MalwareBytes Anti-Malware: very effective tool
This tool Anti-Malware really excellent, removes infections on your computer with a disconcerting ease!
MalwareByte's Anti-Malware has proved to be a must to disinfect computers! It incorporates the latest Malware signatures. with speed showing the laboratory work, and furthermore, it incorporates a very effective heuristic detection against new malware. which are not listed in the signatures.
It also includes rootkit detector by Gmer, one of the best technologies Anti-Rootkit, and a module for removing files locked by the system to delete files recalcitrant (FileAssassin).
In addition, this software is free, but without the shield of protection in real time (your antivirus is supposed to actively protect the system through its scan in real time).
Advantages and disadvantages
Advantages
- Laboratory work (updated quickly define)
- Effective heuristic detection,
- Removes infections with simplicity,
- The interface is improving increasingly,
- Free without the shield,
- Relatively quick scan while using methods and heuristics.
- Compatible System: 2000/XP/Vista
disadvantages
- The shield in real time is not available in the free version.
- This software is regularly false positive, so it is better to read the results of research, and keep some time in quarantine deleted items.
Re: MalwareBytes Anti-Malware: very effective tool
How to make a scan ?
- Download MalwareByte's Anti-Malware HERE
- Install the program.
- Launch the program
- To update (click Updates and Search for updates)
- Click on "Run a full review" then click "Search" and select all drives,
- Once the scan is * finished, click "show results"
- Check that everything is properly checked and then click "Delete Selected"
- (if you are asked to reboot the PC to complete the removal, accept)
- A report will be generated, save it in an appropriate place to find to a personal or a poster on a forum
The scan will be much more effective against active infections if you are not using Internet Explorer for this scan and especially if you're not in Safe Mode
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Glossary
- Scan: Mode identification of suites of bits files, the latter often in integrated antivirus, software, cleaning and correction the registry, identifies viruses (Through the virus definitions provided by the laboratories, or heuristic detection to identify the behavior of programs to determine if they are normal or malicious) to clean your computer of useless files fragments created by the activity of programs and operating system, and correction of the register in order to optimize the safe use of the computer.
- Windows: Windows Operating System as Leopard (Mac), Ubuntu Hardy Heron (Linux)
- Rootkit: also called "root kit", this program allows you to hide the presence of viruses on the computer, particularly, you will not see active infections on the system in the process list with the combination "Ctrl + Alt + Delete "for example.
- Malware: Malware can only be harmful to your computer: for example, it can steal your data, destroy or even manipulate your computer.
- Anti-Rootkit: Integrated generally in the scan, which removes rootkits.
- False positive: A false positive is a misjudgment of a security software that will detect a file while it is healthy.