There is a lot of silly stuff written about security and the internet, however the threat is very real and can’t be ignored, particularly if you do a deal of browsing and downloading. One nasty creature you may well encounter is the Trojan: a malicious program masquerading as something more wholesome. Once it is installed it can do all sorts of damage.

a-squared is designed to complement your anti-virus software and specialises in detecting Trojans. It will examine any drive and can recognise over 83,000 different culprits: Trojans, worms, diallers and more. You can update this database online to keep you on the ball. If anything is found then there is an Intelligent Cleaning Agent to remove the offending software without damage, even your Registry is cleaned.

This version is completely free. All you have to do is create account to access the update server.

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