languy, on all of your reviews you say "the computer is locked" blah blah, but your on win 7 and your you have low ram, when u were on xp u had 800 mb its just really annoying because most computers these days have enough ram/cpu to run any AV
Yes You CAN but i don't recommend it as your computer will go slow as a slug system crashes ect... Stuff like that either you have to get one of each but its your choice if you want to put them both. I've heard some anti virus can go together
A-Squared just caught ALL but ONE infection. The registry key was meaningless. That's about a 99% detection rate. Awesome! I have been debating as to whether I should use A-Squared as a second opinion. I am no longer debating.
They have solved their false positive issue.
Great software. A2 being this good means no longer even THINKING about Spybot S&D or the smelly AdAware. Spyware Terminator is a weak JOKE! I'm happy for A2.
Ah, so your point is: If the user encounters a malicious application that he wants to run (hey, the email promised celebrity nude picz!), but can't since his Malware protection is issuing a warning, he actually cares if it was a warning issued from a heuristic, behavior or signature based detection? You really overestimate the average user ... . Most of them can't even tell the difference between those 3.
and yet, what if a user really wanted to run that .exe', they would disable A-squad, run the .exe and see random stuff on thier facebook woot., i'd say its all up to the database, or else the user will just say, thats just Behavior blocker
Sorry, you can always play that "the user is an idiot" card. The user may think in Malwarebytes' case: "Oh, but that is just a file name detection. That should be fine." or "Oh, my fancy spyware application doesn't work anymore. But I want it to work! I will ignore that."
No security software can protect a computer from an idiot user.
i would love it off my computer, and do you know how many false positives that malwarebytes gets?, almost none, supported it from the begining. also you have to remember lets say just a little piece of an zlob is left over, they are STILL .exe's and can be launched, (including .dll files),
You are right. If there is an EXECUTABLE file left behind there is a risk of a reinfection. But this isn't the case here. The sample fb.72.exe (the sample in question) is blocked by a-squared's behavior blocker since it tried to install invisibly (it created that freddy72.exe file which was detected). What is left over is the empty file. It has a size of 0 bytes and no additional streams attached. It's NOT executable. Therefore Malwarebytes' detection of that file has to be considered a FP.
Is there any other "free" ones with good time step restoration ability because when i use Vbox with xp it didnt allow me return to a previous vmachine time period.
Last but not least. The Koobface signature that triggered the Malwarebytes detection is just a trace detection. The detection is based on the filename. Copy any file to the Windows folder and rename it to freddy72.exe and it gets detected. Allthough it's not malicious. Why do I bring that up? Well, a-squared has a tendency to leave back 0 byte files on some alerts (like downloading data invisibly). They are harmless, but may trigger such trace signatures.
There are 2 ways to look at that. The first way would be"Well, the file has no malicious content. It just exists. Therefore it's a false positive of Malwarebytes." The second way would be "The file was created by malware therefore it is by definition malicious and should be removed."
I personally would say that while it may be nice to actually rollback all changes malware did to the system it is ok if only the actual malware was removed. Without the actual malware other traces are harmless.
a-squared Free can be used without the service. Just deactivate it (in that case a-squared will run with the current users credentials) or set it to manual (in that case a-squared will start the service when it's needed only). Otherwise you should have checked the Quarantine check box in the alert windows. Some malware was detected by behavior analysis (which means it was missed by signatures). If you had removed those by quarantining the files the Koobface file might have been removed as well.
Have been using a2 free,on demand,for a couple years.A little cumbersome,but has always done a good job.Don't think ONE scanner is best,I use three or four.One always seems to find what another misses.Still haven't made a perfect real time one yet. GREAT REVIEW.
I would like to keep A-squared free but it installs a service that runs all of the time and for an on-demand scanner that is something that is not cool. Also if I remember right that service is not light either. I stick to other produces that when I actually close them they close or are very light if they install something.
man i failed so bad at clt i got 190/340
mushfarm 1 year ago
languy, on all of your reviews you say "the computer is locked" blah blah, but your on win 7 and your you have low ram, when u were on xp u had 800 mb its just really annoying because most computers these days have enough ram/cpu to run any AV
mushfarm 1 year ago
@mushfarm right but if it can feel light when I give it these restrictions it will basically be invisible to the user in a normal environment.
languy99 1 year ago
a squared has the most amazing icons ive ever seen
mushfarm 1 year ago
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helper750 1 year ago
guys!!! Can you instal Squared Anti-Malware and Nod32 in the same time??? I heard somewhere it is not good to have 2 antivirus softwares!!!!!
MancyCRO 2 years ago
a squared is my 6th lol
when i suspect i have trojan or somthing i just run em all! lol
dudelovexxx 1 year ago
Yes You CAN but i don't recommend it as your computer will go slow as a slug system crashes ect... Stuff like that either you have to get one of each but its your choice if you want to put them both. I've heard some anti virus can go together
unknowdude123 1 year ago
A-Squared just caught ALL but ONE infection. The registry key was meaningless. That's about a 99% detection rate. Awesome! I have been debating as to whether I should use A-Squared as a second opinion. I am no longer debating.
They have solved their false positive issue.
Great software. A2 being this good means no longer even THINKING about Spybot S&D or the smelly AdAware. Spyware Terminator is a weak JOKE! I'm happy for A2.
Idolpurist 2 years ago
it looks like vista
GreatDude2008 2 years ago
what is the "koobface"?
GWmackan 2 years ago
@GWmackan : Koobface is that Facebook Worm thats been in the news. Google it.
Idolpurist 2 years ago
This is the best antivirus ive ever tested!
When i was testing other AV's it was not that many AV's that cought my links,a-squared cought them all!
GWmackan 2 years ago
Hey man whats the best free antispyware that i should use so far im using malwarebytes and spyware blaster
ypa706 2 years ago
I like to pair malwarebytes, superantispyware and spybot together.
languy99 2 years ago
Thanks but now im just using threatfire,spyware blaster and malwarebytes but thanks for the advice ill subb but subb back
ypa706 2 years ago
I have: Avira Antivir Free, IObit Security 360 PRO, Malwarebytes' paid version, A-squared FREE and superantispyware :D
@languy99
adam1611 2 years ago
nope they cant, thats why they dont use hips. thus prooving no one would use A Squared.
pacorocks1 2 years ago
Why not just use Windows 7 instead of going back to XP never quite got why these reviews have only just moved to vista
sdalgl72 2 years ago
uhm, its not really a users fault
its heruestics, thus not an actual database.
it can be legit or fake, thus your point is rather dumb.
pacorocks1 2 years ago
Ah, so your point is: If the user encounters a malicious application that he wants to run (hey, the email promised celebrity nude picz!), but can't since his Malware protection is issuing a warning, he actually cares if it was a warning issued from a heuristic, behavior or signature based detection? You really overestimate the average user ... . Most of them can't even tell the difference between those 3.
0xf30fc7 2 years ago
and yet, what if a user really wanted to run that .exe', they would disable A-squad, run the .exe and see random stuff on thier facebook woot., i'd say its all up to the database, or else the user will just say, thats just Behavior blocker
pacorocks1 2 years ago
Sorry, you can always play that "the user is an idiot" card. The user may think in Malwarebytes' case: "Oh, but that is just a file name detection. That should be fine." or "Oh, my fancy spyware application doesn't work anymore. But I want it to work! I will ignore that."
No security software can protect a computer from an idiot user.
0xf30fc7 2 years ago 2
0xf30fc7, its a trace, its a file
i would love it off my computer, and do you know how many false positives that malwarebytes gets?, almost none, supported it from the begining. also you have to remember lets say just a little piece of an zlob is left over, they are STILL .exe's and can be launched, (including .dll files),
thanks for the review languy99.
pacorocks1 2 years ago
You are right. If there is an EXECUTABLE file left behind there is a risk of a reinfection. But this isn't the case here. The sample fb.72.exe (the sample in question) is blocked by a-squared's behavior blocker since it tried to install invisibly (it created that freddy72.exe file which was detected). What is left over is the empty file. It has a size of 0 bytes and no additional streams attached. It's NOT executable. Therefore Malwarebytes' detection of that file has to be considered a FP.
0xf30fc7 2 years ago
What virtual software are your using Lan ? can you recommend some good free software for virtualizing any os ?
rome877 2 years ago
Free? VirtualBox ... hands down. Languy99 is using VMware. You can recognize it by the little VMware icon in the system tray.
0xf30fc7 2 years ago
Is there any other "free" ones with good time step restoration ability because when i use Vbox with xp it didnt allow me return to a previous vmachine time period.
rome877 2 years ago
Last but not least. The Koobface signature that triggered the Malwarebytes detection is just a trace detection. The detection is based on the filename. Copy any file to the Windows folder and rename it to freddy72.exe and it gets detected. Allthough it's not malicious. Why do I bring that up? Well, a-squared has a tendency to leave back 0 byte files on some alerts (like downloading data invisibly). They are harmless, but may trigger such trace signatures.
0xf30fc7 2 years ago
in my opinion it should not let anything through, trace or no trace. If it leaves things behind maybe they should fix that, right?
languy99 2 years ago
There are 2 ways to look at that. The first way would be"Well, the file has no malicious content. It just exists. Therefore it's a false positive of Malwarebytes." The second way would be "The file was created by malware therefore it is by definition malicious and should be removed."
I personally would say that while it may be nice to actually rollback all changes malware did to the system it is ok if only the actual malware was removed. Without the actual malware other traces are harmless.
0xf30fc7 2 years ago
I forgot that I already went through my services,and set THAT one to manual also.Thanks for jogging my memory. GOOD POINT on the Koobface file,also.
floundage 2 years ago
a-squared Free can be used without the service. Just deactivate it (in that case a-squared will run with the current users credentials) or set it to manual (in that case a-squared will start the service when it's needed only). Otherwise you should have checked the Quarantine check box in the alert windows. Some malware was detected by behavior analysis (which means it was missed by signatures). If you had removed those by quarantining the files the Koobface file might have been removed as well.
0xf30fc7 2 years ago
Have been using a2 free,on demand,for a couple years.A little cumbersome,but has always done a good job.Don't think ONE scanner is best,I use three or four.One always seems to find what another misses.Still haven't made a perfect real time one yet. GREAT REVIEW.
floundage 2 years ago
I would like to keep A-squared free but it installs a service that runs all of the time and for an on-demand scanner that is something that is not cool. Also if I remember right that service is not light either. I stick to other produces that when I actually close them they close or are very light if they install something.
languy99 2 years ago