Emsisoft AntiMalware Review

Hi all,

Today I am going to review a new released version of Emsisoft (Earlier known as A-Squared) AntiMalware v5 . It was released some 15 days back. Emsisoft even provides free version of AntiMalware that can be downloaded from here but the free version is still v4.5 . v5 is a paid product that can be downloaded from here. The previous versions being already good in terms of malware detection so I thought to give it a test drive. The Emsisoft AntiMalware uses two engines for scanning one is the Ikarus engine and other its own one. The paid version also provides a behavior blocker that monitors changes done by a particular application and from this changes it notifies(Whether the file is malicious or not) the user about the same. This technology is used for day malware detection. The installer size is about 93MB and installation is quite simple. The user after installation will be prompted to register to Emsisoft and after that you will be provided a 30-day trial. You can also choose a 3-day free trail where there is no compulsion to register inorder to evaluate the product.

After installation the GUI of Emsisoft is as below :


The GUI is exactly identical as that of the previous versions only the name A-Squared is changed to Emsisoft and few GUI changes. But overall it looks almost identical.

Emsisoft Anti-Malware provides following features :

1. Two scanning engines : The Emsisoft Anti-Malware and the Ikarus Anti-Virus engine.
2. Behavior monitor : Unlike conventional protection systems Emsisoft does not only check files, but it also constantly monitors the behavior of all active programs and raises an alarm as soon as something suspicious happens.
3. Surf Protection : Typical ways of infection are disabled in advance. Websites that try to plant trojans or spyware or that offer deceptive contents are blocked by the surf protection.
4. Signature Updates : Signature updates at least 5 times per day, in combination with the zero-day protection of the behavior analysis this guarantees the best possible protection from new infections.
5. Extra: HiJackFree is a detailed system analysis tool which helps advanced users to detect and remove all types of HiJackers, Spyware, Adware, Trojans and Worms.

A-Squared have been one of the top performers in most of the independent tests that have been performed. But only the False Positive was their weakness. Otherwise it is a solid product.