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PRX-SD
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- Detection
- Its detection pipeline combines hash matching, YARA rules, heuristic analysis, optional machine-learning inference, and optional VirusTotal lookups.docs.openprx.dev · read 12 Oct 2026
- Extensibility
- A WebAssembly plugin system can extend detection logic, add scanners, or integrate proprietary threat feeds.docs.openprx.dev · read 12 Oct 2026
- Hash matching
- It uses LMDB for O(1) lookups of SHA-256 and MD5 hashes from threat-intelligence sources.docs.openprx.dev · read 12 Oct 2026
- Heuristic analysis
- Its heuristic analysis uses file-type-aware checks including entropy, suspicious APIs, packing, and timestamps.docs.openprx.dev · read 12 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Optional integrations include VirusTotal lookups, ClamAV signature database imports, and custom WebAssembly plugins.docs.openprx.dev · read 11 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The documentation describes PRX-SD as designed for security engineers, system administrators, and incident responders.docs.openprx.dev · read 12 Oct 2026
- License
- The product page identifies the license as Apache-2.0.openprx.dev · read 12 Oct 2026
- Linux security
- Linux-specific features include process-memory scanning, kernel rootkit detection, eBPF syscall tracing, and fanotify pre-execution blocking.docs.openprx.dev · read 12 Oct 2026
- Plugin security
- WebAssembly plugins run in a Wasmtime sandbox with configurable memory and execution limits, while network and filesystem access are disabled by default.docs.openprx.dev · read 11 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- The documentation states that PRX-SD requires no cloud dependency and has no hidden telemetry.docs.openprx.dev · read 12 Oct 2026
- Protection scope
- complete securitygithub.com · read 22 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- PRX-SD is an open-source antivirus engine for scanning files and directories.openprx.dev · read 12 Oct 2026
- Quarantine
- A built-in quarantine vault can isolate, list, and restore detected threats.openprx.dev · read 12 Oct 2026
- Ransomware defense
- The documentation says dedicated YARA rules and heuristics detect ransomware families including WannaCry, LockBit, Conti, REvil, and BlackCat.docs.openprx.dev · read 12 Oct 2026
- Ransomware protection
- Yesgithub.com · read 22 Sep 2026
- Real-time monitoring
- The daemon monitors directories for new or modified files and scans them automatically.openprx.dev · read 12 Oct 2026
- Supported platforms
- Linux,macOS,Windowsgithub.com · read 22 Sep 2026
- Threat intelligence
- The engine aggregates hash signatures, YARA rules, and indicators from community and open-source threat intelligence sources.docs.openprx.dev · read 11 Oct 2026
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