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1. #ANVI SMART DEFENDER 2.0 INSTALL#
2. #ANVI SMART DEFENDER 2.0 UPDATE#
3. #ANVI SMART DEFENDER 2.0 SOFTWARE#

Spybot warns that the rootkit removal process may crash other programs it did. It turns out you need to double-click the item and choose to delete it. I had to ask tech support what to do at this point. In fact, it found just one of my rootkit samples. The rootkit scanner comes with a warning that it will find any program using rootkit technology, and that some may not be malicious. I continued to the deep scan on those three. This scan came back positive on all of my test systems, even though only three actually contain samples that use rootkit technology. It starts with a quick scan to see whether rootkits might be present. You have to enable advanced mode and launch it separately. Terrible Rootkit Removal Rootkit removal isn't part of the main system scan. Spybot's overall score of 1.5 points is also a new low. Fully half of those were still running after Spybot's supposed cleanup. It did a terrible job removing the few samples it did find. Spybot detected just 32 percent of my current malware samples, knocking Anvi Smart Defender (which got 60 percent) out of last place. It looks like a lot, but in fact on two of my test systems Spybot missed all three of the installed malware samples.Īt the end of each scan, a window pops up explaining what to do "if you suspect that Spybot might not have detected some issues that other scanners have detected." It offers to disable third party cookies (for whatever good that would do) or submit files for analysis. This includes various types of malware, but also includes insecure system settings, tracking cookies, recently-used file lists, and other distractions. On completion, Spybot displays everything it found. I noticed some venerable names like Aureate and Virtumonde in the display. Judging from its progress display, Spybot instead goes through its list of known malware and checks whether each is present. My impression of a typical virus scan is that the antivirus looks at each file and checks whether it matches a signature, or a behavior pattern, or a heuristic signature. Spybot offers to clean up temporary files before starting a scan I accepted its offer.

#ANVI SMART DEFENDER 2.0 UPDATE#

Once the update completed, I launched a full system scan. Wow, the Spybot updater is loaded with unnecessary detail, including the precise version of every component file.

Spybot didn't do any damage, but that's because it didn't do much of anything.ĭismal Malware Removal I ran an initial update on each test system. F-Secure and VIPRE Antivirus 2013 needed tons of tech support work to restore damaged test systems.

I frequently encounter problems after a scan due to over-zealous deletion of system files. Spybot sailed through that installation just as it did the other eleven.

#ANVI SMART DEFENDER 2.0 INSTALL#

V3 Click actually wouldn't install at all. Avira Antivirus Free 2013, AhnLab V3 Click, and several others had difficulty with installation on a system that will only boot in Safe Mode. Checking a box for Advanced User Mode reveals almost a dozen more icons, though not all of them are functional in the free edition.Įasy Installation I had no trouble installing Spybot on my twelve malware-infested test systems. It even has an icon to donate money to the designers. Spybot's main window includes icons for common tasks like checking for updates, launching a scan, and checking files in quarantine. The current edition is strictly a cleanup tool. Some earlier editions of the product included the oddly-named TeaTimer module for realtime protection against new malware attacks.

#ANVI SMART DEFENDER 2.0 SOFTWARE#

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