- Quick specs
- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Me, Windows Server 2008, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 98
- Date added: January 30, 2009
- Total Downloads: 1,274,387
- Downloads last week: 12,798
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 361 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: Seth Rosenblatt on February 20, 2009
A-Squared Free 4 is one of the better free malware removers, but it's not flawless and some users question its efficacy.
The program starts off with a sluggish detection file update that also requires a program restart. This took about 10 minutes. Normally, though, 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, and they are Security Status, Scan PC, Quarantine, Logs, and Configuration tabs. Scan PC contains four scanning options: Quick, Smart, Deep, and Custom. 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 not only lets you choose which folders to scan, but also lets you opt out of heuristic, tracking-cookie, and spyware-remnant scans. There is also a whitelist, from where you can add folders or files, which is 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. The Quarantine tab has a neat option to rescan quarantined objects after a definition file update.
There's one annoying design quirk: important options like the whitelist are placed in the bottom left of the active panel, making them accessible only by a text link. For a standalone antimalware program that lacks a built-in scheduler and antivirus features, A-Squared Free 4 is a secure choice.
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.
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User reviews of A-squared Free 4.0.0.38
- Average user rating: 3.8 stars out of 361 votes
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: A-squared Free 4.0.0.38
Pros: There are none.
Cons: This took out my Windows Explorer .exe file. I no longer had the Windows Explorer interface.
Summary: I would'nt touch this one with a ten foot pole.
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0 out of 5 people found this review helpful
Version: A-squared Free 4.0.0.38
"NOT WHAT IS REALLY IS DONT DOWNLOAD MUST READ THIS"
Pros: dont like it
Cons: CONTIANS ADWARE AND TROJAN HOSRE DONT DOWNLOAD
Summary: IT CANTIANS AD WARE IT SECRETLY INSTALLS Borlander is a chinese adware program which is silently installed onto your PC and displays pop-up advertisements.
on spambully4_asquared.exe and on the a2antimalwaresetup.exe thier is Trojan.Virtumonde... read more >> -
1 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: A-squared Free 4.0.0.38
Pros: None. It doesn't run.
Cons: It doesn't run.
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0 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: A-squared Free 4.0.0.38
"Great supportive program for other Anti-virus program."
Pros: There is no real time scanning module. So there's no system slow down.
Cons: There is no real time scanning module. So obviously it replace your Anti-virus program.
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2 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Version: A-squared Free 4.0.0.38
"EXCELLENT MALWARE BUSTER!! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!"
Pros: LARGE database of a wide variety of malware, top notch on demand scanner makes this an excellent back up program
Cons: mind numbingly slow scan, especially on the '' deep scan '' option but that is because of its large database.
Summary: the free version does NOT have real time protection so it cannot be a front line app BUT it is perfect as a back up to your main anti spy program. the scan is long, particularly in the deep scan option but that is because of its large database of ma... read more >>
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