please give your opinion on "A-Squared free"

[razz]

Someone mentioned to me that "A-Squared free" is a great antispyware tool. please give your opinion on this tool?

 

Thank you for your time, as always, it's greatly appreciated!

[YoKenny]

I didn't like it as it seemed too resource hungry for me.

[Andavari]

I didn't like it as it seemed too resource hungry for me.

That plus:

* Always has a running service, even though it doesn't have resident protection. That service can however be set to manual and it will only start when launching a-Squared Free.

* False positives. Although any anti-malware product is capable of a false positive a-Squared is more notoriously known for it.

 

I had previously used it for a few months (last year I think), but the false positives are what did it in for me.

[Anthony A]

I don't see why resource usage is an issue if all you are going to do is scan. It is not a program you will or can run real time. I do not have false positive issues with it.

[CeeCee]

My opinion: not that good. Many, many false posites.

[Corona]

I tried it and I didn't keep it long. I forget why. Prolly because it turned out to be another piece of sh*t wasting space on my pooter.

[Andavari]

I tried it and I didn't keep it long. I forget why.

I had only used it before for one reason only: Because it had a right-click scan feature in Windows Explorer.

 

After someone posted about SUPERAntiSpyware Free Edition also having right-click ability but only when it is launched/resident I really had no use for a-Squared anymore, that and its numerous false positives. SUPERAntiSpyware Free Edition has never given me any false positives!

[Corona]

SUPERAntiSpyware Free Edition has never given me anything. I've never seen it pick up anything Spybot or Adaware hasn't picked up. And I don't even use them anymore. Okay, once in a blue moon I'll say, "Forgive me Father, I have sinned. It's been 8 weeks since my last adware scan." The only reason I run them once every 2 months is for that "but what if" or "just to be on the safest side of the Universe" knee-jerk reaction from old habits.

 

You know what works good for me? Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware (MBAM, free version). I run that about once every 2 weeks.

[razz]

That plus:

* Always has a running service, even though it doesn't have resident protection. That service can however be set to manual and it will only start when launching a-Squared Free.

* False positives. Although any anti-malware product is capable of a false positive a-Squared is more notoriously known for it.

 

I had previously used it for a few months (last year I think), but the false positives are what did it in for me.

 

Thank you for the warning. I will make sure to not include it in my tool kit.

[Anthony A]

I had only used it before for one reason only: Because it had a right-click scan feature in Windows Explorer.

 

So does SAS, Malwarebytes, and Spybot S&D, as well as A-squared.

 

Many here complaining about false positives with A-squared. I'm not getting any.