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What is STOPzilla AntiVirus?

STOPzilla AntiVirus is the premier AntiVirus/AntiMalware product in the industry. It can operate as your primary defense against Viruses, Malware, and other threats without greatly affecting your computer's performance. It scans deeper and more thoroughly than other products and is designed to detect and remove threats they don't find. It's easier to use and developed, serviced, and supported in the USA. It offers active protection from all security threats, specializes in cleaning up existing infections should your computer have them, and is optimized to prevent Rootkit infections. Many other security solutions only attempt to prevent infection and have no capability to actually remove threats once your computer is infected. It even protects itself from attacks that might impact its capabilities to protect your computer.

What Sets STOPzilla AntiVirus Apart From the Rest?


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Deep Scanning Technology

STOPzilla AntiVirus performs a deeper more sophisticated scan than other leading PC security products. Other products have shorter scan times than STOPzilla AntiVirus, but don't catch all the threats. STOPzilla AntiVirus is designed to find Viruses and Malware, and REMOVE them. Most other antivirus companies protect you from viruses/malware, but are not designed to remove the threat. The first time you run STOPzilla AntiVirus, it may take upwards of a few hours to complete the scan, and this is because the product is employing Deep Scanning Technology.

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Real-Time Protection

STOPzilla AntiVirus is always present standing between your PC and the threats that would harm it or divulge your private data. Real-Time protection technology actively monitors key system areas and components from malicious content or modification by viruses or malware. It actively monitors Files on disk, Processes in memory, Internet settings, Browser settings, Windows Explorer settings, Desktop settings, System start-up settings, System policy settings, Windows Hosts-file, and the Windows Registry with little or no performance degradation of your computer.

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Improved Malware Detection Technology

STOPzilla AntiVirus offers improved Malware detection rates with comprehensive coverage of a plethora of malware types, executable files, scripts, exploitable file formats, Rootkits and more. Intelligent scan technology detects Malware more efficiently and faster in areas where Viruses and Malware resides and the areas they target.

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State of the Art Application Hardening Technology

STOPzilla AntiVirus actively protects itself from attacks from malware and other threats that would prevent it from protecting your computer and its resources. Viruses and Malware are designed to shut down protection of your computer; STOPzilla AntiVirus has Hardening Technology which thwarts these attempts.

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Easy-to-Use System to Clean and Protect Your PC

Designed for those of us who want to get the most out of technology with the least amount of hassle. There are no complicated or technical configuration options to decide on, and the product intelligently works in the background with no maintenance. If STOPzilla finds a threat to your computer it promptly removes or quarantines it.

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Specialized Clean-Up of Infected PC

STOPzilla AntiVirus recognizes often the decision to acquire PC security software is driven by a recent infection. Therefore STOPzilla specializes in removing infections and cleaning your PC, then making sure your PC stays protected from further infections. Many other leading products can only prevent infection they have little or no ability to clean or remove them.

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State of the Art Anti-Rootkit Technology

A Rootkit is a malicious type of software designed to hide itself from normal methods of detection and grant administrator access and control of your computer to a 3rd party attacker. STOPzilla AntiVirus is optimized to prevent this type of attack.

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Install, Scan, Detect, and Remove Malicious Threats in Hostile Environments

Malicious threats compromise your machine and apply complex mechanisms to prevent Security Software from installing properly or even performing a scan. Malware will block Anti-Virus software from loading their kernel mode driver, blocking any type of real-time protection features. STOPzilla's unique technologies allow a successful install and scans infected computers, and then enables removal of the infection, Real-time protection to terminate threats.