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Description: a-squared Anti-Malware 3.1.0.26
Keep your computer free from Trojans, Spyware, Adware, Worms, Keyloggers, Rootkits, Dialers and other malicious programs.
Number of Malware signatures:
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Trojans 807160
Dialer 51592
Worms 88740
Spyware 49811
Traces 192878
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Total= 1190181!!!
There are many anti-virus, anti-spyware and anti-dialer software products but only a few of them can claim to provide effective protection from all types
of Malware. The main reason for this is the eternal cat and mouse game played for decades between Malware programmers and the security industry. Normal
security software is limited by the fact that it can only recognize Malware for which the manufacturer has already created a signature - assuming that the
manufacture even has a copy of the Malware available for analysis.
Emsi Software has now turned the tables and no longer trails behind the Malware authors. a-squared Anti-Malware does not identify damaging software purely
on the basis of signatures, but also looks at how it behaves. This means that you will be protected from the hundreds of new Trojans, Worms, Dialers,
Rootkits and Spyware that appear every day.
The advantages to you:
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Free your PC from Malware
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Scan your hard disk with the a-squared Anti-Malware Scanner and remove all infections. Keep your PC clean, and restore it to maximum performance.
Benefit from Malware-IDS protection technology
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Stop Malware before it has a chance to harm you. The Background Guard prevents dangerous programs from becoming active on your PC, blocking Malware through
the use of unique behavioral analysis technology.
Stay protected - it's easier than you think
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Regardless of whether you are a computer expert or a beginner, you will quickly become familiar with a-squared Anti-Malware. You don't need any specialist
knowledge to free yourself from Malware.
Rely on the safety of daily updates
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a-squared Anti-Malware comes with an integrated automatic update feature, which easily and conveniently installs the daily updates without you having to
manage the process.
Power user? Enjoy full control with manual detection and removal
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More advanced users will appreciate the integrated a-squared HiJackFree tool, which lets you analyze the processes, autoruns and ports of your system to manually remove all types of Malware.
The guard takes action before any damage occurs.
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a-squared Anti-Malware includes a Background Guard, which recognizes and blocks all dangerous programs before they have a chance to cause any damage. The
unique new Malware Intrusion Detection System (Malware-IDS) immediately warns you when a program attempts to perform a potentially dangerous operation. It
does this for every program, including those that may appear harmless at first sight!
a-squared Anti-Malware provides reliable protection from:
Trojans, Backdoors, Keyloggers, Rootkits
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Trojans and Backdoors provide strangers with access to your PC. Once a Backdoor is installed, an attacker can take full control of your computer. A Trojan
is best described as a piece of software pretending to be something it is not - they often contain Backdoors, and usually arrive as email attachments.
A Keylogger is a type of Malware that invisibly records all keyboard activity, whereas Rootkits hide on your PC and manipulate internal system operations.
a-squared Anti-Malware specializes in recognizing and eliminating these types of Malware.
Spyware, Adware, TrackingCookies
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Your personal data and information is worth a great deal of money to certain advertising companies. They have no qualms about smuggling software into your
system, recording information and spying on everything you do. Adverts that change the start page of your browser also belong in the Spyware/Adware
category. a-squared Anti-Malware completely removes Spyware from your PC. Traces of Spyware in the Registry and Tracking Cookies are also recognized.
Worms, Bots
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Worm viruses are currently one of the most irritating phenomena on the Internet. Usually transmitted as dangerous email attachments, worms send copies
of themselves to all reachable destinations and cause great damage. Newer network worms/bots use security holes (Exploits) to infect a PC, and can
reproduce at an astonishing speed. Without your knowledge, your PC is essentially transformed into a spam-sending zombie! a-squared Anti-Malware
eliminates worms from your PC and prevents them from doing any further damage. The Malware-IDS also blocks attacks that security holes for which no
patches currently exist, so-called zero-day attacks.
Dialers
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Dialers are small programs that change the Internet access number of a modem-equipped computer to a much more expensive number. Costs can rise as high as
several hundred dollars per dial attempt. a-squared Anti-Malware prevents Dialers from becoming active.
Malware-IDS
The a-squared Anti-Malware Background Guard scans all running programs with a signature scanner the same as all other antivirus guards. The scan can only
detect the malware if it has the correct signature. Although the Emsi Software Team wish to create signatures for new malware and provide them as fast as
possible via the online update, the process of creating a new signature can take a while. During this time you are not protected against new malware.
This is where our Malware Intrusion Detection System (Malware-IDS) comes in. This is a special system which is able to detect and block malware without
the need for signatures. The Malware-IDS is part of a-squared Anti-Malware and Mamutu (without a disk scanner)
Behavior Analysis
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Usually, Malware is detected with the help of heuristics. Heuristic scanning analyses the code in a file and decides whether or not it is harmful. The
Malware-IDS works differently, as it watches any active program and stops it if it notices anything suspicious. If a program is trying to change something,
you will be told immediately, and given the chance to authorize this change. If the Malware-IDS pops up a warning when you are not doing anything on your
computer, you can be fairly sure that the program is working without your approval.
And this is the way it works..
Malware always wants to achieve a particular result. A virus always infects, a worm always spreads, a trojan always sends files and a dialer always dials.
Their methods may differ, but the result is the same.
It is at this point that Malware-IDS interrupts the program. It analyses the behavior of all active programs, and alerts you if anything harmful is
detected. The program is stopped and cannot continue until you decide whether or not to authorize the behavior.
All this probably sounds too good to be true, and there is one disadvantage: the Malware-IDS only recognizes behavior, and cannot give you the actual
name of the malware in question. In other words, you will know if it's a worm, but not if it's the NetSky or Bagle worm. Of course, this doesn't really
matter - the important thing is that you know it's there, and you can run the appropriate removal program.
Currently the Malware-IDS can detect the following malware types:
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Email worms
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Spyware/Adware
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HiJackers
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Backdoor trojans
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Trojan downloader with reverse connection logic
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Dialers
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Keylogger
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Rootkits
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Viruses
In addition, the Malware-IDS can monitor and stop any of the following actions:
* Installation of new drivers and services
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Any kind of process manipulation like DLL-injection, code-injection, patching, termination, etc.
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Installation of new BHOs (Browser Helper Objects)
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Changes to your Internet Explorer configuration
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Hidden installations of software
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Changes to your Hosts file (redirects domains)
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Installations of debuggers on the system
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