AVZ Antiviral Security Toolkit
AVZ utility is really one of the best freeware portable
tools to fight multiple security threats on your computer. It offers the most efficient
package for the computer treatment, and it might replace many individual
programs, by offering all-in-one solution. Note that some modules require
certain degree of expertise. So, while it can be useful for all operators on
all levels of computer literacy, advanced users will benefit the most from this
utility.
It is designed to detect and remove the following:
- SpyWare and AdWare – these modules
represent the most useful component of the utility.
-
Dialer (Trojan.Dialer).
-
Trojans.
- BackDoor
modules.
-
Network and mail worms.
- TrojanSpy, TrojanDownloader, TrojanDropper.
The utility can be considered as replacement or addition to the well-known programs as TrojanHunter, LavaSoft Ad-aware, or Spybot.
Main features of AVZ (besides the signature scanner model) are:
- Heuristic security
system check. Security modules check for known SpyWare and viruses on
circumstantial evidence - based on the analysis of the registry, files on hard
disk, and memory records.
- Updated database
of safe files. It includes
signatures for tens of thousands of Operating System drivers and other files
system requires for proper functioning. The listing
of your files and processes is compared with the AVZ database of the safe
files, and works on the principle of "recognized / unrecognized"
– the safe files are not sent to the quarantine, their removal and replacement
is blocked, and the database is also used by anti-rootkit modules, files searches,
and other safety analyzers.
- Built-in Rootkit
Detection System. Rootkit detection is achieved without signatures
verification, but based on
the research of their functions. Therefore, AVZ may not only
detect Rootkit, but also block it properly on UserMode RootKit for particular
process and on KernelMode RootKit at the system level.
- Keylogger
and Trojan DLL Detector. Search for Keyloggers or Trojan DLL is not performed
with standard signatures databases comparison, but through check of the suspicious functional
performance, allowing detecting previously unknown Trojan DLL and
Keylogger with high degree of confidence.
- Neuro-analyzer.
AVZ also contains neuro-emulator,
which allows exploring the suspicious files using the neural network,
which is used in the keyloggers detection process.
- Built-in Winsock
SPI / LSP settings analyzer. AVZ allows you to analyze the Winsock SPI / LSP settings, diagnose possible configuration
errors, and perform automatic repair.
- Built-in
processes, services, and drivers manager.
The module is designed to investigate the running
processes, loaded libraries, and active services and drivers.
- Built-in files search.
The module allows you to search for a file using multiple criteria,
offering the functionality far beyond the standard search capabilities of
the system. Search results are available in a text protocol and as a
table where you can select a file or group of files for later removal or
quarantine.
- Built-in registry
search. The module allows you to search
for suspicient registry entries using multiple criteria, offering the
functionality far beyond the standard search capabilities of the registry
editor. Search results are available in a text protocol and as a
table where you can select a file or group of files for later removal.
- Open
ports TCP / UDP analyzer. The analyzer checks all open ports on your computer and
verifies them against updated database of the known issues with ports utilized
with Trojan and Backdoor programs, and other potentially dangerous
processes. If
any suspicious port is detected, you get warning, pointing out which Trojan
program tends to use this particular port.
- Built-in common resources analyzer.
-
Built-in Downloaded Program Files
(DPF) analyzer.
- System recovery.
AVZ
allows restoring system settings for Internet Explorer and other system default
settings, which were damaged by malware. Process of recovery is manual, so
you can specify the particular settings and parameters you would like to restore.
- Archives’ security check.
AVZ supports for checking of multiple files types and archives. As of today, the following formats are supported: ZIP,
RAR, CAB, GZIP, TAR; emails and MHT files; CHM files.
- AVZ
Guard. This is a special block, designed
to combat hard-to-deal malware programs by prevention of the
contamination. It can protect the AVZ itself from being disabled or
modified, and other anti-spyware and antivirus programs as well.
- Direct access to blocked files. AVZ
allows the scanner to analyze the blocked files in the Operation System,
and place them in quarantine as needed.
Software is portable and does not require
installation on the hard drive. This feature makes it indispensable for the USB
computer recovery kit, you can carry with you to treat affected systems.
Website: http://www.z-oleg.com/secur/avz/
Note that Website is in Russian, and there is no an
English version so far. However, I have translated for you the most prominent
features above, and the software itself has English interface, and works properly
in all English-based Operating systems WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7.
Direct Download (latest release 4.37): http://z-oleg.com/avz4.zip
The
tool is highly recommended!!! It actually recovered highly impaired customer computers
in multiple occasions.
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