Agent & Extension

How much memory and CPU does DefensX agent consume?

DefensX Agent is a super lightweight agent and does not consume >10MB memory or >%0,1 CPU

Will it slow down my computer?

Our agent does not decrypt traffic on the end-point, which is one of the main reasons for slow-down on computers, so you will not feel any slow-down because of our agent.

What is the query response time for a DNS policy lookup from the cloud?

Every DefensX agent is a relay agent, that’s why a cached DNS lookup is less than 1ms.

How can I exclude some browsers from the extension installation?

If you want to exclude some browsers from the DefensX extension, you can un-select the related option when installing it through the installer GUI.

To set this option using a RMM script, you need to append ADDLOCAL property [1] to the MSI installation command.

In this case, you need to provide all of the component names which you want to install. Possible component names are:

Component Name Description

DefensXAgent

Main DefensX Agent component which includes kernel level DNS protection and embedded DNS over HTTPS server

ExtensionEdge

Enables the Microsoft Edge extension installation

ExtensionChrome

Enables the Google Chrome extension installation

ExtensionFirefox

Enables the Mozilla Firefox extension installation

ExtensionChromium

Enables the Chromium extension installation

ExtensionBrave

Enables the Brave extension installation

ExtensionVivaldi

Enables the Vivaldi extension installation

Example usages:

  • Only install Chrome extension and core DefensXAgent: ADDLOCAL="DefensXAgent,ExtensionChrome"

  • Only install Chrome,Firefox extension and core DefensXAgent: ADDLOCAL="DefensXAgent,ExtensionChrome,ExtensionFirefox"