GAOTD Anti-Virus Mate: Where DoThey Find This Stuff?

Giveaway of the Day - Anti-Virus Mate

Has anyone ever heard of or used this? The reviews at GAOTD are among the worst I have seen.

When I started this thread, I wanted to share the "laugh" I had when I read the GAOTD, but I would like to hear if anyone knows anything about this, good or bad. I believe the participants on this thread can probably provide a good appraisal.


Note: Just realized that WOT rates their website really poorly...Bright Red!!

 

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Never heard of this one. Here's a link for the home page. I would hesitate to use a security product that wasn't eligible for upgrades or tech support (standard GAOTD policy).

winavm.com/index.html

 

No I never heard of it....

 

Never heard of this antivirus, but I have a suspect

who is for winavm.com

http://whois.domaintools.com/208.101.37.227

who is for .... (try to guess )

http://whois.domaintools.com/174.37.22.185


I can be wrong, of course

 

Hmm also check out this: http://whois.domaintools.com/evonsoft.com

So Iobit = Evonsoft = Antivirus Mate? (though I may be wrong also)

 

Same style


They also offer a free portable "antivirus mate"



~ VirusTotal link removed per Policy ~


AVG 9.0.0.730 2010.02.19 SHeur.CJSY
DrWeb 5.0.1.12222 2010.02.19 BACKDOOR.Trojan
Ikarus T3.1.1.80.0 2010.02.19 Trojan.Win32.SuspectCRC
K7AntiVirus 7.10.977 2010.02.18 Trojan.Win32.Malware.1
McAfee+Artemis 5897 2010.02.19 Artemis!F7F92BA903E7
Symantec 20091.2.0.41 2010.02.19 Suspicious.Insight


I scanned it with a-squared free which also detects it as

C:\Users\leofelix\Desktop\avmfree.zip/avmfree.exe rilevati: Trojan.Win32.SuspectCRC!IK


Maybe false positives, however I wouldn't run any risk

 

So anyone going to take a chance and install this on a virtual machine.

 

Evonsoft is indeed linked with IObit, infact the programs are so similar that they could very well have been made by the same developers.

Have a look at this:

http://www.evonsoft.com/advanced-spyware-remover-upgrade.htm

Evonsoft has also been discussed at Iobit's forums......

As for WinAVM, hmm.......I am not sure what to say, except "don't use it"......

 

I agree: better to stay away from such kind of software.
Even comments on GOTD stream speak clearly


/OT
@ admin: I'm sorry, I didn't remember that virustotal/jotti links were not allowed
/end OT/

 

It's just a crap with many silly fuction

 

had running it in the sandbox(ie) - useless program if you know some alternatives.
Its like WinPatrol pro or Malware Defender - anyway all paid - but never comparable.

So the name "Mate" tells all - its just an addition to other important software.

 

I think its not that GAOTD "found" ATM but ATM contacted GAOTD to include their product in the giveaways for promotion purposes.

 

I think you are right, GOTD often promotes some unheard software.
Especially some crap like this.

 

with the right arguments you can sell anything
another example:
https://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=265888

 

regular at gaotd and no i never heard of this product too.