Robot Genius RGguard

The term “Malware” refers to spyware, trojans, viruses, network worms, and rootkits—any installed programs that infects computers and wreaks havoc on computer security and performance. Increasingly, malware is used as a means of  stealing personal information, such as credit card numbers or identities. Using the Web, hackers disseminating malware take advantage of free online content dispersal and frequent online updates to circumvent security measures. Reliable protection against malicious attacks necessitates an in-depth knowledge of malware its locations and characteristics.

RGguard: Proactively Prevents Malware Infections

RGguard from Robot Genius, provides users and companies with a first line of defense against malware. A lightweight browser plug-in enhancement, RGguard works in tandem with the Robot Genius RGcrawler data to prevent malware infections.

RGguard browser plug-in proactively warns users of danger while they browse the web by marking up search results links with color-coded safety ratings.  It alerts users by recognizing not just the domain but also the full path URL that points to each instance of malware. The exactness of alerts reduces false positives and keeps restricted sites to a minimum.

Key Benefits

  • Lightweight and unobtrusive, works with all browsers.
  • Zero-day threat protection against all types of malware.
  • A powerful, fully automated method for blocking links to malware and warning users of URLs containing malicious executables.
  • Virtually no impact on system performance or system resources.
  • Exactness of alerts reduces false positives keeping restricted sites to a minimum, and also keeps ‘noisy’ security alerts to a minimum.

 

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RGguard Enterprise Edition

RGguard Enterprise Edition is used by IT administrators to block users from downloading or even browsing to URLs known to contain malware by remote lock-down via a Java-based management server.

RGguard Applications

RGguard has two typical applications. Search Engines and Service Providers can enhance customers’ online experience by adding malware safety warnings to browsers’ search results, providing better protection from online malware. Secondly, enterprises can use RGguard to warn and block users from downloading malware unwittingly.

A Comprehensive Solution

The Robot Genius RGguard lightweight browser plug-in works in tandem with the Robot Genius products RGcrawler data, the industry’s first automated web-crawler malware data, and Spyberus, an anti-malware desktop security client that detects and remediates malware from users’ PCs, to provide the most comprehensive prevention, detection, and remediation against malicious threats.