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Spec sheet

Purpose
PRX-SD is an open-source antivirus engine for scanning files and directories.Read 12 Oct 2026 · openprx.dev
Intended users
The documentation describes PRX-SD as designed for security engineers, system administrators, and incident responders.Read 12 Oct 2026 · docs.openprx.dev
Platforms
The product page lists native support for Linux, macOS, and Windows; the documentation specifies Windows WSL2.Read 12 Oct 2026 · docs.openprx.dev
Free plan
YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · github.com
Integrations
Optional integrations include VirusTotal lookups, ClamAV signature database imports, and custom WebAssembly plugins.Read 11 Oct 2026 · docs.openprx.dev
Privacy
The documentation states that PRX-SD requires no cloud dependency and has no hidden telemetry.Read 12 Oct 2026 · docs.openprx.dev
License
The product page identifies the license as Apache-2.0.Read 12 Oct 2026 · openprx.dev
Detection
Its detection pipeline combines hash matching, YARA rules, heuristic analysis, optional machine-learning inference, and optional VirusTotal lookups.Read 12 Oct 2026 · docs.openprx.dev
Extensibility
A WebAssembly plugin system can extend detection logic, add scanners, or integrate proprietary threat feeds.Read 12 Oct 2026 · docs.openprx.dev
Hash matching
It uses LMDB for O(1) lookups of SHA-256 and MD5 hashes from threat-intelligence sources.Read 12 Oct 2026 · docs.openprx.dev
Heuristic analysis
Its heuristic analysis uses file-type-aware checks including entropy, suspicious APIs, packing, and timestamps.Read 12 Oct 2026 · docs.openprx.dev
Linux security
Linux-specific features include process-memory scanning, kernel rootkit detection, eBPF syscall tracing, and fanotify pre-execution blocking.Read 12 Oct 2026 · docs.openprx.dev
Plugin security
WebAssembly plugins run in a Wasmtime sandbox with configurable memory and execution limits, while network and filesystem access are disabled by default.Read 11 Oct 2026 · docs.openprx.dev
Protection scope
complete securityRead 22 Sep 2026 · github.com
Quarantine
A built-in quarantine vault can isolate, list, and restore detected threats.Read 12 Oct 2026 · openprx.dev
Ransomware defense
The documentation says dedicated YARA rules and heuristics detect ransomware families including WannaCry, LockBit, Conti, REvil, and BlackCat.Read 12 Oct 2026 · docs.openprx.dev
Ransomware protection
YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · github.com
Real-time monitoring
The daemon monitors directories for new or modified files and scans them automatically.Read 12 Oct 2026 · openprx.dev
Supported platforms
Linux,macOS,WindowsRead 22 Sep 2026 · github.com
Threat intelligence
The engine aggregates hash signatures, YARA rules, and indicators from community and open-source threat intelligence sources.Read 11 Oct 2026 · docs.openprx.dev
YARA rules
The documentation describes more than 38,800 YARA rules aggregated from community and commercial-grade sources.Read 12 Oct 2026 · docs.openprx.dev

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