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After weeks of Beta testing we are proud to introduce a new major release ofa-squared: Version 3.0
New features:
Vista supportBoth a-squared Free and the large a-squared Anti-Malware Edition are completelycompatible with the new Microsoft Vista operating system. Many basic changes wereneeded to the software for Vista support because users do not have administratorrights as standard. For this reason, a-squared 3.0 contains a new Windows Service,which runs with system rights and always has access to the relevant areas, even ifyou are not logged on as the administrator.
Non-Admin SupportThe new a-squared Windows Service allows full non-administrator support. Regardlessof which Windows user account you are logged into the PC with, a-squared alwaysprotects the entire PC and can search the entire PC for Malware. It is recommendedthat only software installations are done with administrator rights. It is muchsafer to use a normal user account for daily work because this removes many Malwareattack vectors.
50% less RAM usageSince the number of Malware signatures has doubled in the last year, the memoryusage has also correspondingly increased over time. Despite ever morehigh-performance computers, we have received many requests for a-squared to use lessRAM. We have responded accordingly and optimized the relevant algorithms. The resultis that the new a-squared uses only about half the memory of the previous version.
Extended Traces and TrackingCookie ScanThe non-admin support provides an additional advantage: The a-squared ScannerVersion 3.0 can now recognize Spyware Traces and TrackingCookies in the profiles ofall user accounts, instead of previously only in the profile of the currentlylogged-on user. This ensures that Malware is not reactivated when a different userlogs on.
New Anti-Malware NetworkIn Version 3.0, recognized heuristic files can be directly transferred fromQuarantine to the a-squared Analysis Team for examination. In this way, you help toimprove the quality of the scanner through heuristics. False alarms can thus be morequickly solved and new signatures for new Malware can be more quickly madeavailable. You can select whether recognized heuristic files are automaticallytransferred during the Online Update or whether the files are to be sent manuallyfrom Quarantine. If you have a question relating to a sent file, then you can leavea message and your contact information so that you can receive an analysis of thefile you sent.New Rights ManagementThe new non-admin support means that basically any logged-in user can change theconfiguration of a-squared. However, it is not always desirable for all PC ornetwork domain users to have full access to the a-squared settings. For this reason,you as the administrator can define specific access rights for individual useraccounts. The "Access rights" dialog is located under "Settings" in the a-squaredAnti-Malware Security Center.
Online Orderinga-squared Anti-Malware is available from the a-squared website for US$ 39.95 for 1year or US$ 53.95 for 2 years. Note that the purchase price always includes alldaily signature updates and also all software updates during the license period.This guarantees that you always have the latest software. Subsequent years can bepurchased from the Customer Support Center for only US$ 19.97. Update licenses canalso be ordered, even if your license expired a long time ago.
Place your order now at:http://www.emsisoft.com/en /order/homeuser/
