Security Shield got small design change during 2011 and added line “Security Shield 2011″ in the bottom of its design. To the date (2012.05) Security Shield is one of the longest -lasting rogue threats. GUI of Security Shield appears to be just like the one of Security Tool, so this program can be predicted to use the same misleading tactics as the previous malware did.
Classified as rogue anti-spyware, this application poses a huge risk for infected machine because of its fraudulent expectations to steal unaware users’ money. The new version of it can be found as Security Shield 2012. Help is also still offered for those already using the application.Security Shield is a renewed version of a dangerous malware Security Tool which has been actively infecting computers and has infiltrated tons of them. It was replaced by McAfee Virus Scan Plus - Special edition from AOL, which is available for free for users with a free AOL account.Įven though Active Virus Shield is no longer available officially, the latest version of the program can still be obtained from the mirror server that it is hosted on. Īctive Virus Shield is no longer available for download as of August 1, 2007. Some users have also reported compatibility problems with certain applications such as McAfee Personal Firewall Plus, ZoneAlarm and Logitech products. It also does not support mail scanning when using TLS or SSL. Criticisms Īctive Virus Shield does lack some features of Kaspersky 6.0 (such as proactive protection and HTTP protection), and the license provided is only valid for one year, although the same email address as used initially can easily be used to renew it up to 10 times. In addition, Active Virus Shield has better detection rates than other free programs such as AVG Free and avast! Home Edition.
The program also benefits from Kaspersky's regular definition updates, typically around every two hours, which enable new viruses to be more effectively detected than programs that update less regularly. It also does not consume much memory during startup. The latest version of Active Virus Shield (version 6.0.2.621) supports Windows Vista.Īctive Virus Shield is light compared to other commercial anti-virus products. It also offers real-time file and e-mail scanning and protection.
The software's main feature is malware scanning, which uses Kaspersky's underlying engine and detects a variety of malware such as viruses, spyware, and even joke programs. Active Virus Shield includes numerous features found in Kaspersky Anti-Virus.
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