New – SUPERAntiSpyware Free Online Safe Scan

There are plenty of good anti-malware products, many of them free, but no one anti-malware tool is likely to identify and remove all of the millions of rogue malware that infest the cyber world.

Since today’s malware generally writes itself into multiple parts of the operating system, and in many cases, can hide it’s files, registry entries, running process and services; making the infection virtually invisible.

Regular readers of Tech Thoughts are familiar with this advice: “To ensure maximum safety, it’s important to have layered defenses in the ongoing fight against malware. As part of the mix of security solutions, online scanners offer an extra layer of protection that’s required in the current Internet environment”.

To make this layered defense approach a little easier, SUPERAntiSpyware has just released its free SUPERAntiSpyware Online Safe Scan, which the company describes as “a powerful new tool in the fight against the latest and particularly difficult malware infections”.

Nick Skrepetos, founder of SUPERAntiSpyware confirms what most Internet security experts are now aware of “The new breed of infections we are seeing simply block most, if not all, anti-spyware and anti-virus products from running. We have answered the call with our stand alone online “Safe Scan” which will run when other products are blocked.”

I’ve long been a big fan SUPERAntiSpyware, both the free version and the professional version, and now having tested this new offering on three systems, I can now add SUPERAntiSpyware Online Safe Scan, to my recommended list.

This new online scanning service will detect, and remove, more than 1,000,000 malware threats, and in my early tests proved to be a speed demon. The average speed to spin through 42 GB was an impressive 17 minutes.

Some of the most difficult to remove destructive malware circulation on the Internet at the moment include, Anti Virus Pro 2010, Windows Police Pro, Virut, Vundo, and Rustock. Trust me, you definitely don’t want to become infected by any one of these brutes. But, if you do, SUPERAntiSpyware Online Safe Scan will eradicate them.

There is an interesting twist to this new product. Instead of downloading and installing the free edition of SUPERAntiSpyware, you simply download an executable which, when launched, effectively turns SUPERAntiSpyware into a cloud application. Pretty cool move.

Correction: Earlier today I had mentioned that it was necessary to manually updated the definition database. My apologies for the confusion – the definition database updates automatically. Another very cool move.

Some of the benefits of running SUPERAntiSpyware Online Safe Scan on your system include –

It’s fast and easy to use

Will detect malware that some AV solutions cannot detect

Avoids conflicts with existing security software

Acts as a double-check on the accuracy of your onboard AV solutions

System requirements: Windows 98, 98SE, ME, 2000, XP, 2003, Vista, Win 7

Download at: SUPERAntiSpyware

Additional Online scanners that have developed a good reputation for accuracy; be sure to read the Terms of Use or Privacy Statements carefully, and be aware that not all Online scanners will disinfect.

Panda NanoScan

McAfee FreeScan

Symantec Security Check

Panda Security

Trend Micro’s HouseCall

ESET Online Scanner

Kaspersky

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