While I have not used it myself, I offer the following information as my "understanding" of this program... which I'd expect Joe to either confirm or refute:
As Joe said, HitMan Pro [Free version] is a malware scanner. In and of itself, the "basic" free version does not remove malware should it find any --- rather, in the event malware is found, you can then "enhance" the program to obtain a free 30-day license [30-day trial version] during which HitmanPro can remove malware. But after the 30-days, you can't remove any more malware, unless you upgrade to the full/paid version.
That being the case, you should not "waste" your 30-day trial until you actually find malware!
Also to stress what Joe said, the free version does not offer realtime protection.
My 30 day full trial version expired long ago (I "wasted" it, basically), but I still keep the free scanner because it: - is extremely fast (much quicker than an MBAM Pro "quick" scan, now~15 minutes) - gives me no grief - got a good review from Matt Rizos (Remove-Malware.com) at detecting malware - provides a 2nd opinion that never hurts, providing one knows how to deal with false positives - this latest version has some interesting features
Were it ever to detect any malware, I would have to resort to other methods for removal.
In short, I see no downside to keeping HitmanPro in my arsenal.
ky331
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December 5th, 2012 11:00
While I have not used it myself, I offer the following information as my "understanding" of this program... which I'd expect Joe to either confirm or refute:
As Joe said, HitMan Pro [Free version] is a malware scanner. In and of itself, the "basic" free version does not remove malware should it find any --- rather, in the event malware is found, you can then "enhance" the program to obtain a free 30-day license [30-day trial version] during which HitmanPro can remove malware. But after the 30-days, you can't remove any more malware, unless you upgrade to the full/paid version.
That being the case, you should not "waste" your 30-day trial until you actually find malware!
Also to stress what Joe said, the free version does not offer realtime protection.
joe53
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December 5th, 2012 14:00
Ky, you are 100% correct on all counts.
My 30 day full trial version expired long ago (I "wasted" it, basically), but I still keep the free scanner because it:
- is extremely fast (much quicker than an MBAM Pro "quick" scan, now~15 minutes)
- gives me no grief
- got a good review from Matt Rizos (Remove-Malware.com) at detecting malware
- provides a 2nd opinion that never hurts, providing one knows how to deal with false positives
- this latest version has some interesting features
Were it ever to detect any malware, I would have to resort to other methods for removal.
In short, I see no downside to keeping HitmanPro in my arsenal.