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License:
Free
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Downloads:
1,048,028
- Requirements:
Requirements unavailable
- Limitations:
No limitations
- Date Added:
December 18, 2008
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Publisher's description of A-squared Free
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.
Editor's review of A-squared Free
4.0 stars
- "Hip to be squared"
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
- Average user rating: 3.7 stars out of 268 votes
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0 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: A-squared Free 4.0.0.21
Pros: nothing to say here
Cons: It would go thru the whole install process and when done, get a corrupted file warning, to reinstall. Tried it several times, it never worked!
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: A-squared Free 4.0.0.21
Pros: i have used this program several times in the past. and i keep comeing back!! the newest version is even more impressive than past editions. from the makers of the solid program hijack free, this spyware application is indeed worth downloading.
Cons: the full scan mode indeed takes time.. but it is very intense on finding spyware, so deal with it..
Summary: FANTASTIC
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: A-squared Free 4.0.0.21
Pros: Have tried several, downloaded ASQD and it picked up several items which needed to be deleted from my machine, one a key logger which was never picked up by some of the other software I have tried. Paid software already in the trashcan, ASQD ready
Cons: See no problem but it is relative new to me, I am more pleased than disappointed.
Summary: It's a free download, it's a free scan and it will remove your malware free, what do you have to loose, try it and make your own decision.
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: A-squared Free 4.0.0.21
"One of the best spyware removers"
Pros: easy to use. it is very thorough. it is free
Cons: none so far. i been using for almost a year an have been very satisfied
Summary: i use several spyware scan and removal programs and this one seems to work better than any of them. this program finds a lot of stuff that others miss so i would recommend a squared free to anyone who finds spyware to be a concern. download it, you ... read more >>
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: A-squared Free 4.0.0.21
Pros: + fast
+ detects anything
+ high updatesCons: - not popular
- needs more usersSummary: This is the best solution around yet it isn't as popular as it's rivals.
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