- Quick specs
- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows Vista, Windows Me, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 98
- Date added: August 27, 2008
- Total Downloads: 1,535,002
- Downloads last week: 14,401
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 363 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
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.
Publisher's description
From Emsi Software :Scans your computer for malicious software (Malware), including Trojan Horses, Dialers, Worms, Spyware, and Adware. A-squared Free is specialized in finding and removing them securely. The disk scan checks all files on your system disks for Malware. The scanner scans for Spyware Traces. Currently more than 1.2 million different types of Malware may be detected and removed.Free daily online updates provides the best protection.
Version 3.5.0.25 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.
What's new in this version:
Version 3.5.0.25 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.
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User reviews of A-squared Free 3.5.0.25
- Average user rating: 3.8 stars out of 363 votes
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Version: A-squared Free 3.5.0.25
Pros: seems to do the job.
Cons: Long scan time
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Version: A-squared Free 3.5.0.25
Pros: Nothing, a heap of rubbish that scares you into believing you are infected
Cons: useless false positives, scared the living daylights out of me
Summary: It did not fully complete the scan, it said that I had trojans, spyware, the whole lot, it did not compete the scan, just sat there like a dumped turd.
other scans do not report trojans/spyware etc.
I have uninstalled it as useless -
Version: A-squared Free 3.5.0.25
"This program is effective, but a bit slow."
Pros: It detected and removed tjojans which my other anti-spyware programs couldn't find. It seems to have a good detection engine.
Cons: That it's very slow. One scan took over 16 hours until it was complete.
Summary: This is software which holds good quality. It's defintely worth downloading. I wouldn't want to scan my system with it for more than once a month, though.since my anti-virus takes up all the required time night time.
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Version: A-squared Free 3.5.0.25
Pros: Seems to be effective, but I don't use it any more because of the length of time to scan.
Cons: Uses too much hardware, takes too long to scan.
Summary: I'd like to uninstall, but cannot! Missing file!
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Version: A-squared Free 3.5.0.25
Pros: it does what I want
Cons: I found nothing wrong
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