine. Now the Scanning Engine service processes scan requests from all components of the anti-virus.

Dr.Web SpIDer Mail also underwent significant changes. The improved anti-virus control module SpIDer Agent now features two operation modes: user mode and administration mode.

The improved updater module allows users to receive renewed key files with no effort while Doctor Web’s partners can now provide Dr.Web license renewal services.

The list of supported operating systems remains the same. Dr.Web anti-virus for Windows and Dr.Web Security Space (32-bit) can be installed on computers running any version of Windows starting from 2000 SP 4 + Rollup 1 while 64-bit versions support Windows XP SP2 and later versions of Windows; Dr.Web for Windows file servers requires Windows 2003/2008 (64-bit).

Requirements of Dr.Web products featuring the firewall (Dr.Web Anti-virus Pro and Dr.Web Security Space Pro) are the same. The firewall includes a packet and application filters to control network connections that use certain protocols with particular destination ports or addresses as well as network activity of user applications. With the firewall users can create filtering rules for all processes that request network connections. More information about the firewall included in Dr.Web products can be found here

I registered succesfully a copy of Dr Web Antivirus v 6.0 by using an unused Dr web v 5 key that I got thanks to a free promotion some months ago

You may find download links here

Via Wildessecurity forum

Do note: if you have a legal Dr Web serial number you may register your copy here
You may also request a 30 days trial key

[ceyfer]

What about my old favorite portable Dr.Web CureIt?

Any new innovation/ dev't?

http://www.freedrweb.com/cureit/

[Ricey]

Thanks for the info leofelix Obviously this version should be new and improved but does anyone have any idea how it compares with the other popular alternatives e.g. eset, kav, nav etc? I'm thinking purely performance and detection rates - ease of use doesn't really matter.

[LAHarry]

Not much difference with Dr. Web v5.
Dr. Web software still found not so stable.
I tried the v6 in my Win7 & sometimes with BSoD.
EAV , NAV & KAV are much better than Dr.Web in stability & protections.

[grr]

Not much difference with Dr. Web v5.
Dr. Web software still found not so stable.
I tried the v6 in my Win7 & sometimes with BSoD.
EAV , NAV & KAV are much better than Dr.Web in stability & protections.

May be conflicts with other things u installed...

& thanks leofelix for this release info & getting key from v5 serial..i would have a try too

[Ricey]

@LAHarry: Cool, that's what I would have guessed - thanks for the info. To agree with what grr said; if you're getting BSODs then it could well be software conflictions.

[Alboguy]

Reviews says that it has a low detection rate. I personally dont like this AV.

[hellnoire]

I didn't like version 5 when I got it for free from Raymond's huge promo two years ago. It's interface was dated then, I doubt they put much work into it.

[grr]

I didn't like version 5 when I got it for free from Raymond's huge promo two years ago. It's interface was dated then, I doubt they put much work into it.

yes, their interface has remained almost the same over years...

[sujay]

It v5 I didn't find an option to restore files from quarantine. Is that solved now? I will try it then...