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eScan Antivirus and Spyware Toolkit

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PCQ Bureau
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eScan is a free utility that can be downloaded and run

directly without the need to install it. This toolkit is compatible with

Microsoft Windows 7, Vista, XP, Windows 2008, 32 & 64-bit OS. This utility can

also be run even if the system already has an antivirus software installed. The

interface is pretty simple and gives you multiple options for scanning the

system. You can select whether you want to scan the entire drive, folder, etc.

Also it provides you the option to scan startup folders, spyware, registry and

system folders.

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To check performance, we installed viruses and spyware on a

system. We enabled the option that scans & cleans the drive which contains

viruses. The results were not encouraging as within the entire drive full of

viruses, it was able to detect 15007 objects. Out of these, it showed total

critical objects as 8857, total disinfected ones as 351 and total deleted

objects as 211, with no errors. The time taken by it was approx 30 minutes. For

scanning the PC with all options, it took 34 minutes and the total number of

objects scanned was huge. The number of critical and disinfected objects was

almost similar and it deleted 223 objects with 13 errors. It also maintains a

complete log report of all network activity for good. However,  Norton and PC

Tools,  reviewed in January 2010, performed better.  Norton was able to detect

and delete all the viruses it detected, within in 2 hours; while PC Tools took

45 minutes.

Price: Free



Meant for: Small office and home users


Key Specs: Software installation not required, faster scanning
rate



Contact: MicroWorld Software Services, Mumbai


Telephone: 2826 5701


Website: www.escanav.com


SMS Buy 130811 to 56677




Bottomline: With a fast scanning rate and no

associated costs, this is a good option for SOHO users.

* Test Bed: Windows 7 (32-bit), 2 GB RAM, 120 GB HDD, AMD

Athlon Dual core processor..

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