F-Prot AntiVirus v3.16f Corporate (Retail)
F-Prot Antivirus for Windows currently detects more than 225000 known viruses, worms, trojans and other threats against the security of your system and your data. In addition, the program"s innovative and integrated heuristic detection capabilities provide the best possible protection against unknown future threats that may emerge.
FRISK Software"s antivirus experts maintain an active vigil around the clock to catch new threats in their infancy and to provide our customers with new virus signature files as soon as possible. The virus signature files are updated every few days and whenever necessary.
The components:
***OnDemand Scanner.
-The OnDemand Scanner is the the user"s first port of call for program actions, settings, and update status monitoring. From here you can scan your system for viruses, perform multiple scan tasks in Advanced mode, and start any of the components included with F-Prot Antivirus for Windows.
-The virus signature file update status is displayed conspicuosly within the OnDemand Scanner, so you can see at glance whether updates are needed. F-Prot Antivirus for Windows checks for new virus signature files at regular intervals whenever the system is online. The OnDemand Scanner in the commercial edition of F-Prot Antivirus for Windows scans Network drives as well as local drives.
***RealTime Protector
-One of the central features of F-Prot Antivirus for Windows is the RealTime Protector, which monitors all files accessed by your system and denies access to infected, suspicious or malicious files that may harm your system in any way.
-The RealTime Protector starts up with the computer, and stays running in the background. The RealTime Protector is always on the look-out, scanning files as they are downloaded, opened, copied, etc. ready to intercept any potential security threat.
***Updater
This simple, yet vital part of F-Prot Antivirus for Windows handles the updates of your virus definition files. These files contain information about all viruses F-Prot Antivirus detects and a remedy for each of them. It can be set to download updates via the Internet (with or without a proxy) or from a specified path on a local network.
***Scheduler
Using the Scheduler you can set the F-Prot Antivirus OnDemand Scanner to scan your system for viruses at a specified time on any particular day. The Updater can also be set to update the virus definition files at regular intervals to keep your system alert to all the newest threats.
***Command-Line Scanner
The F-Prot Antivirus Command-Line Scanner is included in F-Prot Antivirus for Windows and is the perfect tool for recovering from a virus that has left Windows inoperable.
This newest version of F-Prot Antivirus for Windows includes a number of important bugfixes as well as providing enhanced scanning of Windows Metafile images (WMF) for embedded malware. WMF files disguised, among other things, as JPG images have increasingly been taking advantage of a recently discovered yet serious vulnerability in Windows in order to run malicious code on susceptible machines.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can allow an attacker to gain complete control over an affected computer who can then use it to send out spam e-mail or spread viruses and other malware further. A number of different exploits have a appeared over recent days and this newest version of F-Prot Antivirus for Windows detects and deletes all known exploits as well as detecting previously unknown malware attempting to take advantage of this WMF vulnerability.
FRISK Software has released version 3.16f of F-Prot Antivirus for Windows.
This newest version of F-Prot Antivirus for Windows includes a bugfix for an endless loop encountered in a corrupted Windows Metafile (WMF) sample.
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