Get a-squared Anti-Malware for FREE! (Expired)

I am learning that free offerings of commercial software does not mean that the software is good. It seems that the developers include all these info and warning screens to make one feel the software is watching your system. (why not just do this in the background) They want the customer to feel they are fully protected. In reality all that's being done is an incredible drain of resources. Yes, you can reduce many of those splash screens in the options menu but I haven't been able do away with them completely.

After trying the highly touted bullguard security suite I finally uninstalled it because it slowed my computer to a crawl. For example it took 3 times as long to open firefox. When opening a directory with a large number of files it took minutes to fully open. I also experienced this problem With the free premium version of AVG.

Finally after installing A-square I again starting getting all those splash screens reassuring me it was on the job. Again I believe for the vast majority of users those splash screens are unnecessary. Perhaps only the most security conscious users would find them useful.

This new breed of security software in my opinion is a fad. I envision truly smart software that will still do the job but with a very small footprint.

I am back with Avira, Sunbelt firewall (behind a router) and Iobit 360 Pro. I am happy to say I am back to smooth sailing and have no plans on looking back. I realize now I don't need all the bells and whistles.

Cheers
Wdhpr

No it doesn't on my Vista and I would say that it is quite lightweight compared to some software out there.

No you don't as it takes care of viruses for you.

For those who care about Mcafee security products tri this link http://www.mydigitallife.info/2009/11/12/mcafee-virusscan-plus-with-site...

A-squared Anti-Malware is designed to work alongside existing software but some other programs are not so co-operative. In any case, with a detection rate as good as A2 why make yourself extra work and risk complicating things? The protection provided by A2 is broad spectrum, including anti-virus. If you like A2 I would use it on it's own and back up your findings with just a standalone scanner like Malwarebytes if you really feel the need.

Please follow this:

After clicking on the above mentioned link you have to scroll down to the Order Online option and select the Single PC one year "Buy Now" button which will open a registration page. Just enter your e-mail ID and you will get the license code + the method to install in your e-mail.

Should work.

Of course it is.
It's free everywhere

couple of times, couple of email IDs. it's giving one month trial only. and there's no confirmatory email about the account activation. pretty strange.

however, the 24 hrs deadline is yet to be over.

I'm guessing you did not create a user account on their website.

Click on the link from Gizmos. Then click on the link from A-Squared website for the free one year trail. That takes you to an area where you need to create a new user account. You will then receive an email from them to verify the account. You must click the link within that email to verify before you can use the license. Then, reinstall the 30 day trial, but at the first screen after the user agreement, (where it shows the type of license you have) you need to "log in" to your user account using your email address and password. Then it should refresh the license from 30 day to one year, and you can proceed with installing.

Thanks for including this extra information for the benefit of people here.

It' still 1 Hour 15 minute to go. There is countdown watch displayed on the website can't you see that.

Your all too early its not 11:11 CET time yet

Thank you. I admit that it's sometimes a challenge to remain calm and tolerant in the face of some of the stuff that's pasted here, but posting is a privilege and not a right so we will deal with the inappropriate stuff accordingly. Added to that I'm human like everyone else and have my own favourites so trying to remain impartial is another challenge. I guess the most difficult area to communicate is that of system specifics. Often the same bunch of software you have on your PC will react very differently on mine but of course mine is the only one I can relate to when people describe a problem. The management here is very much a community effort and there are several of us active here 24/7. I tend to be the loudest but that's my only real claim to fame!

Hello,
I've been using avira antivirus premium, outpost and a-squared anti-malware for a long time with no problems at all. It's rare to see two antivirus programs that do not conflict like avira and a-squared. If you have a lot of RAM available or at least over 512 MB of RAM then get it, cause it's a great program. My avira premium license expired a week ago and since then I installed avira free. I'm using it again along with a-squared anti-malware.
these programs work for me.
Cheers

If you've had 1 infection in 4 years (and it probably *was* a FP) stick with what you have.

Hi Larry

This is just my own advice but from the risk group you identify with I would say you're fine as you are.

There's very little to pick and choose between Avira and A2 in terms of signature detection although A2's currently are more reliable and certainly more frequent. The only extra benefits from switching to A2 would be surf protection and better performance in general from the Malware IDS component (Mamutu) compared to the heuristics in Avira. This might change when the new 'proactive' Avira comes out but I'm not up to date with developments for this so not sure about the time scale. If I remember correctly they are currently still running closed beta testing for the x32 XP, SP 2 or above, and that a further beta is planned to bring in support for Windows 2000, Windows Vista and Windows 7. That said, I don't think you have any real need to beef up this area, and in trying to do so your resource use would certainly take much more of a hit than it currently does with Avira.

You wouldn't have to change your firewall at all so you could always try A2 and then revert back to Avira if you don't like it. Not such a big decision as switching over to Bullguard would have been a few days ago.

Hey It's True. If You Need To Confirm That Please Read Their Forum Post As Possible OK!. It’s Has Only “On-Execution” And “On-Demand” Protection. But “On-Access” or "Real-Time" Protection Coming Soon In Next A-Squared Anti-Malware Version 5. But On-Execution And On-Demand Works Perfectly In Current Version Of A-Squared Anti-Malware.

a-squared Anti-Malware is designed to be a complete security solution (minus firewall) so you should not need to run anything else with it. Microsoft themselves warn that "MSE should not be installed alongside any other antimalware application". There are very good technical reasons for this although many users still believe that they can get more protection from running more than one program. In fact the reverse is true and you will end up with less protection than if you run a single application (depending on the quality of it's performance of course).

Don't forget to use either Windows own or a good third party firewall alongside A2 if you decide to take the offer.

http://www.techsupportalert.com/best-free-firewall.htm

If you choose Comodo don't set the D+ protection level too high otherwise it might conflict with the Mamutu component in A2. Online Armor free would be a good choice because there is an association between Emsisoft and Tall Emu, and the softwares are known to have good compatibility.

Yes, you will still need a new account but you won't need to request this from a different IP address. Your exisiting one will be fine. When I log in to my own Emsisoft account for instance I have three listed!

The different IP requirement for Bullguard is only for people who wish to install it on more than one machine.