PC Tools AntiVirus Free 7.0.0.545

I am sure they are going to do something new...May be this is in the response of Avast free...

Don't initiate any flame war or A vs B, but now it was confirmed that they are not dropping their Free AV now..

 

But they seem to already have discontinued their payed PcTools Av right, the one without Spyware doc?
called (PCTools Antivirus) Since they are only providing the Free version as of now.

 

I guess they have discontinued the last version and now they are supporting the new version which 7.0.0.545...

The name is pretty much the same "PC Tools Anti-Virus"

 

I read it somewhere, but I forgot. But it is true that PC Tools has been acquired by symentec.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PC_Tools_(Central_Point_Software)
http://www.symantec.com/about/news/release/article.jsp?prid=20080818_02
http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/product/61690/review/internet_security.html
http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/product/413773/review/internet_security_2010.html

 

it says something here though ttp ://i45.tinypic.com/263eans.jpg

 

Look under the Products Tab.> http://www.pctools.com/
and you will see:
SD
SD with AV
Pctools Av FREE
PCtools IS
TF
etc etc... So there isn't any PCtools Antivirus Paid version anymore.

This is what I meant there WAS a Paid and then there IS a FREE edition
http://www.pctools.com/forum/showpost.php?p=227252&postcount=3

But wich date was it that they were going to discontinue the payed version?
Today maybe

 

Ahh it is just a marketing tricks, i don't think so that they will ignore anti-rootkits in their free version...Its a part of malware and they can't ignore it for sure...May be they are trying to tell you that it will be difficult for free version to detect more stealthy rootkits or the rootkits which have already installed in hidden mode...BTW these all are my opinions

 

see here
http://free.pctools.com/free-antivirus/upgrade/

 

No No that's SD with AV, and PCtools IS.

Before it was an paid version called (PCTools Antivirus) ONLY.
And PCTools Antivirus FREE as now.

The versions were called.
PCTools Antivirus
and
PCTools antivirus FREE

And the first one is now gone.

 

You mean there were paid AV along with SD with AV?

 

By the way by using the trailing methods you can have Full PC Tools Protection Mechanism

Core Protection

Antivirus & Antispyware:- PC Tools AV (Free Version)
File Guard:- PC Tools AV (Free Version)

Advanced Protection

Behavior Guard:- Threat Fire
Firewall:- PC Tools Firewall

Identity Protection

Site Guard & Browser Guard:- AVG Link Scanner

And other thing which is left here are useless, because you can have 24*7*365 days support on Wilders and that's for free.

 

Yes AV ONLY without SD. But not anymore it seems.

Hm... like this then:
Pctools Antivirus - Was the paid version wich is Now gone
Pctools Antivirus Free
SD
SD with AV
PT Internetsecurity
PT firewall
TF
etc...

 

Like the Google Pack SD+AV, it's another limited version of Spyware Doctor, this time with email scanning so with a 90MB definitions datatabase it's small memory footprint no longer!

 

Product Comparison

Great!

With Email Guard it's like the free AVG version ... The detection rate at the latest AV-C was superior

 

Great find dude..

 

When I visit this link it gives me an error message

 

See here

 

Thanks
BTW anyone using PCTools AV now? How frequent PCTools AV update?

 

Well I have installed it and collected a few screenshots. Here are they

 

I have collected only those screenshots that describe the difference between free and paid versions

 

Though the malware definitions appear to be the same as for Spyware Doctor, rootkit protection is courtesy of "Process Guard", which is not included in either SD+AV Starter Edition (Google Pack) or the new Antivirus Free 7.0.0.545

 

Btw there is also a notification window at the bottom of the main window, that reminds me of AVG free.



5 processes are running.
BDTUpdateService.exe (1.5mb)
pctsAuxs.exe (.5mb)
pctsGui.exe (4.5mb)
pcts.Svc.exe (25mb)
pctsTray.exe (1.5mb)

From the above screenshots it is sure that it can't scan for hidden files (rootkits)

 

Let me check. I have installed it.

 

There's a guard called ''Cookie Guard", but IMO cookie is harmless

 

Cookie guard is for pro version. Check those screenshots. That is grayed out. Only file guard, Mail Guard and Immunizer guard in free version.