SUPERAntiSpyware 5 Official Release!

I unchecked realtime and it vanished. Rechecked realtime and it reappeared.

 

it appears while updating definitions

double click it and ta da, updating window will open

 

I think they were chocolate ones

 

Here's a review from a user over at Malwaretips

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_tf5pZ4iHY&feature=player_embedded

 

very enlightening

For the summary of thoes not inclined to view the video.

The person pretty much returns the same results as MRG 0 hour malware testing.

http://malwareresearchgroup.com/malware-tests/flash-test-results/

SAS realtime protection is as much good as a chocolate fireguard currently!

Its a pity as its one of the better cleaning softwares + a decent cookie cruncher but that is on demand use only and not protection in realtime.

Personally i was hoping the announced improvements(see changelog) in realtime protection of the new version would go some way to bridging the gap between SAS good cleaning abilities and poor realtime protection performances seen widely todate but alas looks like nothing has changed.

Great GUI tho but the same could be said about some of the rogues/fake alerts out there...but all that glitters in this world is not gold

 

eh

 

wow

 

Yes, those YouTube tests always show those results - fact is no single
product can catch everything on a given
day - we have proven over the years we detect items
other products miss - that's why everyone needs multiple layers of protection!

 

Looks like SAS needs the multiple layers of protection more than the multiple layers of protection need SAS.

 

What you mention here is a bit worrying, I think...

What do you exactly mean with those YouTube tests always show those results

Are you saying there are a lot of Youtube videos about SAS, and they all point to the the same results? SAS not detecting malware on a given day?

I personally don't give much importance to tests from just one "entity", on a given day, but if more than one "entity" has the same results, it's a bit problematic...

Unless these "entities" test SAS on the same days, same milisecond... with the same malware samples... these tests do deserve a bit of credit, though.

If we take the Youtube tests (I don't waste time looking for tests, by the way) and MGR tests... and taking your own words, that those YouTube tests always show those results, then they reflect the tests by MGR.

It's not just one source... If it was just one source revealing the same all over again, while others wouldn't, it would be a suspecting action... But, that's not the case, though...

And, multiple layers of security (while true), can't always be the excuse for not detecting malware, when such testing is performed by more than one "entity".

 

Seeing that it is a major version upgrade, everyone expected improvement on the real-time protection. Even in a layered setup, a user wants to know that each part of that setup will be effective. I still think SuperAntiSpyware is good program but fortunately the real-time protection needs work.

 

This is exactly how I feel.

 

Yeah, that's how I felt. Instead it seems like mostly a gui update. I have a pro license, but still no reason to use it.

 

Unfortunately, I feel the same way and don't plan to re-install SAS until and unless I feel it's at least the 3rd best option in terms of both detection and removal.
(There's only so much redundancy and overlap I can justify.)

 

You do realize the MRG tests and these YouTube tests are based upon a small set of samples - we focus on the zero-day threats we see coming in from real-users systems - the heart of the new infections. We alone receive over 50,000 samples PER DAY. Our engine is just as or more capable that many other top players in the industry and we are expanding our definitions team to feed that engine, so you will see the "test detection" rates increase as well - but in the real-world is where we excel - none of these tests are based on real-world detections - I can post YouTubes and tests showing us detecting things that MBAM, HitMap, AVG, etc. don't detect - what about those samples? They don't matter in tests, but they certainly matter in the real-world where we are getting these samples from and the users who are infected.

I know it's the same group that are the nay-sayers over and over, but if SUPERAntiSpyware didn't work, it certainly would not have been downloaded over 40 million times.

I'd love to see the users (who constantly put SUPERAntiSpyware down) trust their systems to ONLY MBAM, HitMan, etc. and surf some known infection sites - are you willing to do that and not rely on multiple layers of protection? Doubt it

Anyways as usual, we are here working night and day to constantly improve SUPERAntiSpyware to protect our users!

 

Unless I'm mistaken, and there's been a while since I last checked, I believe that MGR tests are based on 0-day threats? I could be wrong, though. I can't verify it, as I'm getting a time exceeded error message when trying to access their website.

And, I don't hand my system protection over to antimalware apps. There's only one security software I use, and it's not an antimalware application.

So, answering you, I don't rely neither on MBAM, SAS, etc.

 

You're correct, m00nbl00d.

 

I still use it as my scanner. But I wouldn't trust any AV to protect me.

 

agree

 

I do not worry as to the naysayers.

 

At least we can always count on good old Page42 to troll the SUPERAntiSpyware threads! Glad to see you are still around!

 

I'd like to see those test, Nick .would you upload ?
I just downgraded to free version in my XP. Use only On-Demand. now.

 

We will be updating more information on our site which will include some of these types of tests.

 

good to hear

 

I guess all the SuperAdBlocker owners will be happy to now be getting a free copy of SAS Pro. So with this in mind, does the SAS 5 release officially end the life of SAB? It's a little confusing because I see that SAB is still for sale on its superadblocker.com web site. If this is too off topic just let me know and I'll start a new thread on the subject.