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Panda Software is launching a new version of its free online solution, Panda ActiveScan, which disinfects and eliminates viruses, worms, Trojans, spyware and other threats, but also uses low-level scanning to detect and disinfect rootkits.
ActiveScan is a powerful, online antivirus that scans and disinfects all system devices, hard disks, compressed files and email, seeking out threats hidden on users’ computers quickly, efficiently and with no cost (http://www.activescan.com). It is compatible with any security product installed on users’ systems, and can offer a second opinion about the security status of PCs scanned in a matter of seconds, both for home users and companies.
Rootkits are programs designed to hide objects such as processes, files or Registry entries. Although not necessarily malicious, they are increasingly being used by creators of threats to hide harmful activity. As a result, a computer could be sending out spam or launching attacks on other computers without the target user’s knowledge and undetected by traditional security solutions.
The numerous Haxdoor family of Trojans, designed to steal confidential data which hackers could use to carry out online fraud scams or identity theft, hide themselves using rootkits. These Trojans are currently highly active and could well have infected many computers. Panda ActiveScan anti-rootkit technology scans at low level (i.e, scans the content of the hard disk directly, ignoring the files or processes displayed by the operating system), processes hidden in memory using rootkit techniques are detected and disinfected by the anti-malware engine.
The new ActiveScan includes Panda’s Genetic Heuristic Engine, a heuristic detection technology combining digital genetic signature correlation and deep code inspection in an algorithm that analyzes code and the DNA characteristics of malware. It can detect previously unknown threats.
The new version of ActiveScan is also completely compatible with Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.
Panda ActiveScan includes an installer to ease integration in computers. It shortcuts on the desktop, and the Quick Launch bar or browser now make it even easier to ensure computers are free from Internet threats.
For more information and evaluation versions of all Panda Software solutions, visit http://www.pandasoftware.com/ or contact Panda Software
