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vShield - Patchless Protection

vShield Patchless Protection blocks exploit paths at the memory level without touching the application or requiring a reboot. Your team stops waiting for a patch to close exposure. Protection begins the moment vScore confirms the risk.

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130
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new vulnerabilities per day

80
%

reduction in manual patching

MTTR

from months to hours

benefits

Stop waiting for a patch

A patch cycle takes days. A zero-day can strike in hours. vShield closes the gap, blocking exploit paths at the memory level the moment vScore confirms the risk, with no reboot and no disruption.

Protected before patches

vShield blocks exploit paths the moment a vulnerability is disclosed, before the vendor ships a patch.

No reboot required

vShield deploys without taking the application offline or triggering a maintenance window. Your production systems keep running.

EOL apps, still covered

End-of-life applications, never get another vendor patch. vShield closes that exposure and keeps them protected until a replacement is ready.

No app disruption

The application continues running normally. vShield secures the memory space and executable without the end user noticing anything changed.

Audit ready anyway

vShield provides documented evidence of active mitigation, so your team can demonstrate compliance controls even before a patch is available.

Attacks stop cold

vShield wraps the vulnerable application in memory, blocking exploit paths at the lowest level so attacks cannot reach the vulnerability.
key capabilities

Built to protect without a patch

vShield operates at the memory level, wrapping vulnerable applications to block exploit paths without requiring a patch, a reboot, or any application modification. It deploys alongside your existing patch cycle and covers every gap between disclosure and remediation.

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What Our Customers Say About Us

See why enterprises trust our approach to AppSec to secure their business-critical applications

All in one platform

We chose Vicarius vRx for efficient third-party software patching, as Microsoft's solutions fall short. Though challenging for servers, it's effective for end-user devices. We value its patching ability but desire a cloud testing environment. We've considered alternatives, but vRx excels in support.
Michael Sutherland
Michael Sutherland
IT Security Manager at Jamaica Broilers Group

From urgency to strategy

“Vicarius allowed us to step away from reactive patching and finally manage vulnerabilities with strategy instead of urgency.”
Anonymous IT Division Manager
Anonymous IT Division Manager
IT Division Manager

EL AL secures global Patch Compliance

“Within two weeks we decided on Vicarius. Patch scheduling is now a one-day task instead of a full-time job.”
Tal Shachar
Tal Shachar
Deputy Director, Infrastructure, EL AL Airlines

Complete Vulnerability Remediation Platform

"What stood out was that it wasn’t just a scanner or a patch manager. It was an entire remediation platform. You discover vulnerabilities, prioritize based on real risk, and remediate automatically."
Eric Dowsland
Eric Dowsland
Chief Customer Officer

Não espere até que o WSUS seja completamente descontinuado. Agende uma demonstração e descubra como o vRx pode transformar sua estratégia de gerenciamento de patches.
Billy Turner
Billy Turner
VP de Tecnologia e Serviços Gerenciados​

Excelente capacidad de parcheo, un panel útil y soporte excepcional

Rvx nos ha ahorrado una cantidad increíble de tiempo. Ahora podemos confiar completamente en el sistema automatizado y en los horarios establecidos. Nos ha ahorrado cientos de horas.
Michael Cortez
Michael Cortez
Director de IT Senior

Hervorragende Patch-Fähigkeiten, ein hilfreiches Dashboard und exzellenter Support

Rvx hat uns unglaublich viel Zeit gespart. Wir können uns einfach auf das automatisierte System und die von uns festgelegten Zeitpläne verlassen. Es spart uns enorm viel Zeit. Es hat uns hunderte Stunden eingespart.
Michael Cortez
Michael Cortez
Senior IT-Direktor

Excellentes capacités de mise à jour, tableau de bord pratique et support exceptionnel

« Rvx nous a fait gagner un temps considérable. Nous pouvons simplement nous fier au système automatisé et aux plannings que nous avons définis. C’est un énorme gain de temps. Nous avons économisé des centaines d’heures. »
Michael Cortez
Michael Cortez
Directeur(trice) principal(e) de l’informatique

Valuable resources saved

"Before vRx, we would spend countless hours manually finding and verifying patches. We saved so much time (and headache!)."
Anonymous IT Operations Lead
Anonymous IT Operations Lead
IT Operations Lead

Third-party software patching is the most valuable feature.

"We have automated third-party patching on specific software, improving efficiency by 80%. vRx has reduced our patching time, which has improved our operations. It is more robust than other solutions because it offers better third-party remediation."
Billy Turner
Billy Turner
VP, Managed Technology & Services

Single source of truth, capable of handling any application in our fleet

"vRx gives a single pane of glass to see what patches needed to go out and what sort of vulnerabilities we have on our Windows machines. Our meantime to remediate vulnerabilities has gone down by about 60% to 70%."
Peter Fallowfield
Peter Fallowfield
IT Manager

60% faster remediation, many hours saved

"Typically, with our previous solution of ManageEngine, it took about three hours to patch Windows Server, and now, that is less than an hour. It means less downtime for the business each month when we do patches."
Anonymous Security Analyst
Anonymous Security Analyst
Security Analyst

Great patching capabilities, helpful dashboard, and excellent support

"vRx has saved us an incredible amount of time. We can just rely on the automated system and the schedules we've set. It's a huge time saver. It's saved us hundreds of hours."
Michael Cortez
Michael Cortez
Sr. Director of IT

My favorite feature is Patchless Protection

"With Vicarius' vRx, I've never seen a patch that failed or had to be rolled back. We're saving quite a bit of time. Our clients using vRx haven't had any issues, and they've easily established patching for all their endpoints."
Jeremy Herman
Jeremy Herman
Security Engineer

Unified vulnerability discovery, prioritization, and remediation

"Vicarius streamlines vulnerability management between IT & Security by directly linking identified vulnerabilities to required patches, enhancing efficiency. The automation process has saved at least 30 percent of our manual tasks."
Wayne Ajimine
Wayne Ajimine
Information Security Professional

Patchless Protection is an incredible technology!

"vRx reduces the time customers spend on patching by reducing the overhead on the administrators, allowing them to do additional work. It saves time they would spend addressing the patching process, follow-ups, etc."
Antwune Gray
Antwune Gray
VP IT Security and Services

Merge Security & IT to Remediate Threats

“Vicarius’s vRx enabled Adama to centralize and consolidate work between IT and security teams, leading to a more efficient patching workflow."
Oshri Cohen
Oshri Cohen
CISO

Everything you need to know

What is vShield Patchless Protection and how does it work?

vShield Patchless Protection is a proprietary Vicarius technology that blocks exploit paths at the memory level without applying a patch. It wraps the vulnerable application's memory space and executables, preventing attackers from reaching the vulnerability. The application continues running normally. No patch, no reboot, no disruption.

Does vShield replace patching?

No. vShield runs alongside your patch cycle as a parallel protection layer. When a vulnerability is disclosed and a patch is being tested or awaited, vShield closes the exposure window. Once a validated patch deploys, vShield steps aside. The two capabilities work together, not against each other.

What happens when a patch becomes available?

vShield protection remains active until a validated patch deploys. Once vRx applies the patch and re-validation confirms the vulnerability is closed, vShield protection is no longer needed. Your team transitions from patchless mitigation to permanent remediation inside the same platform, without manual handoff.

Can vShield protect end-of-life applications?

Yes. When a vendor stops supporting software, patches stop coming. vShield fills that gap permanently, blocking exploit paths for applications that will never receive another vendor update. For organizations running legacy or EOL software, this is the only way to close those vulnerabilities without replacing the application.

Does vShield require a reboot or cause application downtime?

Neither. vShield deploys without taking the application offline or requiring a maintenance window. The application stays running throughout deployment. End users notice nothing. This makes vShield the right choice for production systems, mission-critical applications, and any environment where downtime is not an option.

How is vShield different from a WAF or EDR?

WAFs operate at the network perimeter and EDRs detect behavioral anomalies at the endpoint. vShield operates inside the application's memory space, closing the specific exploit path the vulnerability exposes. It is not signature-based and does not depend on detecting an attack after it starts.

Can vShield protect against zero-day vulnerabilities?

Yes. A zero-day by definition has no patch. vShield does not need one. The moment vScore confirms a vulnerability in your environment, vShield can deploy and block the exploit path. Your team gains protection immediately, before the vendor acknowledges the issue or ships a fix.

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