On PC it can happen to come across malware hidden on the PC without being intercepted, often of type spyware o adwaredesigned to collect user information or to spy on sites and credit cards.In order to counter these silent and dangerous threats it is important to use a good anti-malware with periodic scanningto be used once every one or two months for remove any viruses hidden inside the system and escape even the strongest antivirus around.
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Best antimalware programs for PC
1) Malwarebytes is the best program to instantly find hidden viruses, spyware and adware nestled in any folder on your computer. The free version offers a scanner to search every sector of the computer’s disk and memory. Malwarebytes’ reputation is very high and hasn’t lost a point in any security software ranking over the years. To learn more we can read ours complete guide your Malwarebytes.
2) AdwCleaner is another valid tool that can identify and remove any viruses hidden in your computer, especially traces of spyware and adware hidden in browsers or programs that often access the Internet. Just launch it and delete all the identifications made, so as to immediately have a clean PC.
3) ESET Online scanner is an online scanner available for free on any Windows PC and suitable for cleaning any type of computer threat: from trojans to viruses passing through the most dangerous ransomware and spyware. It should be used as a deep cleaning scanner when we notice that previous programs have not worked properly.
4) Hitman Pro It is probably the best antimalware to clean up a PC after an infection. This program is free to use for 30 days, so it’s best not to install it until you need to use it; we use the methods seen previously and, if we find particularly difficult hidden viruses, we launch Hitman Pro for the complete removal of any computer threats.
5) SuperAntispyware is the best alternative to MalwareBytes, which despite its name is not just an anti-spyware, but a complete program to detect malware and other infections. Like all the programs on this list, it doesn’t interfere with the work of the installed antivirus because it doesn’t have real-time protection in the free version.
The scans cannot be scheduled (this is also a feature of the free versions of these anti-malware), so you have to remember to do them manually.
6) Spybot is one of the best known and most renowned antimalware, always very reliable, specialized in detecting spyware, adware and tracking cookies and also immunizing the system against certain websites that are known to be harmful. This tool also offers system protection by remaining in the background with some services and processes which, however, in my opinion, it is better to deactivate because they are superfluous.
7) Emsisoft Emergency Kit, as I already wrote, is a perfect emergency antimalware that you can use to get a second opinion in doubtful situations or if you suspect you have a virus. It is a program designed to be portable only, in order to use it without installation even from a USB stick. With control over two million types of malware, the Emisoft Emergency Kit can restore almost any infected PC to health.
8) DrWeb CureIt it is one of the best antivirus scanner that you can use on your PC to clean it from malware. It is a free tool, which does not require installation and which allows you to do a more in-depth check than that of the antivirus. Extremely easy to use, CureIt is an outstanding program that everyone should keep ready to use.
9) Malware Fighter it is an excellent anti-malware, above all because it is updated every year with a new and more performing version capable of identifying even the most hidden threats, free without limitations.
10) Zemana Antimalware free it is the “Demo” version of the company’s antimalware, with a free license it has no expiration date and can be used for as long as you want. As you will notice, it is also possible to download the portable version, without installation. The free version does not provide real-time antivirus protection, so it is not necessary to leave the program always active in the background and can coexist peacefully with any other antivirus already installed. The scan is very deep and harsh, detecting not only known threats, but also embedded bootkits and rootkits. If a suspicious file is found, it is automatically sent to Zemana’s servers for further checking.
Conclusions
All of these scanning tools can be downloaded and launched as needed when we suspect the presence of a hidden virus or notice some strange symptom; the advice is to run these scans regardless of the type of antivirus installed, since no antivirus is infallible.
To learn more we can read our guides on how do you infect your PC with viruses while surfing the internet come on what are the symptoms and problems caused by viruses on PC and what malware does.