Prevx Edge 3.0

Compared with Prevx 2.0, Prevx Edge 3.0 is a quantum improvement. The download size of the installation file is more than 90% smaller than Prevx 2.0 and scans execute in less than 10% of the time the same scan took in Prevx 2.0. At $29.95 the product is priced on the low to medium end of average for this type of product. Prevx has a fairly reliable reputation in the industry. Overall, Prevx Edge 3.0 is a solid product that is worth the money.

A few years ago I reviewed a new product from an unheard of company. The free HIPS (Host Intrusion Prevention) software offered by Prevx (Prevx Home) offered a unique approach to consumer PC protection by providing intrusion prevention rather than the traditional virus and malware scanning or firewall functions.

A lot has changed in the nature of computer threats, and the protection available from security software vendors. This is tue for Prevx as well. They have evolved and offered newer products since Prevx Home.

Prevx Home 2.0 was OK, but had some issues. In developing Prevx Edge 3.0, Prevx took the best of their existing products and created a solid new tool.

Prevx Edge 3.0 installs quickly, scans quickly, updates quickly, and had no noticeable impact on my system performance while scanning in the background. Those are certainly all great qualities for a PC security product.

I have a couple of complaints about Prevx Edge 3.0. First, many recent malware threats attempt to disable protection such as Prevx Edge 3.0. Prevx Edge 3.0 has a Self-Protection function to guard against these types of attacks, but it was disabled by default. That leaves the computer vulnerable until or unless the user realize that this feature needs to be enabled and finds the setting to enable it.

My other complaint is a little more trivial. Overall, I really liked the interface. I felt that it was visually appealing and fairly inuitive to navigate. There is some confusion or overlap though between the Basic Configuration under Tools and Settings and the Protection Settings under Edge Settings. These should probably be merged for simplicity.

Overall, I like Prevx Edge 3.0. At $29.95 it is reasonably priced. It performs well and provides solid protection for the PC (provided you Enable Self Protection that is).