New freeware takes some mystery out of rogue files

[Notok]

Wondering about a weird file on your desktop or laptop? Now there's a way for you to solve the mystery -- for free.

Endpoint security provider Bit9 Inc. of Cambridge, Mass., today unveiled a free search engine to identify software files on Windows computers. The freeware is part of a new software launch to help enterprises get a better handle on the proliferation of suspect software that keeps popping up on networks via downloads, such as spyware, to desktops.

http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com...172577,00.html

(Article with link to search engine)

[Rasheed187]

I will check it out but at the moment I don´t really need it, plus their website loads very slowly, plus I have never heard of Bit9, I´m a bit skeptical.