Anti-Malware Toolkit

Nice little piece of work there, Tarun. It actually tempted me enough to add yet another piece of software (SpywareBlaster) to my arsenal.

SpywareBlaster is nice. Non intrusive and doesn't need to run as an active process to protect your computer.

Version 1.04.138 has been released.

Changes:

• [Added] Skip button now present to skip downloads.
• [Added] Programs now have descriptions to help inform users about the programs they will be downloading.
• [Fixed] Resolved bug where filenames would be created with %20 instead of a space.
• [Fixed] Resolved crash bug if application is unable to load programs list.
• [Fixed] Errors while downloading are now more user friendly.
• [Changed] Errors while downloading are now skipped instead of aborted.

Download: Lunarsoft
Link: Digg This!

There's several applications that are not open source or free. They're free to try but not if you want the full version. The downloader also asks for donations which is completely pathetic since he's trying to make money off of several open source packages. If you want a safe method of getting security applications go directly to the source, don't use a downloader, you don't know what else it gives you. With the rise in people's accounts being stolen from Guild Wars Guru it wouldn't surprise me if this is involved.

This package is completely safe. Ignore the idiot above.

A)Tarun is pretty legit and well known here. No need to go around bashing his reputation, especially since you've only been registered here for all of 20 minutes.

B)Donations are donations, its not a price tag.

C)His site also offers the individual links to download those applications, without the downloader. Its just easier for the less computer savvy folks.

D)No one is getting their accounts stolen off of Guru. That they stop here to ask for help or gripe about it, is not a surprise, given the size of this community. In fact, I actually haven't seen such a thread pop up in some time.

None of the applications have any limitations that will hinder your computer from being cleaned.

Sorry you don't like seeing links inside of the application that link to the donation page of my website. I guess you wouldn't like Dial-a-fix either, since it has a link to a donation page too! People spend their free time coding many applications and a donation is a nice way of saying thank you to the developer.

I have no need or desire to steal any accounts, nor will I ever. I offer this program freely to help people. Both those who are new to computers, having a hard time doing some of the most basic tasks, to even technicians and others who find this program helpful.

If you have your doubts about this program, get a packet sniffer and a firewall in high security mode. Run this program in a VM and see everything it does. It will download the information for the tree list from my website so that no matter what version someone is using they will have the most up-to-date links and versions for the programs listed. This also allows me to pull a problematic program as soon as possible from the list. Every program comes directly from the source because that is the most trusted place to get the application from.

This program has been the Featured Windows Download on Lifehacker. They wouldn't make it a featured download if there was a problem with it.

Sorry that you don't like my application, maybe you'll change your mind in the future.

Malice Black and Dark Flame,
Thank you both for the support and kind words.

Version 1.05.144 has been released.

Changes:

• [Added] Tools menu for faster access to frequently used items.
• [Added] Successful downloads now uncheck when downloading is complete.
• [Fixed] Corrected minor issue with appearance of some icons.

Download: Lunarsoft
Link: Digg This!

Version 1.06.157 has been released.

Changes:

• [Added] Tab control added to user interface to access Main, Settings and About.
• [Added] Proxy settings including username and password for authorization.
• [Added] Setting to download into categories (E.G.: Applications, Definitions).
• [Added] Option to save download path.
• [Added] Ability to open download folder when downloads complete.
• [Added] Settings are now saved to an xml file.
• [Added] Regedit now available under Tools menu.
• [Added] Auto-update feature and option in Settings.
• [Added] Update status added in statusbar.
• [Changed] Links menu contents rearranged. Windows Update now under Tools; PC Cleanup, PC Security and Lunarsoft links found under Help.

Download: Lunarsoft
Link: Digg This!

is that a good idea? since some malware actually blocks the url's of anti malware programs like these.

Even if they use hosts blocking, they can't easily block IP addresses.

Version 1.07.169 has been released.

Changes:

• [Added] Windows 7 detection implemented.
• [Fixed] Resolved bug where Event Viewer, Device Manager and Services were disabled.
• [Fixed] Corrected minor issues with the GUI.

Download: Lunarsoft
Link: Digg This!

Merry Christmas to all, and to all a malware-free computer! :P

Tarun.I don't want to make thread on this but what do you think of reimage.com for fixing windows xp.I couldn't get mine fixed as there was to much damage this my older pc not my new.the one that got 2 trojans on it.

www.reimage.com

Not freeware, and XP only... I wouldn't trust anything automated.

I tried it out and wow, just their EULA alone is more than enough to say "keep away". And it appears you have to pay just to use the service to "repair". It also said my test machine had malware, which was untrue and a false positive.

I did pay for fix but I asked for refund and went and undid it.It took away my :d drive totally.I got my refund.

Hmm, is this another scareware scam? (207 viruses have been detected on your system. Pay $$$ now to fix it!)

Tarun, I've been "downloading" this Anti-Malware Toolkit for 2+ hours now. What's the deal?! It's seems stuck on this AntiVir one.

It could be a problem with the server that AntiVir comes from. I know Spybot S&D's servers are often VERY slow too. I'll check into it and see if there's a faster mirror.

Edit: Yeah, Avira took about 30 seconds before it started. It got stuck at 12% for me. So it's a problem with their server. I'm checking all the links right now.

Version 1.08.174 has been released.

Changes:

• [Added] New detection for 32 and 64 bit.
• [Added] Right-clicking a program and choose install will now execute it if it's found in the specified directory.
• [Added] Treeview list now covers Vista theme and supports Windows 7's theme.
• [Fixed] Resolved bug where incompatible downloads for the user's OS were not flagged.
• [Fixed] Updated icon to resolve issues where colors less than 32-bit were used.
• [Changed] Improved detection of installed Windows OS.
• [Changed] Pause button has been removed. Now when you start a download the button changes into a Pause/Resume button.
• [Removed] Support for Windows 9x/Me removed.

Download: Lunarsoft
Link: Digg This!

Even since my account has been hacked somehow, i still refuse to download you software.
You dont even say what anti-malware software i will get. (Also you dont thank the people you are getting it from)

Sorry to say, no respect from me and no trust from me.

Your account being hacked has nothing to do with this software since....
This is not a product released by Guru, or that has anything to do with Guru or Guild Wars at all other than the fact Tarun is involved with all three. Why you would suppose that it has anything to do with your account being hacked is beyond me.

This is a tool that is provided to assist computer users in protecting their systems, and comes with industry reviews, many of which are linked in the thread, and a simple Google search would provide more.

You are welcome to your doubts, but to try to infer that it has anything to do with your account being hacked when you haven't used it is just ridiculous.

Emunator, I'm sorry that you feel this way though it would be nice if you could explain in a more elaborate detail why you do not wish to use my software. Though I do believe you could have phrased what you said in a more polite manner.

My software is safe to use and has also been tested by Softpedia as 100% Clean. It has also been featured on major tech websites such as LifeHacker. DownloadSquad has also written two articles about it as well. You may want to read the second article as they also mention several of the applications listed in the toolkit.

Safety and security are especially important to me which is why I only allow the applications listed to download from the developer's website or official, trusted mirror.

Should you have any questions, please ask nicely and I will be happy to answer.

Version 1.09.186 has been released.

Changes:

• [Fixed] Error that occurred on some x64 Windows has been resolved.
• [Fixed] Corrected transparency issue with menu icon.
• [Fixed] UAC issues on Windows Vista and Windows 7 are now fixed.
• [Changed] settings.xml is now saved in the %Appdata%\Lunarsoft\Anti-Malware Toolkit\ folder.

Download: Lunarsoft
Link: Digg This!

Version 1.10.197 has been released.

Changes:

• [Added] New option under the File menu to open the folder files are downloaded to.
• [Added] Menu option in Tools to open Command Prompt.
• [Fixed] Corrected minor issue in detection of Windows Server 2003.
• [Fixed] Refresh menu option was not disabled during downloading.
• [Fixed] Bad URLs (404s, etc.) will no longer cause the application to hang.
• [Fixed] Fixed several items that would error if they required UAC privileges and were canceled.
• [Changed] Proxy support has been improved.
• [Changed] Improved the settings handler code.
• [Changed] Command line arguments have been improved.
• [Changed] Minor improvements to error handling.
• [Changed] Program incompatibilities flagging has been improved.
• [Changed] Lite, Standard and Professional packages have been removed. To replace them are corresponding Operating System packages.

Download: Lunarsoft
Link: Digg This!

Version 1.11.204 has been released.

Changes:

• [Added] --seven added to command line arguments for Windows 7.
• [Fixed] Minor issues with proxy.
• [Fixed] Minor GUI issues have been fixed.

Download: Lunarsoft
Link: Digg This!

Version 1.12.215 has been released.

Changes:

• [Added] Install icon added to Install context menu.
• [Added] Information on how to use proxy via command line.
• [Added] New images added to update check status.
• [Fixed] Detection issues with the Windows Server family were identified and fixed.

Download: Lunarsoft
Link: Digg This!

Version 1.13.326 has been released.

Changes:

• [Fixed] Resolved issue where XML list was not downloading properly.

Download: Lunarsoft
Link: Digg This!

Releases have been much slower because we are working on version 2.

I've been using this for a while now. Spybot S&D and Avira were both programs I already had, and I found that Malwarebytes and CCleaner added nicely.

I am posting this though because I have a concern about one product included in your package. A Wikipedia article lists Spyware Blaster as rogueware (bottom of second list).

EDIT: Thanks for clearing that up, Tarun

This is a bit tricky, but...

That's because "Spyware Blaster" IS a rogue software. However, it is NOT the same as "SpywareBlaster" which is made by Javacools Software.

You can search for "Spyware Blaster" on this page.

Hope this clears up any potential confusion.

Hey Tarun, I just got a new computer with windows 7 and I'm looking to use your software again. I downloaded the toolkit and opened it up, however whenever I attempt to download any of the programs within, the toolkit does not respond. Any clue how to fix this?

Give it another try. I'm on Windows 7 x64 and just tried and everything is working fine.

Yeah I had to reinstall the toolkit and it worked fine.