Robot Genius, PC Armor

The consumer version of the Robot Genius security client is now available, distributed by our partner DDT as the product PC Armor (PCA). It should be in a number of big box retailers (e.g., Staples) within the next 30 days. See PC Magazine review.

PCA is the only product on the market which compiles what we call a "causal history" of all events on a Windows machine. That is, the client can connect together events such as (t1 to t4 might be dates/times separated by seconds or months):

t1 game download / hidden malware install --->
t2 modified registry settings --->
t3 more components installed via hidden download --->
t4 etc. etc.

and *fully reverse* the consequences of just this chain of events. Our client monitors the Windows kernel, all processes on the system and all writes to the file system.

If PCA is installed on a new (or uninfected) machine, and the user never overrides one of our warnings, then we absolutely guarantee we can clean the machine and remove any malware (or other program) on the system, even months or years after the infection. Warnings are triggered only if a program attempts an action which might compromise our uninstall capability, like installing a driver (typical of a rootkit). However, the user will rarely see such warnings -- PCA is much quieter than existing security products.