SpyHunter Scanner

SpyHunter has been carefully engineered to be powerful and complete enough for the most demanding technical professional, yet simple enough for a first-time computer user to safely and effectively utilize. With just a simple click, SpyHunter Scanner will scan your computer’s memory, registry, cookies, and files. Items found to be infected will then be listed for you.

To find out more information about a specific object, merely select it. When you are ready to remove any infected files, all you have to do is check the box next to the item and hit the “Start Remove” button. All objects that you remove are then placed in SpyHunter’s quarantine area. Simple as that!

Process Guard

SpyHunter contains an advanced Process Guard feature, designed to give you complete control over which processes are authorized to run on your system, and allowing you to identify and stop malicious processes before they are even executed. Using Process Guard, you are able to allow certain processes to run, while blocking those do might feel are malicious or unnecessary.

A list of these processes is available to you to edit as you see fit. By selecting a specific item, you can recieve Windows information related to that process or, alternatively, you may select the “More Info” button to retrieve accurate and up-to-date information off the Internet.

Registry Guard

In addition to Process Guard, SpyHunter contains a Registry Guard feature, designed to give you complete control over which processes are authorized to add auto-start entries to your Windows registry. This feature will identify and stop any processes that attempt to secretly auto-start malware by exploiting the Windows registry.

Registry Guard works exactly the same as Process Guard, with a list of processes presented to the user to peruse, offering options that allow certain processes to write to the registry, while being able to block others. The “More Info” button retrieves accurate and up-to-date information from the Internet.

Active X Guard

An ActiveX control is an object that is often used to extend different functionalities to Internet Explorer. These include browser toolbars, document viewer plugins, and a wide array of other add-ons. Many ActiveX controls are actually beneficial, but malicious programs frequently use ActiveX controls in order to embed themselves onto your system through browser security exploits or compromised security settings.

SpyHunter’s definition database contains a comprehensive list of malicious ActiveX objects, which will be automatically loaded to the blocked list. This file is updated continuously by our definitions team. SpyHunter will automatically block any ActiveX objects in the “Disabled” list from being executed, while also offering you the option to manually add and remove certain ActiceX objects from the list.

Network Sentry

The SpyHunter Network Sentry is designed to give you complete control over your system networking settings, and to prevent malicious objects from modifying and disrupting your Internet connection. In addition to HOSTS file protection, SpyHunter also offers an option to protect other Windows system files from unauthorized modification. These can be manually selected by the user, offering you a lot more control over what you wish to keep safe.

SpyHunter also contains advanced functionality designed to prevent malware from hijacking your desired Internet Explorer homepage. Lastly, SpyHunter can be configured to monitor your DNS servers and notify you if an unsolicited modification takes place. This prevents tricky Trojan and malware organizations from redirecting you to a phishing or malware site.

Spyware HelpDesk

New to SpyHunter, is the Spyware HelpDesk, a unique and highly effective interface through which you can contact our support department to solve any malware related issues for absolutely free! The Spyware HelpDesk consists of two separate sub-systems: the SpyHunter Support Ticket System, and the Custom Fix System.

If you experience any issues with SpyHunter whatsoever, or have any questions, comments or suggestions related to SpyHunter, we strongly encourage you to utilize the SpyHunter Support Ticket System. If SpyHunter is unable to remove an infection from your computer, our technical support department will be happy to generate a customized fix for you, which can be run through SpyHunter to eradicate any infections lurking on your system. Please note, however, that these services are only available with the FULL version of SpyHunter.

Scan Scheduler

SpyHunter incorporates an advanced Scan Scheduler feature, which allows you to run a complete SpyHunter scan at a pre-set time, even if you are away from your computer. Easy to access and use, the Scan Scheduler allows you to pre-set the scan time at daily, weekly and monthly intervals. If you opt for the daily scan, you can choose to run the scan every day, every other day, every weekday, or at any interval of days that you choose. If you choose the weekly scan, you will be able to select the day of the week that your scan will be scheduled for and for the monthly scan, select the day of the month that your scan will be scheduled for. Please note that your computer must be powered on at the time that your scan is scheduled to run. If the computer is not turned on, the scan cannot execute!

Options

The Options panel offers several ways to customize the operation of SpyHunter, as well as giving you activation instructions in order to register for the full version of SpyHunter. Along with this, the following general options can be modified through the Options panel:

Automatically check for updates - SpyHunter will automatically contact the Enigma Software Group servers to check for the availability of new program and definitions updates each time it starts.

Automatically download and install definition updates - SpyHunter will automatically download and install any available definition file updates.

Start SpyHunter Security Suite on Boot - SpyHunter will be configured to automatically load each time you boot your computer.

Start SpyHunter Scan on Boot - SpyHunter will automatically start and begin scanning your machine each time you boot your computer.

Minimize Security Suite on startup - SpyHunter will start minimized, visible only as a taskbar icon. SpyHunter’s real-time protection features will still operate at full capacity.

Prompt if any important windows components are disabled - SpyHunter will monitor your Windows settings and prompt you if a process attempts to disable the task manager or other important Windows components.

Prompt if web content is used on desktop - SpyHunter will monitor Windows settings and prompt you if active web content is being used on your desktop.

Update

Spyware, malware, Trojans, and viruses are created, updated, and distributed on a daily basis. SpyHunter includes an automated Update feature (configurable via the Options panel) as well as a manual update method. Under the SpyHunter Update panel, the following options will be available to you:

Program Update - which will check for new versions of SpyHunter.