In addition to the GUI interface, it also comes with a command line scanner (but does not create any shortcuts for it). You can expand the details for each process to see which anti-virus engines have flagged a file as a threat. You can see how many anti-malware engines have flagged a file or process as malicious. Then it shows the detected malicious files divided into categories – adware, inconclusive detection (suspicious files) and unclassified malware. A brief summary of how many files, how many processes and how many startup items were scanned is displayed at the top. When the scanning and analysis is finished, it displays a report about all the processes, services and other items. So instead of waiting for it to finish, you should go and finish your daily chores, walk your dog and make a hot cup of coffee. The whole process takes more than half an hour and can become annoying being very slow. If a match is not found, then the file is uploaded to the cloud for getting results. Then it checks the herdProtect cloud network for matching signatures. It collects a list of all the running processes, services and items in critical area (such a start up programs). To start the scan, all you have to do is click on the Scan button and it will go to work right-away. You must be online for it to work as it has to access the herdProtect cloud network for scanning your files. After the installation, you can launch it from the Start Menu or desktop shortcuts. The download is a small installer of less than 3 megabytes. The herdProtect anti-malware can be downloaded from the herdProtect website.

This way the herdProtect anti-malware protects you with a herd of around 68 different anti-malware and anti-virus engines. A malicious file may be able to slip under the radar of one anti-malware program, but it cannot avoid detection by others. The anti-malware software herdProtect follows the same logic for protecting your PC from harmful and malicious programs. In other words, the baby elephants get the herd protection – the larger the herd, the better is the protection. If you have ever spent time watching shows on National Geographic, then you might know how baby elephants get the protection of all the adult elephants surrounding them.

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