SUPERAntiSpyware new version 3.6.1000

[Chubb]

SUPERAntiSpyware new version 3.6.1000

* Windows Vista enhanced/updated support.
* Enhanced detection and removal of registry based threats
* Resolved rare issue with right-click scanning (context menu handler)
* Improved kernel direct scanning and hidden process detection.
* Improved decompression and detection of compressed threats

http://www.superantispyware.com/producthistory.html?id=SUPERANTISPYWARE

[Ocky]

-{ Quote: "SUPERAntiSpyware new version 3.6.1000 " }-

Have downloaded twice at intervals of 8 hours. Still the previous version.
I wonder why ? :-[

[Chubb]

-{ Quote: "Have downloaded twice at intervals of 8 hours. Still the previous version.
I wonder why ? :-[" }-

Mine is showing 3.6.1000, for both the free and the Pro version.

[Ocky]

-{ Quote: "Mine is showing 3.6.1000, for both the free and the Pro version." }-
Lucky fish !

It says 3.6.1000, but downloads the previous version. Maybe a time zone thing. Will try again later.

Download in Progress
( SUPERAntiSpyware.exe (5.66MB), Version: 3.6.1000 )

If the download does not begin shortly, please click here.

[SUPERAntiSpy]

-{ Quote: "Lucky fish !

It says 3.6.1000, but downloads the previous version. Maybe a time zone thing. Will try again later.

Download in Progress
( SUPERAntiSpyware.exe (5.66MB), Version: 3.6.1000 )

If the download does not begin shortly, please click here." }-

The likley issue is that the SSUPDATE.EXE (our updater) is not being granted full access through the firewall - this is the only reason we see users not being able to update.

[Ocky]

-{ Quote: "The likley issue is that the SSUPDATE.EXE (our updater) is not being granted full access through the firewall - this is the only reason we see users not being able to update." }-
Thanks, but firewall access is granted and I have no problem with definition updates. I am talking about downloading from your site, not via the update function of the application. The downloaded executable still shows version 3.5.1016.
Not to worry - will keep on trying. :dry:

[JerryM]

When I started both computers I was advised of the new version, and let it install. All went well, and is still doing so.
Best,
Jerry

[Bubba]

-{ Quote: "I am talking about downloading from your site, not via the update function of the application" }-Perhaps your next try will be successful because of now on my end both the Free and Pro version downloads (http://www.superantispyware.com/download.html) come down as 3.6.0.1000.

If that still does not hold true for you perhaps a clearing of your browser cache might be in order :-\

Bubba

[fcukdat]

Internal updater worked no problem this end:thumb:

[Eldar]

Same here, after reboot my version is updated to 3.6.1000. 8)
Thanks SUPERAntiSpy for an excellent program & Chubb for the update. ;)

[rdsu]

Another great work! ;)

Well done, Nick :P

[MaB69]

Thanks Nick and all your team,

Nothing to add, everything is :thumb: for me

[pugmug]

Damn fine program!No problem updating it.I uninstalled the old ver. rebooted then with firewall turned off downloaded the new ver. and scanned it first before installing.It is working great and thank's.

[Eldar]

-{ Quote: "I uninstalled the old ver. rebooted then with firewall turned off downloaded the new ver. and scanned it first before installing." }-No need to uninstall the old version, just let the updater do its job.
On reboot you'll have the new version running. :D

[pugmug]

Eldar,what you state may be true but as some here state problems with update or upgrade of programs I found my way workes best for me everytime.

[Eldar]

-{ Quote: "I found my way workes best for me everytime." }-That's true, as I found out myself with certain programs. :-\
Haven't experienced any problems yet with SAS, so I don't mind.
Do whatever works best for you. ;)

[Rilla927]

Hi everyone,

I know this is going to sound really bizarre but I had Opera 9.1 open when I did this update and it some how changed the default colors (silver and red) on the Opera page to a ugly brown. I have uninstalled and reinstalled and it doesn't solve the problem. I can't figure this out.

[EASTER.2010]

Nick?

You are to be highly commended and i for one thank you just like i know i share with others same sentiments.

YOU HAVE THE POWER TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE!

[SUPERAntiSpy]

Thank you all for the compliments on the update - we work hard in the fight against spyware. Thank you also to those that have purchased and/or provided donations as it helps fund our future development and servers :)

[EASTER.2010]

-{ Quote: "Internal updater worked no problem this end:thumb:" }-

Likewise. Transition went smooth as silk

[Tarnak]

-{ Quote: "Hi everyone,

I know this is going to sound really bizarre but I had Opera 9.1 open when I did this update and it some how changed the default colors (silver and red) on the Opera page to a ugly brown. I have uninstalled and reinstalled and it doesn't solve the problem. I can't figure this out." }-


LOL.......This is their new look which went live yesterday - http://my.opera.com/community/blog/show.dml/805603 ;D

[Ocky]

-{ Quote: "Perhaps your next try will be successful because of now on my end both the Free and Pro version downloads (http://www.superantispyware.com/download.html) come down as 3.6.0.1000.
Bubba" }-

See attached. All OK now 8) but I had to get the download from Snapfiles.
The executable downloaded 9/03/07 from SAS is still the old version.

[Rilla927]

-{ Quote: "LOL.......This is their new look which went live yesterday - http://my.opera.com/community/blog/show.dml/805603 ;D" }-
Well, isn't that a good one! I didn't know they changed it. This happened at the very same time I did the update that's was strange about it. I knew you guys would think I'm nuts. Thanks for informing me....ugh.

[Bio-Hazard]

Excellent program. Keep up the good work!!:thumb:

[coolbluewater]

After having it run on startup (even though I have it checked not to) on both a desktop and laptop running WinXp SP2 and rebooting several times, I decided to s***-can it.
No thanks. :thumbd:

[EASTER.2010]

There will always arise some issue but Nick will do more than is ecpected to acommadate as many configs as hunamly possible.

This program is the very top of the pinnacles in AS effectiveness bar none other IMHO.

[the Tester]

The program updater didn't work for upgrading to the new version for me.
I downloaded and installed the new version after uninstalling the old and running a registry cleaner.
Works well.

[SUPERAntiSpy]

-{ Quote: "After having it run on startup (even though I have it checked not to) on both a desktop and laptop running WinXp SP2 and rebooting several times, I decided to s***-can it.
No thanks. :thumbd:" }-

If you uncheck the Start With Windows option, it will remove it from startup - if you are running any security software that blocks an application (such as SUPERAntiSpyware) from accessing the start up registry keys, that may have been when you could not remove it from startup.

[duke1959]

I must add here, that I simply installed the new version of SAS over the old one, and had absolutely no trouble. This was with Cyberhawk and Comodo Pro Firewall running. The new version I think checked the PC for I imagine an existing one and I believe uninstalled it before installing itself. Would this be correct SuperAntiSpyware?

[SUPERAntiSpy]

-{ Quote: "I must add here, that I simply installed the new version of SAS over the old one, and had absolutely no trouble. This was with Cyberhawk and Comodo Pro Firewall running. The new version I think checked the PC for I imagine an existing one and I believe uninstalled it before installing itself. Would this be correct SuperAntiSpyware?" }-

If you do run the installer for a new version and you already have a version installed, it will uninstall the previous and install the new one - the best option is to just right-click the SUPERAntiSpyware icon and select "Check for Updates...." and let the auto-updater do its work :)

[coolbluewater]

-{ Quote: "If you uncheck the Start With Windows option, it will remove it from startup - if you are running any security software that blocks an application (such as SUPERAntiSpyware) from accessing the start up registry keys, that may have been when you could not remove it from startup." }-

I had that option unchecked on both my gaming rig and my laptop, re-booted several times, and it still started with Windows on both machines. Go figure.

[fcukdat]

-{ Quote: "I had that option unchecked on both my gaming rig and my laptop, re-booted several times, and it still started with Windows on both machines. Go figure." }-


Are you refering to the winlogin entry,entry in task manager or the icon in the tray as meaning the software ran from bootup ?

[coolbluewater]

-{ Quote: "Are you refering to the winlogin entry,entry in task manager or the icon in the tray as meaning the software ran from bootup ?" }-

The splash screen as well as the icon in the system tray both happen, even when the options for them are unchecked.
I decided to reinstall it back on the laptop though.

[lodore]

mine dont load up on startup because i unticked the box.
you can only disable the splashscreen in the pro (paid) version
lodore

[btman]

Nick, I sent you a pm a while ago giving you a link to a site where users upload malicious files. Today I downloaded around 13 different ones, I had 2 of each one on the system and some of them decided to spread to different areas, and SUPER only had found two, and it was the same file just in a different spot. Are your guys checking out the site I had sent you? Or shall I PM the link to you again.

[simmikie]

-{ Quote: "Resolved rare issue with right-click scanning (context menu handler)" }-

still an issue with my copy, after upgrade. any ideas?


Mike

[JRCATES]

-{ Quote: "Thank you all for the compliments on the update - we work hard in the fight against spyware. Thank you also to those that have purchased and/or provided donations as it helps fund our future development and servers :)" }-

I haven't tried the latest version/release of SAS, but I used it before, and from what I have been told by a current user this same issue still remains. Therefore, I have a suggestion to make SUPERAntiSpyware a better product.

Somewhere on the main interface/GUI of the product.......list the:

1) current/latest definitions/ruleset

and

2) "last updated" date

Practically every other anti-spyware product that I've seen and used has this particular feature, and it is easily viewable from the main interface of their GUI, yet SAS doesn't (at least, when I used SAS it didn't). I also never received any notifications from SAS that any definition update ever took place (via balloon notification or other) during the two weeks that I tried it.

Again, just a suggestion (but I think a very good one).....

[lu_chin]

Have you tried running the Windows shortcut "SUPERAntispyware Repair" inside the SUPERAntispyware program group?

-{ Quote: "Well in haste i inadvertantly deleted the SAS folder before realizing it needs the uninstall log to remove the program so i'm in a quagmire now. I tried to trace down every file possible including the drivers but now i still can't even install ANY vesion of SAS untill i find the files that have the installer in limbo." }-

[btman]

Crap, in my last post I also forgot to add SUPER is once again detecting Bearshare which is a FP... I've reported it ... Over 6 times but it hasn't been removed yet.

[fcukdat]

btman

Can i have the link for the archive/upload site maybe i can go grab some *live* stuff on my machine by executing the files;)

FYI
1) I have found SAS to be most confusing on file detections in the past for example it would detect a malicious file in system32 folder where the infection dropped the file originally yet it would not see the copy i made of it to a holding folder.I believe this is by intention and not some shortcoming(smart rule) since the infections involved always dropped its malicious payload in the same area.That said there are others that it will see no matter where it is dropped too???

2)With reguards Bearshare software i would suggest reporting it in the F/p section of their forums but for the meantime what is it calling Bearshare out as ?

http://forums.superantispyware.com/viewforum.php?f=4

Have you uploaded the files in concern to a service such as Virustotal to check whether the detected files are not patched by malware ?
http://www.virustotal.com/en/indexf.html

Hey Easter have you tried the msi values in Regedit to track old SAS install/uninstall package ?
Again i would put a SOS out in their support forums for help:thumb:

[lodore]

-{ Quote: "Crap, in my last post I also forgot to add SUPER is once again detecting Bearshare which is a FP... I've reported it ... Over 6 times but it hasn't been removed yet." }-

its not an fp bearshare contains some sort or adware/spyware and i dont want sas to stop detecting it
lodore

[SUPERAntiSpy]

-{ Quote: "still an issue with my copy, after upgrade. any ideas?


Mike" }-

Mike - you didn't identify what issue you are having. Please submit a support ticket here and we can assist you:
http://www.superantispyware.com/support.html

[SUPERAntiSpy]

-{ Quote: "Crap, in my last post I also forgot to add SUPER is once again detecting Bearshare which is a FP... I've reported it ... Over 6 times but it hasn't been removed yet." }-

We analyze all reports for false positives - just because a user reports something, it is not automatically removed from our definitions. If you choose to use bearshare, and don't want it detected, simply add it to the trusted list and SUPERAntiSpyware won't detect it again on future scans, that's what the trusted/allowed items are there for :)

[SUPERAntiSpy]

-{ Quote: "I haven't tried the latest version/release of SAS, but I used it before, and from what I have been told by a current user this same issue still remains. Therefore, I have a suggestion to make SUPERAntiSpyware a better product.

Somewhere on the main interface/GUI of the product.......list the:

1) current/latest definitions/ruleset

and

2) "last updated" date

Practically every other anti-spyware product that I've seen and used has this particular feature, and it is easily viewable from the main interface of their GUI, yet SAS doesn't (at least, when I used SAS it didn't). I also never received any notifications from SAS that any definition update ever took place (via balloon notification or other) during the two weeks that I tried it.

Again, just a suggestion (but I think a very good one)....." }-

On the main interface, we display the current product version as well as the definition core and trace versions. It has been this way for months, just FYI. In a future update we will have the last updated date, and an option "ballon" notification to let users know when an update has taken place. The auto-updating of the defintions also only occurs in the Professional version - when you check for updates in the free edition, it shows a dialog with the update definitions with a direct link to what actually was updated, or if there is no update, it will tell you so.

[SUPERAntiSpy]

-{ Quote: "Nick, I sent you a pm a while ago giving you a link to a site where users upload malicious files. Today I downloaded around 13 different ones, I had 2 of each one on the system and some of them decided to spread to different areas, and SUPER only had found two, and it was the same file just in a different spot. Are your guys checking out the site I had sent you? Or shall I PM the link to you again." }-

I recieved the link - we receive literally thousands of samples PER DAY from outside sources as well as thousands of samples PER DAY from our FileResearchCenter.com - they are culled by our internal tools and added to a queue - it's likey that some of the files have not yet been processed as we have millions of samples. :) They all get handled eventually. We work on live infections and zero-day threats as a priority as that is what "most users" are infected with and that the other products "miss".

As I recall, when I registered for that site, I never received an e-mail or access to the files either - I will follow up and see what I can do.

[btman]

-{ Quote: "We analyze all reports for false positives - just because a user reports something, it is not automatically removed from our definitions. If you choose to use bearshare, and don't want it detected, simply add it to the trusted list and SUPERAntiSpyware won't detect it again on future scans, that's what the trusted/allowed items are there for :)" }-

I know, but it was removed once from the database when I reported it and now its back. Virustotal says bearshare.exe is clean too. I know I could allow it but I prefer FP's being fixed. On the site I linked you, I registered fine. *Shrug* I don't know. I guess just try again lol. Or maybe it got caught in your junk folder or something.

[simmikie]

-{ Quote: "Mike - you didn't identify what issue you are having." }-

actually i did, it concerns the update to 3.6 fixing the ability to context menu scan, but ticket submitted, and your concern is appreciated. thanks Nick!


Mike

[SUPERAntiSpy]

-{ Quote: "actually i did, it concerns the update to 3.6 fixing the ability to context menu scan, but ticket submitted, and your concern is appreciated. thanks Nick!


Mike" }-

Make sure the SUPERAntiSpyware icon is running in the system tray - if it's not, you can't do the right-click scanning.

[lucas1985]

Nick,
When is 3.6 version going to be available via the inbuilt updater?

[SUPERAntiSpy]

-{ Quote: "Nick,
When is 3.6 version going to be available via the inbuilt updater?" }-

It's been in the updater since the 3.6 release, you can just right-click the SUPERAntiSpyware icon and Check for Updates and the update will happen.

[lucas1985]

Right, I´ve forgotten to re-enable the tray icon. Going smooth here ;)

[DVD+R]

The constant nesesscity to allow SAS to update frequently is rediculous, everytime it checks for updates, up pops the User Account Control,and asks for permission to update, this also happens when it checks for updates on computer startup, the same applies to SUPER AdBlocker ??? My AntiVirus does not need permission to update,and neither did my previous Anti Spy Ware. Also if I turn off Windows Defender it tells me No Anti Spyware is installed :-\

[SUPERAntiSpy]

-{ Quote: "The constant nesesscity to allow SAS to update frequently is rediculous, everytime it checks for updates, up pops the User Account Control,and asks for permission to update, this also happens when it checks for updates on computer startup, the same applies to SUPER AdBlocker ??? My AntiVirus does not need permission to update,and neither did my previous Anti Spy Ware. Also if I turn off Windows Defender it tells me No Anti Spyware is installed :-\" }-

Great "feature" of Windows Vista! We are working on a solution so that the updater won't need individual access. You can turn off the auto-update check and then do defintion checks using the Check for Updates button on the main interface and you won't be prompted to allow.

We are working on a solution and as with everything else, we resolve them with program updates which we do very often.

[EASTER.2010]

Running tops here again too. Err, on XP Pro of course. Vista is not exactly my cup of tea untill maybe summer sometime, by then most issues being discovered should have been ironed out enough.

[DVD+R]

Good News for Me ;D I was uninstalling it,and a browser popup window wanted me to fill in a survey why I was uninstalling,and Offered me the oppertunity to purchase SUPERAntiSpyware with Lifetime Updates for the low price of $19.95,and said it was only a once off offer for Today Only, a saving of over 50% :dry: I checked with the website and sure enough if you buy a regular Lifetime Licence it's $39.95 So I snapped it up, recieved my Licence all for $19.95 8) I saved $24.60 in Australian Dolllars :shifty:

[EASTER.2010]

SUPERAntispyware while not maybe the best to have ever surfaced is well on it's way to (if not already there now) to being the leader of choice when it comes to quality/effective ,malware detections plus secure removals of offending malicious intrusions.

I would as an additional preventitive measure keep on hand ARK's to run regular scans just to add that other note of satisfaction that nothing is by chance compromised it's ability to detect something yet unknown or new.

[DVD+R]

I have bot SUPERAntiSpyware & Counterspy v2.0 Active on Startup, both Monitoring my PC :dry: If one doesnt pick up on something surely the other one will, along with Kaspersky Internet Security 6.0.2.614 I think I have it virtually covered, that I'm 99,99% Safe from Prowlers and Other Vagabond Type intrusions. I'm not sure whether to bang on Spy Sweeper to run actively along side these other 2 Anti Malware, as I have a 3 year subscription to it, and it does have a host file Shield, not sure if Counterspy or SAS have that ???