Right now, Glarysoft is giving out free 1-year licenses for their Malware Hunter Pro, which includes real-time protection with the Avira Engine. It is compatible with other AV software according to their support. Would you run this together with your AV?
Would you run Glarysoft Malware Hunter?
- Thread starter CoherentCrayon
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- May 7, 2016
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Voted "Absolutely not". There are better and more serious security programs to use alongside main AV (if you have any) and on-demand scanners. I don't believe in effectiveness of these "frankesteins". I look at Malware Hunter Pro same as IObit Malware Fighter. 
- Aug 23, 2013
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Voted "Absolutely not". There are better and more serious security programs to use alongside main AV (if you have any) and on-demand scanners. I don't believe in effectiveness of these "frankesteins". I look at Malware Hunter Pro same as IObit Malware Fighter.
It did a good job finding some stuff on my computer recently. It's a heavy not a light program, so I don't run it realtime on my current computer. On a better computer, I would prefer running it realtime as a companion AV over Malwarebytes because I think Avira is a lot better than Malwarebytes. Emsisoft and Webroot of course would be preferable to Malware Hunter.
Yeah. But Emsisoft is not compatible with other antiviruses anymore.
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- Aug 23, 2013
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I saw some indication that this was coming, but I thought it hadn't happened yet because just the other day somebody was doing a thread here about running ESET (I think it was) and Emsisoft together. When was it announced?
I don't know exactly when it was announced but the source of my facts is this article: Are Emsisoft products fully compatible with other security products? - Powered by Kayako Help Desk Software
/steel9
I do not trust that software, but I got glary utillities pro on my system.
Some say they use IObit Uninstaller and find it good but wouldn't trust in IObit Malware Fighter protecting their systems. Contradictions are real. :X3:
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I use IOBit Uninstaller, it is actually pretty good but I wouldn't use Malware Fighter after Malware Geek's test of it.Some say they use IObit Uninstaller and find it good but wouldn't trust in IObit Malware Fighter protecting their systems. Contradictions are real. :X3:
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- Apr 1, 2017
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No, I won't.
Even if they give me a lifetime license for free:notworthy:
Even if they give me a lifetime license for free:notworthy:
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I have tried this program a few months ago and I totally agree with @conceptualclarity
I´m using IObit Uninstaller and I never, or rather, in this life, I´ll use IObit Malware Fighter and I love Glary Utilitties from a lot of years ago, in fact, I have it in my system. "Contradictions are real"
I do not trust that software, but I got glary utillities pro on my system.
Some say they use IObit Uninstaller and find it good but wouldn't trust in IObit Malware Fighter protecting their systems. Contradictions are real. :X3:
I´m using IObit Uninstaller and I never, or rather, in this life, I´ll use IObit Malware Fighter and I love Glary Utilitties from a lot of years ago, in fact, I have it in my system. "Contradictions are real"
No, I wouldn't use GMH.
I think that those who writes optimization software has to do just that and those who write security software has to do the same.
GMH uses the Avira engine and then at this point it does make sense to use Avira.
I think that those who writes optimization software has to do just that and those who write security software has to do the same.
GMH uses the Avira engine and then at this point it does make sense to use Avira.
- Jun 9, 2013
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I don't think so. There are many better options out there.
- Aug 23, 2013
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As a first-line AV of course it would be preferable to use Avira itself. If you want to use the Avira engine as a companion AV I know of no other way than this program.
Nobody is touting the Glary engine, but rather the Avira engine.
For first-line AVs, of course. For companion AVs I don't think so.
- Jul 6, 2017
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I tried it a little, but I felt heavy.
It depends on everyone's "metric" for good companion AV. Does this software receive the most up to date Avira signatures? Also, if it's for the engine, I believe ZAM is better, HMP.A (which includes HMP as a scanner) is also better. Also, does this software have a good 0-day protection, a decent HIPS or something similar that improves the protection from the main AV?
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