http://www.emsisoft.comen-us2003-2005 Emsi Software GmbHFri, 03 Sep 2010 04:15:00 GMThttp://backend.userland.com/rssEmsisoft Websiteinfo@emsisoft.comwebmaster@emsisoft.comCurrent Malware alerts, security articles and a� news60http://www.emsisoft.com/images/a2_button_88x31.gifhttp://www.emsisoft.comhttp://www.emsisoft.com/en/kb/articles/news100828Online Armor Firewall 4.5 now with 64 bit support mc@emsisoft.comSun, 29 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.emsisoft.com/en/kb/articles/news100818Brand new: Emsisoft Emergency Kit 1.0 published! mc@emsisoft.comTue, 24 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.emsisoft.com/en/order/antimalware/Only 100 units available: Emsisoft Anti-Malware + Sandboxie Bundle $50 only.mc@emsisoft.comTue, 17 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.emsisoft.com/en/kb/articles/news100720Complete x64 / Windows 7 support. New malicious behavior is detected. Hundreds of detail improvements for even less false alerts and a better detection. Improved user guidance.mc@emsisoft.comWed, 21 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.emsisoft.com/en/kb/articles/tec100714Backgrounds of the current Twitter Spam mails increasemc@emsisoft.comSat, 17 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.emsisoft.com/en/kb/articles/news100701Emsisoft acquires Online Armor! - Emsisoft Mamutu 3.0 public Beta started - Our software recommendation: Sticky Passwordmc@emsisoft.comThu, 01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.emsisoft.com/en/kb/articles/tec100525Internet has come of age, and with it malicious software and related infections. Viruses, Trojans and advertising software and popups have been there and the numbers have increased with time. With the advent of new century, especially in last 5 years, there has been an introduction to newer types of malicious software, namely spywares and rogue security software.mc@emsisoft.comSun, 30 May 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.emsisoft.com/en/kb/articles/tec100515These instructions for Emsisoft Anti-Malware relate to software version 5.0 and provide an easy to understand explanation of how to install and configure Emsisoft Anti-Malware. mc@emsisoft.comSat, 22 May 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.emsisoft.com/en/kb/articles/news100512After extensive Beta testing and without the previous "a-squared" in the name: Emsisoft Anti-Malware 5.0 is here. This anti-virus suite has won many awards and uses two scanners, a behavioral analysis module and a surfing protection module to protect Windows PCs. The new version is fully x64 compatible, drastically simplifies the user interface and is now even more suitable for PC beginners looking for a high quality security solution. A new feature of Anti-Malware 5.0 is a file guard that scans files when they are downloaded or accessed, which advances the product to a full anti-virus system. mc@emsisoft.comMon, 10 May 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.emsisoft.com/en/kb/articles/news100412Important preliminary information on Anti-Malware 5.0: Name change Emsisoft Anti-Malware - New Freeware mode - a-squared Free becomes the Emsisoft Emergency Kitmc@emsisoft.comMon, 12 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.emsisoft.com/en/kb/articles/news100310Security solutions for companies: Anti-Malware Update-Proxy - Helpdesk Scanner - Commandline Scannermc@emsisoft.comFri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.emsisoft.com/en/kb/articles/news100224Anti-Malware 5.0 beta is out - Anti-virus of the year 2009 award!mc@emsisoft.comThu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.emsisoft.com/en/kb/articles/news100107New on the web: a-squared Anti-Malware video tutorialsmc@emsisoft.comFri, 08 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/malaware/Brand new out of the Emsi Software labs: The basic idea behind MalAware was to create build the smallest possible (1 mb) and the fastest possible malware scanner (scan in less than 1 minute) that will only provide an indication of whether a PC is infected with malware or not. mc@emsisoft.comThu, 03 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.emsisoft.com/en/kb/articles/news091127Warning of the new Russian Connection: Million dollar hoax from the Kremlin! The Epsilon Award - we are the winner! Our freeware tip: MalAware 1.0!mc@emsisoft.comSat, 28 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.emsisoft.com/en/kb/articles/ticker091112Who doesn't want to be a millionaire? The so-called Nigeria Connection takes advantage of such dreams and has been making good money for years with pumped-up emails. The security software development specialists Emsi Software are now warning of a new Russian Connection. The millions are now being promised from the Kremlin. mc@emsisoft.comTue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://twitter.com/emsisoftmc@emsisoft.comThu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.emsisoft.com/en/kb/articles/tec0910013 new video tutorials for a-squared Anti-Malwaremc@emsisoft.comThu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.emsisoft.com/en/kb/articles/tec091001We've always offered detailed instructions for our products, but written language however doesn't have the same benefit as an audio-visual presentation and therefore sometimes be dry to read. This is something we now changed with a novelty at Emsisoft: our brand new video tutorials.mc@emsisoft.comThu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.emsisoft.com/en/kb/articles/news090916a-squared and Windows 7; new Malware Twitter account, ProtectStar Award for a-squared Anti-Malware, WinRARmc@emsisoft.comThu, 17 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.emsisoft.com/en/kb/articles/news090812In the last few weeks there have been three independent tests of security solutions - and a-squared Anti-Malware was able to place first in every single one.mc@emsisoft.comFri, 14 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.emsisoft.com/en/kb/articles/news090728The security tool comes along without any typical signature based recognition of malware and therefore it is great as both standalone solution and addon to an existing scanner.mc@emsisoft.comThu, 30 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.emsisoft.com/en/kb/articles/tec090701This question is quite often asked over at our forums - Do I need a physical firewall and a software firewall? and it's variation - Since I use Online Armor, do I need to worry about my hardware based firewall?. mc@emsisoft.comTue, 07 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.emsisoft.com/en/kb/articles/news090513Tuning of existing features was the main focus of our development work in recent months. We have revised the Surf Protection thoroughly, so that less annoying alarm popup windows appear. With useful shortcut buttons you can now permanently allow or block alerted hosts with a single mouse click. mc@emsisoft.comWed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.emsisoft.com/en/kb/articles/ticker090325The Nigeria Connection is still earning millions each year with a very simple email scam: Users all over the world are asked to help smuggle huge sums of money out of Africa via their bank accounts in return for large commissions. Anyone taking up this offer ends up poorer and not richer for the experience. Mike Nash, boss of the Australian security company Tall Emu, had a surprisingly open Chat session with the Nigeria Connection. mc@emsisoft.comThu, 26 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.emsisoft.com/en/kb/articles/news090305Cooperation instead of competition: Emsi Software in Austria and Tall Emu in Australia have announced a new and very close technology partnership. Both companies produce security software and have such a similar orientation and philosophy in this area that cooperation offers only advantages to both sides. The first result of this is that a-squared Free is now immediately available for downloading bundled together with the Online Armor Free firewall. mc@emsisoft.comFri, 06 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.emsisoft.com/en/kb/articles/ticker090206Emsi Software, provider of the a-squared Anti-Malware 4.0 protection software, warns of a new type of virus attack that, up to now, has only been used in the USA. In this case, after returning from shopping, drivers find a parking ticket on their windscreen. The drivers are then supposed to fetch the details of the illegal parking, and the penalties incurred, from a particular website. Drivers who actually follow the printed link are then promptly attacked and receive new Malware on their PCs. mc@emsisoft.comFri, 06 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.emsisoft.com/en/kb/articles/ticker090121The Conficker Worm has shocked PC security experts. Over nine million computers are supposed to be already infected. One million new computers are being added to this every day. The solution to the problem: The free program a-squared Free 4.0 checks whether Conficker is already present on the computer. In the worst case, the free program immediately removes the security risk.mc@emsisoft.comThu, 22 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.emsisoft.com/en/kb/articles/tec081111Whether it even makes sense to clean infected computers is a topic of repeated heated discussion in the IT security world. Questions such as -Can I ever really trust a computer again once it has been infected?- or -Is it technically possible to completely clean a system?- always come to the forefront of these discussions. mc@emsisoft.comThu, 04 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.emsisoft.com/en/kb/articles/tec080923Hackers and malware programmers have always been very creative about finding news ways to attack your computer. The point of this is not always to spy out new vulnerable spots (exploits) or to infiltrate trojans, nor to develop more efficient disguise functions. At the moment, fake anti-spyware programs are one threat among others that is spreading rapidly. Of course the evil has a name: Rogue Anti-Spyware.tg@emsisoft.comTue, 11 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.emsisoft.com/en/kb/articles/tec081001These instructions for a-squared Anti-Malware relate to software version 4.0 and provide an easy to understand explanation of how to install and configure Anti-Malware.christian.peters@emsisoft.comSun, 19 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/antimalware/The most important changes: A second antivirus-scanengine, a new surf protection to block harmful websites and hundreds of detail improvements.mc@emsisoft.comSun, 05 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.emsisoft.com/en/kb/articles/tec080708This guest article by Flavius Saracut deals with the common data loss risks and how you can avoid them by doing data backups.mc@emsisoft.comTue, 08 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.emsisoft.com/en/kb/articles/tec080505This guest article by Frank Richter (www.security-dome.eu German) deals with questions such as "Is it possible to navigate the Internet anonymously?" and "What anonymization methods can be used to leave fewer traces without endangering my own security?".mc@emsisoft.comTue, 27 May 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.emsisoft.com/en/kb/articles/tec080424When browsing the Emsi Software web pages you may encounter terms that need further explanation. These terms are explained in the following short reference. All terms with hyperlinks have a more detailed article available. mc@emsisoft.comThu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.emsisoft.com/en/kb/articles/news080414Two a-squared products have entered the next generation. Versions 3.5 of a-squared Anti-Malware and a-squared Free are now available. They protect your system from Trojans, Worms, Keyloggers, Dialers, Rootkits and Spyware.mc@emsisoft.comTue, 15 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/stick/Plug in and scan the PC for Malware - without installationmc@emsisoft.comWed, 02 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.emsisoft.com/en/kb/articles/tec080308These instructions for Mamutu provide an easy to understand explanation of how to install and configure Mamutu. christian.peters@emsisoft.comWed, 12 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.emsisoft.com/en/kb/articles/news080215New version of the Behavior Blocker uses the Intelligence of the massesmc@emsisoft.comFri, 15 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.emsisoft.com/en/kb/articles/news080116In the last year, Emsi Software registered more new types of Malware than ever before. The famous Moore's Law, which predicts a doubling of PC performance every 24 months, also seems to apply to the Malware sector. However, in this case the number of new dangers doubles in less than 12 months.mc@emsisoft.comThu, 17 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.emsisoft.com/en/kb/articles/tec071205If you closely read the program description of a-squared Anti-Malware you will probably notice the term Double real-time protection. Sounds good, sounds safe. However, what this really means and what technology lies behind this is not always clear to those who are not IT experts. This is reason enough for us to put aside all the marketing terms and bring some light to the topic. mc@emsisoft.comMon, 17 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.emsisoft.com/en/kb/articles/news071111Emsi Software presents the final version of the latest security software, called Mamutu.mc@emsisoft.comWed, 14 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.emsisoft.com/en/kb/articles/news071025Emsisoft presents the first public Beta version of the latest Behavior Blocker, called Mamutu.mc@emsisoft.comThu, 25 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.emsisoft.com/en/kb/articles/tec070820The term Federal Trojan has been dominating media reports for several months and is currently a hot topic in almost every forum. In the following article we summarize what this is all about and explain our position as a manufacturer of security software. mc@emsisoft.comWed, 22 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.emsisoft.com/en/kb/articles/news070627A new version of the free professional tool for Malware hunters is now available. mc@emsisoft.comWed, 27 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.emsisoft.com/en/kb/articles/news070604After weeks of Beta testing we are proud to introduce a new major release of a-squared: Version 3.0mc@emsisoft.comTue, 05 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.emsisoft.com/en/kb/articles/tec070503If your PC seems to have developed a mind of its own, and your Internet connection is often overloaded for no apparent reason, then you have probably caught a special type of Trojan. Inventive Malware programmers often control hundreds, and sometimes thousands, of computers with their software pests. These are known as Botnets.tg@emsisoft.comFri, 04 May 2007 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.emsisoft.com/en/kb/articles/news070424Especially for students, teachers and educational institutions: a-squared Anti-Malware for only $10!tg@emsisoft.comWed, 02 May 2007 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.emsisoft.com/en/kb/articles/tec070120As usual, the term "Traces" comes from English computer terminology and means "tracks" or "indications" in this context. To explain exactly what this means, we will first make a small excursion into the world of Malware extermination.mc@emsisoft.comSun, 21 Jan 2007 00:00:00 GMT