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Softpedia Editor's Review for PC Tools AntiVirus Free
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Antivirus and spyware removal tool that detects and cleans thousands of threats
Written by Elena Opris on December 6th, 2011
PC Tools AntiVirus Free is a security system that protects your computer from various malicious agents, such as viruses and spyware.
During installation, users are advised to pay attention. Since PC Tools AntiVirus Free is an ad-supported program, it will automatically add a Search Defender search files to the toolbar, set Search Defender as your default browser search engine and make Google Chrome your default browser, unless you switch to custom installation.
The user-friendly interface comes bundled with a few features. In the Home tab you can view a summary on your protection (threats detected, scans performed, items scanned, database updates), as well as a protection status (real-time and IntelliGuard protection).
The IntelliGuard includes a behavior guard (detects and blocks files that look suspicious, before they harm your computer), browser, cookie, download, email, file, network, rootkit, and site guard.
Unfortunately, the freeware version only lets you control the email (scans email messages when you send or receive them, and marks them as checked by PC Tools) and file guard (monitors your computer for malicious files and prevents them from being accessed or run). Plus, you can manage exclusions for both these features.
Furthermore, you can enable background scans on system idle, adjust performance settings (performance, balanced, protection), view history, create a restore point before removal, schedule a scan, and view quarantined objects.
Scanning can be done in three ways: Intelli-Scan, full scan, custom scan. A full scan takes a very long time to finish, but that means that PC Tools Antivirus Free is being thorough. In our case, for instance, the program found many tracking cookies in our systems. Additionally, system resources are barely used during this task, and we have not found any errors.
The bottom line is that PC Tools Antivirus Free provides a standard protection for your computer. Too bad this freeware version does not allow you to play with all the features (e.g. password protection).
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PC Tools AntiVirus Free description
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Here are some key features of "PC Tools AntiVirus Free":
IntelliGuard protection against computer viruses and related malware threats:
· PC Tools AntiVirus detects and eradicates viruses and related malware threats that attempt to enter computer systems by means of file transfer through storage media, e-mail, the Internet and other network protocols. Protection is provided by means of on-demand system scanning or real-time (IntelliGuard) detection of threats.
Smart Updates to keep virus definitions and other feature enhancements up to date:
· Smart Updates are released frequently, allowing you to protect your system against the latest virus and related malware threats, as well as improvements to PC Tools AntiVirus' functionality. By running Smart Update regularly, you can help keep your system free of new infections.
Customizable Scan Settings applicable to both PC Tools AntiVirus' on-demand file scan and real-time protection features:
· Scan settings are easily configurable and apply both to the on-demand scans and IntelliGuard scans (detection in real-time through the IntelliGuard tool). These scan options allow you to customize a range of generic and global settings which affect the overall behavior of PC Tools AntiVirus.
Ability to quarantine and restore items that have been detected:
· PC Tools AntiVirus allows you either to remove detected viruses and related malware from your system or to quarantine them into a contained area. The majority of infections that have been quarantined can be restored at a later time. You can customize PC Tools AntiVirus either to remove or to quarantine malware items fixed in a scan.
Logging of File Scans conducted by PC Tools AntiVirus:
· All File Scans conducted by PC Tools AntiVirus can be logged, providing a record of when each scan was conducted; the infections that were identified; and when infections were disinfected, quarantined or removed.
Enhanced architecture providing enhanced infection removal capabilities for limited user accounts:
· PC Tools AntiVirus' service-based architecture allows user accounts with limited permissions to scan all areas of the operating system to ensure thorough removal of viruses and other related malware threats.
Requirements:
· Intel Pentium 300 MHz processor (or equivalent) or better
· 256 MB of RAM
· 40 MB of free hard disk space
· Internet Explorer 6 or greater
What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]
· Fixed database update issue.
· Fixed Network layer crashes.
· Fixed Service start up issue.
· Updated: Browser Defender supports FireFox v8.
· New: Browser Defender updated to support multilingual Scam Protect Alerts.
Users are advised to pay attention while installing this ad-supported application:
· Offers to change the default search engine for web browsers installed in the system
· Offers to download or install software or components (Serch Defender Toolbars) that the program does not require to fully function
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