Thursday, December 4, 2008

Norman Malware Cleaner 2008.12.03


Norman Malware Cleaner is a Norman program utility that may be used to detect and remove specific malicious software (malware).

Note that it should not be used as a substitute for running normal proactive antivirus protection, but rather as a reactive tool to handle systems that are already infected.

It will clean an infected system completely:

  • kill running processes that are infected
  • reveal and remove rootkits
  • remove infections from disk (including ActiveX components and browser helper objects)
  • restore correct registry values
  • remove references created by malware in hosts file
  • remove windows firewall rules for malicious programs

McAfee AVERT Stinger 10.0.1.602


McAfee AVERT Stinger is a stand-alone utility used to detect and remove specific viruses. It is not a substitute for full anti-virus protection, but rather a tool to assist administrators and users when dealing with an infected system. Stinger utilizes next generation scan engine technology, including process scanning, digitally signed DAT files, and scan performance optimizations.