VBA32 Antivirus Review 2024: Is It Good?

VBA32 is a good enterprise-grade antivirus for protecting workstations from malware. It uses a traditional database of known malware, heuristic analysis, and behavioral processing to detect all kinds of threats, including more complex malware and zero-day attacks.

It’s easy to run scans, schedule them for the future, or review your virus scan logs. You can even manage VBA32 on multiple workstations at once through its central console. Granted, it has an old-school UI that will take some getting used to, but it’s not too bad.

That said, VBA32 has a few things holding it back from being a great option. The first issue is with availability: if you live outside of Eastern Europe, it’s unlikely you’ll be able to purchase this Belarus-based antivirus. And in terms of features, it lacks a firewall, a password manager, a computer optimizer, or any other extra features you’d expect to see in a business-grade antivirus suite. By comparison, Norton’s business plan is much more widely available and contains all those features plus dark web monitoring for your employees.

Despite those shortcomings, VBA32 is capable of protecting you and your company from malware. You can pick it up as a standalone antivirus or as part of the KANOE package (which comes with a 60-day free trial). There are a few other tools, too, including a free cmd-based scanner.

VBA32 Full Review — Decent Malware Scanner, Light on Features

VBA32 is a reliable antivirus for businesses or organizations that need basic malware protection. The scanner is great at catching viruses and zero-day threats thanks to its advanced heuristic analysis and behavioral scanning. The UI takes a bit of getting used to, but it’s unintrusive and makes it easy to catch threats, schedule scans, and configure its real-time protection.

It’s not among the best antiviruses I’ve seen, though. It lacks extra features, an outdated UI, and a diminishing frequency of large updates. But despite being rough around the edges, VBA32 is still quite good at protecting workstations from infections.

VBA32 Plans & Pricing — Both Bulk & Individual Subscription Options

VBA32 is an enterprise-only antivirus. It comes standalone or as part of the KANOE security suite. Both have bulk plans that cover up to 7 computers in the same organization for 1–5 years.

VBA32’s standalone antivirus includes a malware scanner, email attachment analyzer, anti-dial protection, and a central console for managing VBA32 on multiple computers at once.

The KANOE security suite has more comprehensive features, including network protection, batch filtering, and complex administrative controls. Even though this plan has more features, it’s still not as comprehensive a subscription to Norton’s business plan or other top antivirus business suites.

There’s also a free version of the malware scanner for home users, but it’s tough to recommend since it’s entirely cmd-based and doesn’t receive updates as frequently as most top antiviruses.

For the paid plans, you’ll need to get a quote from customer support on VBA32’s website. You can try out the KANOE bundle for 60 days by completing a request form on the website.

Here’s a quick overview of all of VBA32’s plans:

VBA32 Security Features — Multi-Layered Protection (But Few Features)

VBA32 doesn’t have many features, but it uses a great core malware scanner. It’s intended for high-end devices used as workstations and centrally administered machines linked together through a local area network (LAN). Because of that, scans can be pretty resource-intensive.

It works by combining a traditional database of known malware with artificial intelligence. The heuristic analysis uses behavior processing techniques to identify malware patterns, including zero-day threats (viruses that have not yet been discovered). It also uses a proprietary delta-patching tool to reduce the file size of incoming virus definition updates.

Both the malware scanner and the real-time protection are strong against malware, especially rootkits, thanks to how deeply they scan your computer. It’s good enough that the cybersecurity company VirusTotal uses its engine during scans.

You can simultaneously scan individual files, folders, boot sectors, drives, or your whole PC. It’s also easy to set up scheduled scans. It’s excellent at finding and destroying malware, though it will sometimes falsely flag safe apps. You can easily whitelist any app you’re sure is safe, though, so it isn’t a big deal.

There are a handful of effective security tools that you get with a VBA32 subscription, including:

• Anti-dial protection. This tool blocks malicious phone calls from unknown senders from connecting to your network. This stops you from dealing with spam calls, fraudsters, telemarketers, or other calls that might disrupt your job.
• Free console scanner. A cmd-based malware scanner that’s free to download and use. Its malware detection is pretty good, but since it’s entirely done from your command prompt (like with ClamAV, for example), it’s hard to use and not beginner-friendly. While there’s a free scanner, there are better antiviruses out there that won’t cost you a penny and have a working user interface.
• Central management console. Manage VBA32 on multiple devices from an administrator management console. This way you can remotely manage scans, schedule them for the future, and review quarantined infections.
• Email scanner. VBA32 scans incoming emails in real-time, preventing messages with malicious attachments from reaching your inbox. It works with EXIM, POSTFIX, SENDMAIL, and the IMAP and POP3 protocols.

However, there aren’t any extra features. There’s a software bundle that, apart from VBA32, also includes more advanced network protection, batch filtering, and more complex administrative controls, but even with that, it’s still missing a few tools that you might expect.

Even with the more expensive KANOE bundle, VBA32 doesn’t include a password manager, identity monitoring, or computer tune-up tool. Norton has all of those features and more. Without any standout special features, VBA32 is pretty barebones by comparison.

But overall, it’s not bad. Its malware detection is solid and good enough to protect high-end devices. While it’s light on extra tools, I like the email scanner and its unique delta-patching feature (which I’d love to see more antiviruses adopt). All in all, it’s a decent scanner, but it needs something to make it stand out from its competition.

VBA32 Ease of Use & Setup — Clunky (But Not Unusable)

VBA32 is a bit tricky at first, but after you familiarize yourself with the unique layout, it’s very easy to run and manage scans. Its UI differs from a regular consumer antivirus because it’s designed for network administrators who need lightweight tools to protect their work computers.

To use it, click the icon on the bottom right of your screen or your Windows notification panel. This brings up the main menu. From here, you can manage your scheduled scans or start a new one immediately. It’s relatively bug-free and designed to work with any Windows computer.

The free console scanner works differently. You need to open up your command prompt and visit the directory where VBA32 is being stored. Once you open that directory, you use command prompts to run a scan, check boot sectors, and review and delete malware. It’s harder to use, not to mention the guides are written in Russian only and don’t automatically translate for you. I wish this were a bit easier to use, but at least it’s free.

VBA32 Customer Support — Fast Email Responses

VBA32 offers email and phone customer support options, and both are pretty good. Email support uses a basic ticketing system. Whenever I reached out to them, I got a response back pretty quickly. Phone support is available for most Eastern European regions from Monday to Friday (9am–6pm MSK).

The online help center has some basic tutorials, but it has limited language options and isn’t very detailed. If you have a problem, chances are you’ll need to reach out to support.

Is VBA32 Good Enough to Protect Your Business?

Yes, VBA32 has good enough malware protection to keep your work computers safe. It uses a multi-layered approach to malware detection that lets it catch complex and even zero-day threats better than most antiviruses. It also has an email server scanner that looks for malware in incoming attachments, and an anti-dial tool to stop you from getting malicious calls.

But you should still consider what your business needs. VBA32 is pretty light on features compared to other business antiviruses. For example, Norton comes with a password manager, employee identity monitoring, a PC tuneup tool, and more. There’s a software bundle available that contains VBA32 and a few additional features, but even with the bundle, there aren’t too many noteworthy features.

VBA32 isn’t very beginner-friendly either. The user interface is clunky and pretty outdated, but it’s functional. You’ll need to spend some time learning how it works. By comparison, Bitdefender’s GravityZone Business Security comes with a sleek, modern UI and a management console that gives you a clear overview of all security components.

Overall, though, VBA32 is a decent option for protecting your business. Its malware detection is powerful, but it isn’t very comprehensive so you might end up needing multiple tools to completely protect yourself.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does VBA32 have a personal antivirus?

Yes, VBA32 offers a free lightweight cmd-based scanner, meaning it has no UI, and to perform basic functions, you need to type into your command prompt. It still gets updates, but not as many as most top competitors’ antiviruses.

VBA32 is mostly for businesses and organizations. You can’t even sign up for a free trial of the KANOE bundle if you’re not a business user. If you need an antivirus to protect your home devices, check out Norton or Bitdefender. Both antiviruses are excellent at beating malware without being as resource-intensive or expensive as a business-grade option.

Does VBA32 have a free antivirus?

Yes, VBA32 does have a free cmd-based antivirus. It’s pretty old-school and is used entirely within your command prompt, plus its updates are less frequent than they used to be, so you may not want to rely on it completely.

You can also find earlier releases of its personal antivirus on various free software sites, but that is discontinued and no longer receives support from VirusBlokAda, the company that developed VBA32.

If you’re a business user, you can also get a 60-day free trial for a software bundle that includes VBA32. The KANOE bundle adds features that protect your company’s network, an overall management console for your security settings, and a lot more on top of VBA32.

What countries is VBA32 available in?

VBA32 is available for Eastern European countries, including Belarus and Russia. If you’re living elsewhere, you can contact customer support to see if you live in an eligible region. But in all likelihood, if you live outside of Eastern Europe, you probably can’t buy VBA32. Fortunately, there are a lot of good business-grade antiviruses out there, so even if 1 or 2 aren’t available in your region, you’ll still be able to protect yourself from malware.

Does VBA32 have good malware protection?

VBA32 is good at stopping trojans, worms, adware, and all sorts of malware, but it’s particularly great at catching rootkits. VBA32 uses modern heuristic and behavioral analysis combined with a traditional database of known viruses to root out hidden threats on your computer.