Steganos AntiVirus 2009 is a security tool that allows you to protect your PC against viruses.
Viruses are lurking everywhere. The borrowed CD is infected with a Trojan horse that enables others to remote control your computer, a downloaded screen saver stores dangerous viruses beside the image of the romantic sunset and emails can hide worms - even without an attachment.
While surfing on the Internet your computer gets infected with viruses that are hidden in ActiveX-applications. Seemingly harmless emails corrupt your computer through polymorphous viruses, which can change their form constantly. A virus lurks in a compressed file and gets activated only when the file is decompressed.
A wrong mouse click can install backdoor software that allows others to access your computer.
How does Steganos AntiVirus work?
Steganos AntiVirus watches over all interfaces of your computers. Any reading and writing accesses are carefully screened for script, macro, file and boot sector viruses. Moreover, polymorphous viruses in ActiveX and Java applications are also recognized and terminated. Trojan horses do not stand a chance either.
Unknown viruses are defeated as well. Thanks to a heuristic technology, even viruses that have not yet been included in a virus databank are found.
Incoming and outgoing emails are scanned for viruses in real time. Using this system ensures that all your emails are virus free. Attachments, saved files, and compressed files are also scanned for viruses in order to avoid any unpleasant surprises that may be awaiting you.
Note:
You need to create an account on the developer's Web site in order to receive a trial product key.
Here are some key features of "Steganos AntiVirus 2009":
· NEW Proactive Protection
· Checks permanently all running processes and installed applications.
· NEW Still More Efficient
· If desired, the program only checks new or updated files and interrupts the virus-scan at times of increased user activity.
· NEW Protects Against Spy Tools and Remote Control Attacks
· Terminates spyware and other malicious software that could enable others to remote control your computer or send your passwords.
· NEW Real Time Check of Internet Traffic
· Prevents potential infection before any files reach the hard drive of your computer.
· NEW With Macro Blockers
· Dangerous macros in Microsoft office documents are blocked.
· NEW Protection Against Rootkits and Other Dangerous Applications
· A control system permanently checks the computer memory (RAM) and sends a warning in a case of process changes and protects against rootkits.
· One year free updates
· All your protection functions are updated to defend you from the latest threats, free of charge, for a year.
· Quarantine function for suspect data
· Locks infected files to prevent accidental triggering or installation of the malware.
· Full virus protection
· Steganos AntiVirus protects you against script, macro, file and boot sector viruses, scans your emails in real time and even checks compressed files (license valid for one year).
· Extremely fast updates
· The virus databases are updated every hour so you can be confident your machine is defended before viruses reach you.
Requirements:
· Internet access
· 25 MB of space on your hard drive for installation
· Screen resolution of at least 800x600 pixels
· High color (16 Bit)
· At least 128 MB of free memory
· 256 MB of free memory are recommended
· At least Pentium or comparable CPU
· A mouse or another Windows-compatible pointing device
Limitations:
· 30-day trial
