VIPRE Antivirus – Because Speed and Performance Matter

Vipre Antivirus + AntiSpyware

You want your computer protected from all types of malware threats including viruses, adware, spyware, worms, rootkits, and more – right? And you want this service without compromising the speed of your computer – right? Is that too much to ask from an antivirus product?

NO! At least the creators of Vipre Antivirus don’t think so, which is why VIPRE products are built on next-generation technology, supported by a world-class team of experts providing toll-free support and free malware removal assistance! You deserve peace of mind – order VIPRE today!

System Integrity – Vipre won’t slow down your Computer

VIPRE optimizes overall performance by combining antivirus and antispyware together into one, single, powerful tool, all written completely from scratch with the latest technologies.

Simple User Interface

Developed with the least experienced user in mind, VIPRE is easy to understand and use yet runs robustly in the background providing the very best threat protection.

100% Money Back Guarantee

If you are not satisfied, we won’t make you jump through hoops to get all your money back. VIPRE comes with a 30-day money back guarantee.

Best Malware Detections

Ranked one of the top performing antivirus products in the world for malware detection, VIPRE detects, removes and blocks all types of PC threats.

Free Tech Support

Since we believe VIPRE is the best antivirus and antispyware solution in the world, it’s easy for us to provide you with free technical support from some of the best support technicians in the industry.

Free Malware Removal Assistance

Your purchase of VIPRE comes with free malware removal assistance, should you ever need it. Satisfaction guaranteed or your money back with no questions asked.

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Best of both worlds – high performance & low resource drain

For years people have been complaining that the biggest frustration with antivirus programs is bloat and high resource usage. VIPRE Antivirus has been purposely created from scratch to run seamlessly without compromising system performance. Pay attention to your current system performance and then try replacing your existing antivirus with VIPRE – we think you’ll find it’s like having a new and improved system!

Next-generation technology = powerful antivirus and antispyware engine

At VIPRE’s core is an antivirus and antispyware engine that merges the detection of all types of malware into a single efficient and powerful system. The new technology was developed exclusively by GFI, without building on older generation antivirus engines. VIPRE uses next-generation technologies making it the future of antivirus programs.

Advanced anti-rootkit technology

VIPRE’s all-new anti-rootkit technology finds and disables malicious hidden processes, threats, modules, services, files, Alternate Data Streams (ADS), or registry keys that are preparing to invade your system. VIPRE’s FirstScan™ helps accomplish this by running at the system’s boot time. FirstScan bypasses the Windows operating system to directly scan certain locations of the hard drive for malware, removing infections where found.

Real-time monitoring with Active Protection™

VIPRE’s Active Protection™ delivers real time monitoring and protection against malware threats by working inside the Windows kernel (the core of the operating system), monitoring for malware and stopping it before it has the opportunity to execute on your system.

Full protection against email-borne threats

Receive comprehensive protection against email viruses. VIPRE Antivirus supports Outlook, Outlook Express and Windows Mail; and support for any email program that uses POP3 and SMTP (Thunderbird, IncrediMail, Eudora, etc.).

Discounted Pricing for Multiple Computers in Your Home

VIPRE is the first security product to provide an annual subscription price of $49.95 for all the PCs in your home to be protected under a single ‘home license’. This license is for residential use only, and includes your home office and even a laptop in use by a child in college. (Small businesses must subscribe to VIPRE Enterprise). All annual subscriptions include one year of threat definition updates, software upgrades, and live US-based toll-free technical support. Get VIPRE Antivirus Premium and there’s only one toll-free number to call for all your PC security tech support.

Version: 4.0.4194

Filesize: 13.6 MB

System Requirements:

Windows Server 2008 (32/64-bit)
Windows 7 (32/64-bit)
Windows Vista (All flavors) (32/64-bit)
Windows Server 2003 (32/64-bit)
Windows XP (Home, Pro, Media Center, Tablet) (32/64-bit)
At Least 512MB Memory (RAM)
At Least 150MB Disk Space Available
High Speed Internet (Recommended)

All Internet browsers are supported for Active Protection, scanning, and removal of threats. Internet Explorer 6 or higher must be installed for VIPRE to function properly; however IE does not have to be your default browser.

Supported Operating Systems:

Windows 2000 SP4 RU1
Windows XP and higher (32 and 64-bit)
Windows Vista and higher (32 and 64-bit)

Supported Email Applications:

Outlook 2000 and newer
Outlook Express 5.0 and newer
Windows Mail for Vista
POP3 and SMTP Clients (Thunderbird, Incredimail, Eudora, etc.)
SSL is only supported in Outlook and Outlook Express

VIPRE User’s Guide

PDF, March 16, 2010, 935,957 bytes

VIPRE Quick Start Guide

PDF, March 16, 2010, 102,368 bytes

Virus Bulletin Review of VIPRE (July 2008)

PDF, July 22, 2008, 757,970 bytes

What is VIPRE?

VIPRE is next-generation antivirus + antispyware all-in-one. We built a new, fast engine from the ground up for this.

What if I have performance problems after installing?

If you are running another antivirus or security product with active protection enabled, DO NOT enable VIPRE’s Active Protection. Doing so may result in significant performance issues.

Does VIPRE replace my current antivirus like AVG, Norton McAfee and Trend? Do I need to uninstall my old Antivirus software?

Yes, VIPRE replaces old antivirus products. Additionally, antispyware is integrated and VIPRE provides full anti-malware protection against all malware like rootkits, trojans, bots and more malicious code.

We highly recommend you remove any other antivirus product fromyour PC prior to installing VIPRE. The reason for this is that “driver level” software used in antivirus engines tend to conflict with one another resulting in either a tremendously slow system and/or other problems.

Isn’t it VIPER and you made a typo?

No, it stands for Virus Intrusion Protection Remediation Engine.

If I have 10 PCs at home will ALL of them be covered by your Home Site license?

Yes!

How can I be sure that VIPRE will protect my computer against threats?

Good question. VIPRE has been antivirus certified by West Coast Labs, after successfully detecting, cleaning and/or blocking a set of viruses from the ‘WildList’ which is a selection of existing prevalent viruses. PC Magazine also recently tested VIPRE and found it to be successful in remediating threats.

I use CounterSpy, do I have to upgrade?

Yes, but fear not and do not be alarmed. We always take care of our customers. Every customer on a current maintenance plan for CounterSpy will receive a free upgrade to VIPRE.

I ran the upgrade from CounterSpy to VIPRE, but the VIPRE Install is not getting through its setup.

Make sure that CounterSpy is uninstalled. Also, we strongly recommend to turn off (better yet uninstall) other antivirus products that have active protection. After that, re-run the VIPRE install. If that does not do the trick, contact our Support Team.

Will my CounterSpy key work in the new VIPRE?

No. After you upgrade, we email you a new key that you need to enter in the VIPRE registration window.

Is VIPRE V4 (the regular one, not Premium) playing nice with firewalls like ZoneAlarm, Comodo and others?

In some cases, the HIPS driver in VIPRE Version 4 regular can conflict with the HIPS drivers of other firewalls. In this case, use this small utility than can disable the VIPRE V4 hips driver for you:

http://www.sunbelt-software.com/support/SPF/spfhips.exe

Or you can use the following command:

sc config sbhips start= disabled

then restart the computer.

If you run into any trouble, please let Support know and they’ll be happy to help you.

I want to use VIPRE together with the Sunbelt Personal Firewall (SPF), can I do that?

No. SPF has been discontinued and every customer on a current maintenance plan for SPF will receive a free upgrade to VIPRE Premium.

Can I run VIPRE on my 64-bit XP and/or Vista?

Yes, VIPRE runs successfully on all x64 Windows operating systems XP SP1 and newer, and will protect these systems. Additional 64-bit functionality that will come in the near future is scanning 64-bit processes or functionality for a Rootkit scan.

When I download a file, is VIPRE checking it for a virus? I’m not sure if VIPRE does this or not.

Yes, VIPRE’s Active Protection does indeed look at the file as it is being downloaded. VIPRE will compare the file to its definitions and the list of known bad programs. Actual scanning of the file won’t happen until a system scan is run. This two-step process keeps you safe without interfering with download speeds.

VIPRE is giving me a whole bunch of Allow/Disallow warnings. Why?

You probably have VIPRE running with Active Protection on HIGH. This causes a lot of warnings. HIGH is not recommended as it results in many popup dialogs.

Can the pop-up balloons be turned off in VIPRE?

Yes, if you right-click on the VIPRE icon in the lower right corner of the screen, a little menu opens. One of the selections is “Show Balloons”. If this option has a check mark in front of it, a balloon (small message) appears when VIPRE does something. Selecting “Show Balloons” will uncheck this feature and the pop-ups will no longer appear.