Do you use HitmanPro?

Discussion in 'polls' started by mrtnptrs, Jun 21, 2012.

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Do you use HitmanPro

  1. Yes, I have buyed the program

    18.9%
  2. Yes, I use the 30-day trial

    5.5%
  3. Yes, I use it only to scan for free

    57.5%
  4. No, I am going to download it

    2.4%
  5. No, I have used HitmanPro in the past

    11.0%
  6. No, I never heard of it

    1.6%
  7. No, I find it a bad application

    3.1%
  1. bo elam

    bo elam Registered Member

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    I don't have it installed on my system anymore but I run it under Wondershare Time Freeze about once every month.

    Bo
     
  2. Tomwa

    Tomwa Registered Member

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    That's good to hear, we can all definitely use more good security products but I'm definitely full up security wise :)
     
  3. safeguy

    safeguy Registered Member

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    I obtained a license for free a long time back through some promos (can't remember which) but I 'wasted' it by accidentally activating it on my machine when I had no intention of using the license at the time. I actually wanted to give the license to a relative but I didn't bother to contact the dev about it (perhaps I should have).

    Nevertheless, I did once in a while use the free on-demand scanner without activating the trial (as I haven't found any need to do so). I must say I liked HMP scanning speed and despite the occasional minor false-positive, it remains as a useful 2nd-opinion scanner that stands unique in the competitive AV industry.
     
  4. RSpanky

    RSpanky Registered Member

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    Yes, I bought a 2 year license :thumb:
     
  5. ams963

    ams963 Registered Member

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    I absolutely love HitmanPro and it makes a strong layer in my setup as an awesome scanner. :)
     
  6. TheQuest

    TheQuest Registered Member

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    Hi

    Yes, I have bought 3 year subscription for 1PC

    Take Care
    TheQuest :cool:
     
    Last edited: Jul 6, 2012
  7. carat

    carat Guest

    Yes, the free version is enough for me! ;)
     
  8. Noob

    Noob Registered Member

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    I want to get the paid version . . . but it seems like my bank account doesnt. :D
     
  9. ams963

    ams963 Registered Member

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    I use the paid version.:)
     
  10. luciddream

    luciddream Registered Member

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    Yes. I use it portable to scan. It never finds anything malicious, just a bunch of stuff that's legit. It even flags itself, lol. I thought this would only be the case with EWS enabled, but it does it with the basic scan too. I don't agree with this. Only advanced users should use it or they'll shoot dead a bunch of perfectly legit files.
     
  11. Brandonn2010

    Brandonn2010 Registered Member

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    Scan for free. I wish they would go the way of EAM, and allow free scanning and removal, and paid for realtime protection (assuming they give it realtime protection later).
     
  12. Noob

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    I guess they could if they wanted to . . . :thumb:
    HMP with real time protection would awesome. :D
     
  13. SweX

    SweX Registered Member

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    But A LOT of server power would be needed to make it happen :D
     
  14. ams963

    ams963 Registered Member

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    We wouldn't mind.:D
     
  15. SweX

    SweX Registered Member

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    Me neither of course ;) Ask Santa :rolleyes:
     
  16. twl845

    twl845 Registered Member

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    I'm seriously considering HMP, however since I'm not a techie, just a home computer user I'm a little afraid of deleting a needed file by mistake. Looking at the screen shots I can't tell if there's any way to avoid screwing things up, or is it really for "advanced users"?
     
  17. poison

    poison Registered Member

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    Yes, I use it to scan for free and if it finds any suspect files I upload to Virus Total and do a deep scan with NOD32, MBAM and SAS. If I thought anything that was found could be dangerous and couldn't be cleaned using any of those I would probably try to clean it with EEK first and then maybe activate the trial of HitmanPro and then buy the product but so far I haven't had any reason to do so.
     
  18. luciddream

    luciddream Registered Member

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    Yes I use it. And thanks to Djigi I found a way to get it to scan files automatically at download. So I know they're safe before recovering them from my sandbox. If you want to find out how check out the "what is your security setup..." thread in the other malware forum.
     
  19. nikanthpromod

    nikanthpromod Registered Member

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    Scanning only:)
     
  20. SIR****TMG

    SIR****TMG Registered Member

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    Yes, the paid version
     
  21. Wild Hunter

    Wild Hunter Former Poster

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    I use it only "to scan for free". The scanner seems to be powerful but occasionally shows "false positives". The best of HitmanPro IMO: it's portable and small in size.
     
  22. Solarlynx

    Solarlynx Registered Member

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    I like it very quick and multi-AV. :thumb:
     
  23. encus

    encus Registered Member

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    Not for now but who knows.
     
  24. ams963

    ams963 Registered Member

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    Yeah I use it and absolutely love it.
     
  25. Noob

    Noob Registered Member

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    I'm waiting for a dirt cheap HMP promo to get it. :D
     
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