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Features
- Editor's Rating:
- Average User Rating:
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Downloads:
1,171,596
- Operating Systems:
Windows Me, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows 98
- Additional Requirements:
Windows 98/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003 Server
- Limitations:
No limitations
- Date Added:
March 09, 2005
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Publisher's description of A-squared (A2) Free 1.6
From Emsi Software:Scan your computer for malicious software (malware), such as describes Trojan horses, dialers, worms, spyware, and viruses. A-squared Free finds and removes these pests securely. The first step is the memory scan for detecting malware. The second step is the drive scan, which scans all files on your disks for malware. Currently more than 90,000 types of malware can be removed. After the scan has finished, you can select which malware files you want to remove automatically. Version 1.6 adds heuristic scanning and memory scanning.
Note:This application requires free registration on the developer's Web site.
Editor's review of A-squared (A2) Free 1.6
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- "Hip to be squared"
- Version reviewed: A-squared (A2) Free 1.6
A-Squared Free seems to have worked out many of its major quirks, and has become a top-notch free malware remover.
When the program starts, it opens to the Security Status page. From there, you can run scans, update the program, access the A-Squared knowledge base and choose from among 20 display languages. Program options are arranged on the left nav: the aforementioned Security Status, Scan PC, Quarantine, and Configuration tabs. Scan PC contains four scanning options: Quick, Smart, Deep, and Custom. Obviously, Quick Scan is the fastest and most superficial, while the Deep Scan can take several hours.
If you choose a scan that examines your cookies, the app will recommend closing your Web browser. Custom lets you choose not only which folders to scan, but also lets you opt out of heuristic, tracking cookie, and spyware remnant scans. There is also a Whitelist where you can add folders or files, accessible at the bottom of the main Scan tab panel. The Quarantine tab uses a spreadsheet-style layout to manage isolated files, and the Configuration tab has options for Context menu scans, Update behavior, and Permissions settings.
There's an annoying design quirk, where important options like the Whitelist are placed in the bottom left of the active panel. But for an antimalware program that's free and doesn't install its own spyware on your machine, A-Squared 3 is the place to be.
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User reviews of A-squared (A2) Free 1.6
- Average user rating: 3.7 stars out of 330 votes
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60 out of 78 people found this review helpful
Version: A-squared (A2) Free 1.6
Pros: A2 always finds a couple things that AdAware and Spybot miss,and no,they are not false positives. Yes it has a slow scan, but most users can be be doing something else on their pc while it is running. It is slow, just like your virus scan is slow,about 15 or 20 minutes, but you don't have to sit there and stare at it-do something else while it's running. Most the other reviewers gave it a low review because it's slow. It's FREE! I recommend A2 and give it 5 Stars and Two thumbs up!
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5 out of 9 people found this review helpful
Version: A-squared (A2) Free 1.6
Pros: to slow to list.
Cons: slow and useless. Found nothing other can't and wasted out time testing. infact it found nothing 0/17 in tests.
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6 out of 10 people found this review helpful
Version: A-squared (A2) Free 1.6
Pros: same as all the other average applications of this type
Cons: three new versions of windows came out in the time it took this to finish one scan
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2 out of 4 people found this review helpful
Version: A-squared (A2) Free 1.6
Pros: not bad...but...
Cons: Even mIRC also is a malware.
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4 out of 6 people found this review helpful
Version: A-squared (A2) Free 1.6
Pros: Found trojans missed by my anti virus and other security software. Uses small amount of resources and is easy to use
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