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The Differences Between Anti-Malware and Anti-Virus programs.

Most online users nowadays have a firm grasp of what an Anti-Virus program is, but unfortunately, the same majority is surprised to find out that there is another class of security software, called Anti-Malware. And these two groups serve different functions.

Here’s the story, in short:

Antivirus vs antimalware

  • Anti-malware programs: Think of them as a body’s immune system: they react when there’s trouble, but they don’t stop the trouble from getting in such as my quick converter.
  • Anti-virus programs: Think of them as a fortress – it’s hard to breach the walls, but if there’s a hole and the enemy gets in, they are useless… If the anti-virus doesn’t catch the problem, it may take weeks for the patch to come in and fix the hole.

We are a website dedicated to fighting malware, so we can give you a pretty good idea how to choose an anti-malware program. Here are the key things you may want to look for, from most important to least important:

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There are several other very good anti-malware programs out there. SpyHunter is the only one we offer on our website, but we really want to help you. SpyHunter is definitely not the only good anti-malware program out there, although we do believe it to be the best one. Here is a short list of other anti-malware programs that gave gained a reputation as trustworthy. If you don’t like SpyHunter, definitely check these out:

BitDefender

Kaspersky anti-virus 

Malwarebytes

McAfee


27 responses to “Best Malware Removal Tools”
  1. sol cutta Avatar
    sol cutta

    will a complete system recovery/reinstall windows remove this .crypt problem,obviously ill lose my files but seems easier? thankyou

    1. HowToRemove.Guide Team Avatar
      HowToRemove.Guide Team

      The answer is yes ๐Ÿ™‚

  2. HowToRemove.Guide Team Avatar
    HowToRemove.Guide Team

    Hi there, .crypt files are not dangerous, merely annoying. You have to find out the virus file hidden inside the computer. I’d say the best approach is to simply format the PC, as it looks like you have the time to spare.

  3. HowToRemove.Guide Team Avatar
    HowToRemove.Guide Team

    No anti-malware is guaranteed to find your problem., but it’s worth a try.

  4. HowToRemove.Guide Team Avatar
    HowToRemove.Guide Team

    Excuse me Bako i didn’t quite understand your question ?

  5. hello13 Avatar
    hello13

    spyhunter is not free it is paid
    is there any other malware program that is completely free

    1. HowToRemove.Guide Team Avatar
      HowToRemove.Guide Team

      Hi hello13,
      yes it is paid, but when you download it you can use the free scan feature. The scan will locate the infected files where you can delete them manually.

  6. Wordtoons Wayne Avatar
    Wordtoons Wayne

    It says “One program we strongly recommend is SpyHunter. You can download it here:” Nothing thee to click on. I’m using Chrome.

    1. HowToRemove.Guide Team Avatar
      HowToRemove.Guide Team

      There should be a banner right below that, this is where you should click to download the program. If you want, send us a screenshot of what you see.

      1. Wordtoons Wayne Avatar
        Wordtoons Wayne

        I pasted the URL into Firefox and the banner shows there but just nothing shows here in Chrome. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/260d550580da467983fbf3461edd2d4ac68b1226342d94988f56df72473f096c.jpg

        I know I could have just typed the program name into google so it is not really a problem for me, just letting you know of a big on your site.

        1. HowToRemove.Guide Team Avatar
          HowToRemove.Guide Team

          If you have an adblock app or something similar on Chrome, this might be the cause for the absence of the banner.

  7. HowToRemove.Guide Team Avatar
    HowToRemove.Guide Team

    Add blockers are not enough to deal with Adware/Malware programs installed onto your PC. Having an add-blocker would not remove the Adware/Malware from your PC. It might deal with some of the ads, but the unwanted program would still be there, hence, the whole point of this article.

  8. HowToRemove.Guide Team Avatar
    HowToRemove.Guide Team

    First and foremost, disconnect the infected computer from the network to ensure that it does not spread to the other PC’s. When it comes to decrypting Osiris, unfortunately, there isn’t a decryptor tool for this Ransomware yet. If one gets released, we will make sure to add it to our How to Decrypt Ransomware article that you can find on this website. For now, the only thing you can do is use a file recovery tool called Recuva (or some other similar program) and try restoring your data with it. You can find instructions on how to use Recuva in the How to Decrypt Ransomware article. If this does not help, you will have to wait until a decryptor for Osiris gets released.

    1. Debbie Farr Avatar
      Debbie Farr

      What about Quickbooks? Would we be able to use that program even if it is on the infected computer? This is our main server that holds all files that we work off of.

      1. HowToRemove.Guide Team Avatar
        HowToRemove.Guide Team

        Ransomware viruses usually target files stored on your HDD. You can try using it but we advise to avoid that if you can go on without it.

    2. Debbie Farr Avatar
      Debbie Farr

      Does Osiris only infect excel and word docs. What about other files?

      1. HowToRemove.Guide Team Avatar
        HowToRemove.Guide Team

        Most Ransomware have a set list of file formats that they target. Usually, those formats include most types of images, text documents, etc. Generally, all personal files are endangered and not only Excel and Word documents.

    3. Asim Avatar
      Asim

      did you discover something to resolve this gesd issue?

  9. Grant Butler Avatar
    Grant Butler

    spyhunter downlaods, but wont install

    1. HowToRemove.Guide Team Avatar
      HowToRemove.Guide Team

      Are you using an Administrator Account? What happens when you try to install it? Do you have any unwanted software on your PC, some undesirable programs might inhibit your ability to install new software? Also, you can try installing it while in Safe Mode.

      1. Grant Butler Avatar
        Grant Butler

        i am using administraor account. im the only user

        Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

      2. Grant Butler Avatar
        Grant Butler

        i am the the only user on the p.c.
        i have gandgrab on my system.
        i cant even do system restore or create a cd / usb drive to make recovery iso to reformat drives

        1. HowToRemove.Guide Team Avatar
          HowToRemove.Guide Team

          Can you boot into safe mode? Try doing that if you haven’t already and tell us if you were allowed into Safe Mode.

  10. Asim Avatar
    Asim

    Hello Sir,

    I would like to let you know about my problem, .gesd file damaged my drives and now they are asking for handsome money. bad thing i did that there was external hard drive attached at the time so it also damage my external drive which includes only my office data not more that 8 gb. now suggest me if i will download this malware software so will this solve my problem and return my files into original? so i can open and use it back.

    1. Petkov Avatar
      Petkov

      Hello Asim, if you download SpyHunter you can use it to clean the present malware in your computer, unfortunately if cannot decrypt your files, there is no such existing software at this moment.

  11. Asim Avatar
    Asim

    how much USD?

    1. George Slaine Avatar
      George Slaine

      It depends, in the official page of the software there are different plans you can check there.

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