Spyware Detector 2009 launched TODAY with all new Anti-Virus scanner, new User Interface and much faster updates, Forum to be launched on 13th Dec. 2008

What we have been doing lately :

Just before festivities of Christmas begin and you become busy with shopping , cooking and socializing, FBI has issued warning against spam containing Malware and phishing attempts that appear to be e-greeting cards, email warnings and ads for shopping bargains. We at Max Secure are tightening belts to fight more Spyware, Malware, Trojans and Viruses more effectively and economically for you. A new updated user interface  with more user friendly features and better Spyware & Virus removal capability  has been launched. We are now offering 2-year subscription with best offers from www.spywaredetector.net and www.maxregistrycleaner.net websites. 

Following are the FBI tips to avoid becoming a victim:

* Do not respond to spam.
* Do not click on links contained within unsolicited e-mail.
* Be cautious with e-mail containing attachments and open only those from known senders.
* Don’t supply personal information via e-mail surveys.
* Compare the links in e-mails to the links they connect to in order to determine if they match. If they don’t, leave the site.
* Log on to Web sites that are advertised in unsolicited e-mail rather than connecting via links in e-mails.
* Contact the business that purportedly sent the e-mail to verify if it is genuine.

The FBI urges victims of cyber crimes to report them to the Internet Crime Complaint Center at www.ic3.gov.

We have had good success with the detection and removal of spyware. Now Virus Detection / Removal is added to the Spyware Detector to fight new breed of Trojan, Worms and Viruses. We took an altogether different approach while writing Virus Scanner. First let us understand what is a Computer Virus. Computer virus is a computer program that can copy itself and infect a computer without permission or knowledge of the user. They are similar to human/biological  viruses. Human Viruses are disease-causing organisms that grow only inside living cells. They have to invade a 'host' cell and take over its machinery in order to be able to make more virus particles. Computer viruses pretty much spread the same way as a person with a cold can spread the infection by coughing and/or sneezing, a computer virus can infect other PCs by sharing files or network drives using internet, USB, floppy drives, CDs or DVDs. Just as human viruses range in severity from Ebola to the 24-hour flu, computer viruses range from the mildly bothersome to being very destructive. A properly engineered virus can have a devastating effect, disrupting productivity and doing billions of dollars in damages.

A computer virus is a small piece of software that piggybacks on real programs. For example, a virus might attach itself to a program such as a spreadsheet program. Each time the spreadsheet program runs, the virus runs, too, and it has the chance to reproduce (by attaching to other programs) or wreak havoc. Due to so many different virus writers using all their creative Brain on writing different, complex and challenging virus programs, each virus code has to be manually analyzed, anti-virus patch coded and tested. There is also enough ambiguity in defining names and recognizing their variants industry-wide.

Quarantine for viruses is not simply deleting the infected files but also repairing the legitimate files infected by viruses. We worked hard at reducing the Virus Scan/Quarantine time and further optimizing  the scan speed. This is done all in house. We have used very innovative design to give you maximum Security with the primary objective of ease of use, low CPU and memory  usage, with the  fastest scan without making you wait for hours to complete scan. You can access virus scan from Full scan>Virus scan check box.  We are adding multi-language support to Spyware Detector to facilitate our customers to be able to read in their native language and hope to get it to you before New Year. We also plan to launch a user forum by the middle of this month for our customers to be able to communicate and discuss with each other or our technical staff any queries related to our products.

Here is the main user interface of new Spyware Detector:

In the next Blog we will do some interesting discussion on viruses.

Here is the summary on the Spyware Categories processed for Spyware Detector updates for the month of November:

No.	Spyware Category	Count
1	Adware	260
2	Backdoor	211
3	Fake Anti Spyware	192
4	Trojan	181
5	Worm	162
6	Virus	130
7	Downloader	108
8	FraudTool	69
9	PSW	62
10	Spy	61
11	Dropper	53
12	Keylogger	47
13	Spyware	46
14	Monitor	38
15	HackTool	33
16	Exploit	30
17	ToolBar	29
18	PSWTool	27
19	Proxy	26
20	Constructor	25
21	Dialer	19
22	Clicker	16
23	Rootkit	16
24	NetTool	15
25	Flooder	14
26	Packed	12
27	RemoteAdmin	11
28	GameThief	10
29	VirTool	9
30	AdTool	8
31	Hoax	8
32	FTP	7
33	Banker	6
34	RiskTool	6
35	BHO	5
36	Mailfinder	5

We appreciate any feedback on our products from our valuable customers. You would also notice daily news updates and now the Most Prevalent Spyware section on our Spyware Detector user interface. You can also find more detailed information on the Spyware Encyclopaedia pages which can be reached either from Spyware we Remove Link or by clicking on the Spyware Detector user interface, by clicking on the Threat Information Link right next to the name of the Threat detected.

Please continue to support this effort by reading this blog for the latest information on new Max Secure Software Product releases. You are welcome to send us queries on any spyware that can not be removed from your PC or any other issues. Our technical support will be happy to help you through chat, email or free remote support. We will not rest until Spyware writers give up and let the users of PCs enjoy their computing as it was intended to be... without PC slowdown, with no fear of losing Privacy, no advertisements or other unwanted nuisances. 

Rachna Pradhan 
CTO
Max Secure Software

P.S  : For any technical queries, you can access 24x7 Live Chat from www.spywaredetector.net website live chat link or writing to info@spywaredetector.net