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AntiMalwareToolkit Table of Contents Table of Contents .....................................................................................................................................................3 Overview ....................................................................................................................................................................7 About the Author .....................................................................................................................................................7 Malware Defined .....................................................................................................................................................7 Where Does Malware Come From? .......................................................................................................................7 Can Malware Be Prevented? ..................................................................................................................................7 Why Does Malware Exist? ......................................................................................................................................8 Got Protection? .........................................................................................................................................................9 Hope Protection ......................................................................................................................................................9 Active vs Passive Protection ...................................................................................................................................9 Autorun Protection for USB Drives ...................................................................................................................... 11 Certifications and Awards .................................................................................................................................... 11 Antivirus Programs with Real-Time Protection .................................................................................................. 12 Free ...................................................................................................................................................................... 12 Avira AntiVir Personal - Free Antivirus ............................................................................................................. 13 Avast! Free Antivirus ........................................................................................................................................ 14 AVG Anti-Virus Free 2011 ................................................................................................................................ 15 Microsoft Security Essentials ........................................................................................................................... 16 PC Tools AntiVirus ........................................................................................................................................... 17 ClamWin ........................................................................................................................................................... 18 Paid ...................................................................................................................................................................... 19 ESET Nod32 Antivirus ...................................................................................................................................... 19 ESET Smart Security ....................................................................................................................................... 20 BitDefender Antivirus Pro ................................................................................................................................. 21 Kaspersky Antivirus .......................................................................................................................................... 22 Vipre ................................................................................................................................................................. 23 Antivirus Uninstallers............................................................................................................................................ 24 Reputable Antispyware Programs with Real-Time Protection ......................................................................... 26 Free ...................................................................................................................................................................... 26 Ad-Aware .......................................................................................................................................................... 26 3 AntiMalwareToolkit BitDefender ....................................................................................................................................................... 27 Spybot Seach & Destroy .................................................................................................................................. 28 IObit Security 360 ............................................................................................................................................. 29 Microsoft Security Essentials ........................................................................................................................... 30 Spybot Search & Destroy (reduced functionality called "TeaTimer") ............................................................... 31 Spyware Terminator ......................................................................................................................................... 32 Sunbelt CounterSpy ......................................................................................................................................... 33 Windows Defender ........................................................................................................................................... 34 Avira ................................................................................................................................................................. 35 Paid ...................................................................................................................................................................... 36 SUPERAntiSpyware Professional .................................................................................................................... 36 MalwareBytes Anti-Malware Pro ...................................................................................................................... 37 Firewalls ................................................................................................................................................................. 38 Free ...................................................................................................................................................................... 38 Misc .................................................................................................................................................................. 38 Paid ...................................................................................................................................................................... 39 Misc .................................................................................................................................................................. 39 Rootkit Detection .................................................................................................................................................. 40 Trend Micro RootkitBuster ................................................................................................................................... 40 Avira AntiRootkit Tool........................................................................................................................................... 41 Sophos Anti-RootkitMisc ...................................................................................................................................... 42 Master Boot Record Virus Detection