Far Canal wrote:
> Nick Skrepetos wrote
>
> >
> > lessmalwareiscool@nohotmail.org wrote:
> > > I was just checking my registry and also noticed it appeared as an 020
> > > object in Hijackthis:
> > >
> > > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
> > > \Notify\!SASWinLogon
> >
> > That is our Winlogon handler - if you want the full capabilities of the
> > detection and removal to be functional that needs to be there.
> >
>
> Is it necessary for the free version of your program to be running all
> the time? It's using up resources for no reason as there's no real-time
> scanning and it's wasteful downloading updates every 8 hours. I'd be
> very surprised if anyone is scanning their computer more than once a
> week, cos it takes so long.

The Free Edition does not download the definitions automatically - the
user must do that - the Professional Edition does download (checks for
new) every 8 hours. Based upon how often we see people downloading the
definitions, the users of the free *are* scanning more than a few times
per week as they check for definitions before scanning.

The 3.3 version is over 40% faster on the scanning - the reality is, if
you want to find the malware, you have to scan everywhere - the
scanners that do the "fast" scans aren't scanning everywhere - I think
you will see the scans on competitor products taking longer - that's
what we have seen as they must scan more files and more files takes
more time.

As for resources - Windows swaps out everything so even if the Task
Manager reports that an application is using X amount of memory, if the
application is dormant, as in the case of SUPERAntiSpyware Free Edition
- most of it will be in the Page File. The usre can also make the
choice not to run the Free Edition all the time, and can use it only as
"on demand".

Many users keep the product running to quickly access the "What's
running on your computer" that links to the FileResearchCenter to
quickly check out their computer.

Nick Skrepetos
SUPERAntiSpyware.com
http://www.superantispyware.com