Our Technology
The Technology
Behind PC Vax.
Every PC Vax subscription is built on Huntress — one of the most widely trusted endpoint-security platforms for small and mid-sized businesses. Here’s what that technology does, and what the PC Vax managed service adds around it.
The Platform
What Is Huntress?
Huntress is a cybersecurity company built specifically to protect small and mid-sized businesses — the organizations attackers increasingly target precisely because they rarely have enterprise security teams.
The core of the platform is Managed EDR: endpoint detection and response technology backed by a 24/7 Security Operations Center staffed by human security analysts. Software watches the endpoints; professionals review what it finds.
Huntress protects millions of endpoints worldwide, primarily through IT providers and managed security services like PC Vax, and is consistently rated among the top endpoint security solutions for small business on major software-review platforms.
What Huntress Managed EDR Does
Behavioral Detection
Monitors endpoint activity for suspicious behavior — malicious scripts, unusual process activity, and attack techniques that traditional antivirus signatures can miss.
Foothold Hunting
Looks for the persistence mechanisms attackers install to maintain long-term access to a computer, even when the initial malware is gone.
24/7 SOC Analysis
Human security analysts investigate suspicious findings around the clock, separating real threats from noise before anyone bothers you with an alert.
Host Isolation
A seriously compromised endpoint can be isolated from the network to help stop malicious activity from spreading.
Managed Response
Confirmed threats come with response actions and step-by-step remediation — not just a notification that something happened.
Defender Integration
Works alongside Microsoft Defender on Windows, adding managed detection and human oversight on top of the protection already built into the operating system.
Why We Built on Huntress
Chosen for the Businesses We Serve.
We evaluated the technology behind PC Vax the way you'd want us to. Huntress stood out for three reasons:
- Purpose-built for SMBs. Not an enterprise platform scaled down — a platform designed from the start for businesses without security departments.
- Humans in the loop. A genuine 24/7 SOC reviewing detections, which is the difference between security software and security operations.
- A proven track record. Trusted across millions of endpoints and thousands of IT providers, with a strong history of catching real-world intrusions.
The Partnership
Powered by Huntress.
Managed by PC Vax.
Technology and operations are two different jobs. Here’s how they divide:
Huntress Provides
- Endpoint-security technology
- Managed EDR and telemetry
- Threat detection
- 24/7 SOC investigation
- Managed response capabilities
- Security escalations
PC Vax Provides
- Your customer relationship
- Deployment and verification
- Endpoint administration
- Incident follow-through
- Additional remediation
- Managed Patch Management
- Security reporting and guidance
- A person who answers when you call
Why Not Just Buy Huntress Directly?
Fair question — and for businesses with internal IT security capability, direct platform ownership can make sense.
But the platform still needs an operator. Someone has to deploy agents correctly, verify coverage, administer the console, act on escalations, complete remediation steps, remove retired machines, manage patching, and translate security findings into business decisions. For most small businesses, that operator doesn’t exist — which is exactly the gap that leaves good security tools underused.
PC Vax is that operator. You get the Huntress technology and the managed relationship around it: deployment, follow-through, reporting, and a team accountable for making sure the job gets finished.
Huntress detects and investigates. PC Vax makes sure the job gets finished.
Professional Technology. Professionally Managed.
Get Huntress-powered protection with the PC Vax managed service behind it — starting at $19 per device per month.
Huntress® is a product and trademark of Huntress Labs Incorporated. PC Vax services are provided by Axio Group LLC. Product capabilities described here reflect the Huntress platform generally; the features included with your subscription are defined in your PC Vax service agreement.