SUPERAntiSpyware 6.0 Pre-Release - Final Has Been Released!

@Mops21 Updated, thanks.

@sas_dave
I have few suggestions.
In the tray menu, each command directs to the proper Window. For example, the Help lets us open Help & Information. But, Scan for Spyware, Adware, Malware... opens the Main UI, shouldn't that open Scan This Computer module? You may consider adding another entry for Open the Program to open the Main GUI. You may even consider to remove Tell a Friend About SuperAntiSpyware entry from Tray menu.

 

Could you stop posting these "changelogs"? It is 6.0.1094 on the website, you are just spamming the thread.

 

These versions are just minor builds and so not mentioned in their website.

There indeed is SUPERAntiSpyware 6.0.1128.

@Mops21 Please continue to update us.

 

I certainly wouldn't call it spam, as his posts do inform us that a maintenance update is available to install, which is helpful since the program update feature is currently disabled. But I do agree posting the "changelog" that only points to the "6.0 announcement" is not helpful.

 

I think you dont know Mops21, the "official" spam bot from Wilders, but okay I will stop here after I post these links


https://www.wilderssecurity.com/threads/emsisoft-anti-malware-6-5-released.322831/page-4 (page 5 is even funnier)
https://www.wilderssecurity.com/threads/emsisoft-anti-malware-9-released.365088/page-2#post-2383498

 

ahhhhhh

 

Sooo.. is this program any good now does it actually catch anything? I'm not reading through all 9 pages, is it or not?

 

@daman1
The significant changes in this version include a partial rewrite to improve overall performance, an updated UI and the new System Investigator tool to aid in manual detection & removal.

Since our scanning & removal engine is quite mature, there won't be much change to detection rates from version to version. Detections are tied to the malware database, which our research staff updates several times per day. Does it actually catch anything? You betcha! I checked out our anonymous threat reporting database for you.. we had 3.2 million non-cookie detections on users' machines in the last 30 days... that's infections, not individual items (one infection is usually comprised of several files or registry entries).

 

@sas_dave
I think you missed the above post.

 

@sg09
It wouldn't hurt to revamp the system tray options; they've been that way since the beginning of time... I think the way the UI was changed for 6.0 is what makes that scan option seem odd (the scan type selection is a radio button on the home screen for 5.7, so it made more sense). We may make some adjustments there in a future version.

 

Thank you @sas_dave .

 

Ok..

 

SUPERAntiSpyware 6 was released into our update servers today. I wanted to personally thank all of you for your help and support in the process of releasing this version.

Thank You
Don Fowler
www.superantispyware.com
www.support.com

 

Updated, thanks.

 

Hi all

SUPERAntiSpyware 6.0.1130

http://www.superantispyware.com/download.html

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

 

Totally agree with you,mods should take some actions as this person (bot) is extremely annoying,disturbing and he (she,it) is really spamming the threads.

 

I got the new program update notice, and clicked download or install (whatever the button was labeled) and window popped up and I hit next, then nothing. All of my shortcuts no longer worked, and I couldn't start SAS. Had to uninstall (it still showed in programs and features) and reinstall.

W7 x64 SP1

 

Forgot to add that UAC is disabled and no other RT anti malware is on machine.

 

Yikes. I wonder what happened there... Sounds like there may have been an error replacing the main program executable. We'll keep an eye out for additional reports like this, it may have just been a fluke

 

I decided to do a complete uninstall of SAS and fresh install after getting the automatic new program update . [It was this update that caused stability problems, i.e. excessive usage problems.] Luckily, I had made a very recent restore point in XP, and I successfully restored my system, and this allowed for the fresh install, which got rid of the excessive cpu problem, initially caused by the automatic upgrade.

Lo and behold, when I looked at my computer this morning I was greeted by the results of an automatic scan, which I had not scheduled. I wasn't happy. Apparently, this was setup automatically, after the fresh install.

Some of the results from the scan and which I know that one at least is a false positive.

SUPERAntiSpyware Scan Log
http://www.superantispyware.com

Generated 08/14/2014 at 03:30 AM

Application Version : 6.0.1130
Database Version : 11433

Scan type : Complete Scan
Total Scan Time : 01:29:37

Operating System Information
Windows XP Professional 32-bit, Service Pack 3 (Build 5.01.2600)
Administrator

Memory items scanned : 558
Memory threats detected : 0
Registry items scanned : 34970
Registry threats detected : 0
File items scanned : 67032
File threats detected : 14

Trojan.Agent/Gen-Dropper
C:\$ISR\1\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\ALL USERS\APPLICATION DATA\PROCESSLASSO\PL4SFX.EXE
C:\$ISR\2\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\ALL USERS\APPLICATION DATA\PROCESSLASSO\PL4SFX.EXE
C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\ALL USERS\APPLICATION DATA\PROCESSLASSO\PL4SFX.EXE

Trojan.Agent/Gen-Sirefef
C:\PROGRAM FILES\FREEPORTEXPLORER\FREEPORTEXPLORER.EXE
C:\$ISR\1\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\<MyName>\START MENU\PROGRAMS\FREE PORT EXPLORER\FREEPORTEXPLORER.LNK
C:\$ISR\1\PROGRAM FILES\FREEPORTEXPLORER\FREEPORTEXPLORER.EXE
C:\$ISR\2\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\<MyName>\START MENU\PROGRAMS\FREE PORT EXPLORER\FREEPORTEXPLORER.LNK
C:\$ISR\2\PROGRAM FILES\FREEPORTEXPLORER\FREEPORTEXPLORER.EXE
C:\$ISR\2\SYSTEM VOLUME INFORMATION\_RESTORE{EAF808E9-A451-4F6F-ACB7-2EE5AF7CB4E6}\RP1\A0000335.LNK
C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\<MyName>\START MENU\PROGRAMS\FREE PORT EXPLORER\FREEPORTEXPLORER.LNK

Adware.Tracking Cookie
cdn.gotraffic.net [ C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\<MyName>\APPLICATION DATA\MACROMEDIA\FLASH PLAYER\#SHAREDOBJECTS\LYEEGBD6 ]

Trojan.Agent/Gen-Downloader
F:\H DRIVE BACKUP 22-2-2011\DOWNLOADS COPY\DOWNLOADS\ANTIPHORM_LITE_FULL_DOWNLOAD.EXE
F:\VERIFIED_ANTIPHORM_LITE.EXE

Heur.Agent/Gen-Whitebox
F:\UNUSED DESKTOP SHORTCUTS\BSD_SETUP_EN.EXE

============================================
Scheduled Scan - Automatic Removal Results
============================================

Items scheduled for automatic removal:
C:\$ISR\1\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\ALL USERS\APPLICATION DATA\PROCESSLASSO\PL4SFX.EXE
C:\$ISR\2\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\ALL USERS\APPLICATION DATA\PROCESSLASSO\PL4SFX.EXE
C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\ALL USERS\APPLICATION DATA\PROCESSLASSO\PL4SFX.EXE
C:\PROGRAM FILES\FREEPORTEXPLORER\FREEPORTEXPLORER.EXE
C:\$ISR\1\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\<MyName>\START MENU\PROGRAMS\FREE PORT



.....etc

I have since, disabled this unwanted scheduled scan, which was unwittingly set up automatically.

 

Fresh installs of SAS Pro have always had the 'pro' features enabled (Real-time, automatic updates & a default scheduled scan). Maybe in a future version we can walk new installs through those options instead, sounds like it might be a good thing.

If there were false positives in your scan, restoring them from your quarantine will add the item to the trusted list, preventing redetection.

 

Thanks, for considering.

Done and dusted.

...

 

Nice to find SAS is still alive and kicking. It's taken a lot of criticism but then all of them do in here

 

Negative feedback drives improvements...keep it comin!

 

SAS needs detection improvement.