01
Arrival
An unfamiliar file lands.
A browser download, USB file, attachment, or manual scan enters the same controlled path.
Rapid Protection
Contain the unknown before it can execute.
SafeLayer AV gives every unfamiliar file a protected pause. It moves the file out of reach first, evaluates it with layered evidence, and only then lets it continue.
Runs beside
Windows Defender
Built for
New malware
Your data
Stays local
Platform
Windows 10 & 11
Hold, then decide
The file is separated from the PC while evidence is collected.
One protected path
Every file gets the safer first move.
A signature scanner can only identify what has already been catalogued. Rapid Protection closes that gap by acting before it recognises a threat.
Browser downloadsUSB drivesChat attachmentsRight-click scans
02
Containment
SafeLayer moves it out of reach.
The file waits in a locked holding area. Nothing can open or run it while SafeLayer checks what it is.
03
Verdict
Evidence determines the next move.
Clean files return. Malicious files stay isolated. Uncertain files remain safe until you decide.
Layered evidence
One clean result is not enough to call a file safe.
Rapid Protection uses four checks in order, bringing context to the decision rather than placing all of the trust in one engine.
Past detections
Check what SafeLayer has already learned about this fingerprint.
Scan engines
Evaluate known signatures and malware patterns.
Risk scoring
Assess the file’s shape, origin, signature, and behaviour signals.
Second opinion
Ask Windows Defender and check the file fingerprint when needed.
Three clear outcomes
The few seconds it takes to be sure are not a window for a threat.
Rapid Protection