For most people with a Windows PC it is a must to have an antivirus or security program that protects the computer in real time, preventing viruses from entering the system and stopping them before they can do damage. Unfortunately, antivirus is no longer enough today, because there are thousands of new threats that are impossible to intercept every day even for the best.
For this reason it is right, every now and then and when you hear something wrong, to have an extra program, which must not always remain running, but which can be used as a second protection, without uninstalling the main antivirus, such as scanner capable of finding even the smallest and most hidden threat .
If the statistics are true that the 10 most popular antiviruses in the world detect only about 90% of known malware and zero-day threats (i.e. still not known) leaving the PC exposed to numerous viruses, worms, trojans, rootkits and spyware, then you can't really joke and you must always be alert and ready.
We have listed portable antiviruses to use as emergency scanners in another article, indicating programs like ClamWin and Superantispyware.
To that list we now add another program, herdProtect, which differs from the others because it is capable of using more than 60 cyber threat search engines for its control.
Basically it is a cloud solution, which only works with the PC connected to the internet, which controls the neuralgic areas of the system using multiple scan engines, including the most popular and well-known ones such as: Avast, Avira, BitDefender, ClamAV, DrWeb, Emsisoft, ESET NOD32, F-Secure, Kaspersky, Malwarebytes, McAfee, Panda, Symantec, Trend Micro, ZoneAlarm and many others.
Since no anti-malware software is perfect, herdProtect uses multiple engines to ensure the widest coverage, perhaps becoming the most effective second line of defense against all types of malware.
herdProtect can be downloaded in two versions, one portable and one with installation, without hiding any surprises.
The company that develops the program is the same as Reason Core Security, a program I've already talked about, proven and reliable ..
As written on the page, the data transmitted to their servers will not be sold or transmitted to third parties and you can be sure that this is the case.
The use is very simple and without too many options, the scan controls processes, modules, drivers and system files, in a complete way.
It takes some time, but being cloud the program does not weigh on the computer processor and you can therefore continue to work without problems, waiting for the job to end.
Depending on the aggregate results of the scan, you can decide what actions to perform, whether to remove the threats found or consider them false reports.
After the scan, you can also activate the function to remove the threats found by going to the herdProtect settings, by pressing the wrench button at the top of the window.
However, we will check the suspicious files and remove them if they are considered dangerous.
Using so many detection engines in fact increases the chances of false positives and you have to be a little careful what you find.
These will go to a quarantine folder and can always be recovered.
This is a really useful and powerful tool, which I personally will keep aside and use every now and then to feel more comfortable and verify that there are no strange things in my PC.
