Spybot - Search & Destroy detects and removes tens of thousands of spyware and similar malware from PCs. It can also clean usage tracks and fix registry issues.
Spybot - Search & Destroy Portable is the PortableApps.com official version of the standard program.
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Runs on: | Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes. If you clean anything from the local PC, that would not be stealth, of course. |
License: | Free for personal use |
How to extract: | Download the self-extracting EXE and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch spybotportable.exe. |
What's new? |
See: https://www.safer-networking.org/about/news/ |
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Midas
on 2016-02-13 18:09
The entry's description should make clear that what's offered here is the PortableApps package. Upstream Spybot S&D v2.5 ditched XP support, and XP users are advised to stay with v2.4:
Happy.Camper2
on 2017-11-23 02:08
System requirements should not include Vista for v2.6
zorro
on 2018-12-06 07:20
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Beware! Even you don't clean anything, the portable package leaves numerous traces in the system: hard to find registry keys (search also for "Safe Networking Limited") and a stubborn folder in ProgramData plus one in AppData\Roaming (unfortunately I didn't wrote down all the traces before cleaning up). |
ClamWin is the Windows version of ClamAV, a virus and spyware scanner which database is constantly maintained by a group of volunteers and updates are always available for free. Note that the program does not contain an on-access real-time scanner; you must manually scan a file in order to detect malware or use a third party tool like the general purpose Directory Monitor (see Execute scripts/applications when events occur) or the outdated Clam Sentinel.
ClamWin Portable is a portable wrapper for ClamWin and can be modified to automatically update virus database periodically or during startup.
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | No |
License: | GPL |
How to extract: | Download the self-extracting EXE and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch ClamWinPortable.exe. |
What's new? | See: https://www.clamwin.com/content/blogcategory/20/100/ |
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JohnyZlo
on 2015-03-01 11:04
ClamWin v0.98.6 released: http://www.clamwin.com/content/view/245/1/
Midas
on 2015-05-16 21:13
Please note that, for updating purposes, you needn't download the full 100MB+ ClamWin package.
Midas
on 2021-05-05 07:53
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Long overdue update, IYAM -- it took tree years for ClamWin to be updated from v0.99.4. |
ConfigureDefender is an interface for viewing and modifying various Windows Defender settings. Individual settings can be configured or you can select from one of three pre-defined protection levels: DEFAULT, HIGH, INTERACTIVE, and MAX. You can also block a variety of native Microsoft tools and reduce Defender resource usage on low-end systems.
Note that changing one of the protection levels requires a reboot in order to take effect.
Although you can make these changes yourself via the native group policy editor and Windows registry, this program collects them all in one place.
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Runs on: | Win10 / Win11 |
Writes settings to: | None |
Stealth: ? | No |
License: | Freeware/Open Source |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch ConfigureDefender.exe. |
Similar/alternative apps: | Firewall App Blocker |
Emsisoft Emergency Kit contains a collection of programs to scan for malware including viruses, worms, trojans, adware, keyloggers and more. The program also has cleaning tools and methods to remove stubborn leftovers created by malware.
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Runs on: | Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | No |
License: | Free for personal use |
How to extract: | Download the self-extracting EXE to a folder of your choice and execute. Launch Start Emergency Kit Scanner.exe. |
Similar/alternative apps: | Spybot - Search & Destroy |
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demon.devin
on 2017-11-21 15:11
This version will leave trash behind in the registry and also leaves a Windows Service running. For a real stealth version of this application visit the thread I created for it here: https://www.portablefreeware.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=23624
shnbwmn
on 2018-04-05 05:31
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Officially released @ PortableApps |
StreamArmor is the sophisticated tool for discovering hidden alternate data streams (ADS) as well as clean them completely from the system. It's advanced auto analysis coupled with online threat verification mechanism makes it the best tool available in the market for eradicating the evil streams.
NOTE: The main website download link has switch to an encrypted installer. Linking to softpedia.
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: |
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What's new? | See https://securityxploded.com/streamarmor.php#ReleaseHistory |
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Mike.S.G.
on 2011-04-04 10:39
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@Magibon: |
VirusTotal Windows Uploader provides a quick and easy way to submit a suspect file to VirusTotal.com for scanning by multiple anti-virus engines. You can check active processes, individual files, or specific URLs.
For more convenient (right-click) access, its shortcut can be added to Windows' SendTo menu.
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Runs on: | Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Dependencies: | The option to show all active processes requires administrator rights. |
Stealth: ? | No |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: | Download the installer, extract VirusTotalUploader2.2.exe using 7-Zip to a folder of your choice and launch. |
Similar/alternative apps: | SigCheckGUI |
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siegfried
on 2017-12-09 19:35
Links don't work ("404-Page not found", both for website, 32bit, 64bit)
webfork
on 2017-12-12 22:33
Siegfried: No issues on my side. You might check http://downforeveryoneorjustme.com/www.virustotal.com
Stephen Leibowitz
on 2021-08-06 04:57
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From the website: “DISCONTINUED SUPPORT For Windows uploader: As of 2017 we are discontinuing any updates to the official windows uploader (Please see the VirusTotalUploader [https://github.com/SamuelTulach/VirusTotalUploader/releases] for an alternative, 3rd party open source uploader)” |
AVZ AntiViral Toolkit is a set of advanced tools capable of removing SpyWare and AdWare modules, network worms, Trojan horses, Dialers. The utility implements specialized algorithms for detecting keyloggers, finding and blocking rootkits, and more.
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Saves performed manually. |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | Partial. Scans Unicode named files, but does not display their names properly. |
Path portability: | Automatic relative path (eg. ..\..\personal\work.doc) |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: |
Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch avz.exe. Don't forget to update the definitions or you can download from here. |
What's new? | See Russian changelog here. |
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Terrine
on 2011-04-03 11:10
You can also download it from Softpedia:
Beeber
on 2013-10-02 05:48
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AVZ is now at v4.41. Used it for the first time last night....outstanding app. It saved an important thumb drive. |
KL-Detector checks whether any software-based keylogger has infected your system. It does so by checking if any log file is secretly written to your harddisk during the monitoring process, something that most software-based keyloggers do by nature. KL-Detector can help check public computers for potential threats before entering sensitive information.
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Runs on: | WinNT / Win2K / WinXP |
Writes settings to: | None |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch KL-Detector.exe. |
What's new? | Fixed an error message: "file not found" |
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RuuD
on 2008-09-20 07:55
Do NOT go to the download site!
just_somebody
on 2008-11-02 01:18
Norton Safe Web stated the site (dewasoft.com) has a trojan
Tom
on 2010-09-25 17:26
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I'd trust it. |
SpyDLLRemover is the standalone tool to effectively detect and delete spywares from the system. It comes with advanced spyware scanner which quickly discovers hidden Rootkit processes as well suspcious/injected DLLs within all running processes.
NOTE: Program is now adware. Linking to the last available free version on Softpedia.
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Runs on: | WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: |
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What's new? | See https://securityxploded.com/spydllremover.php#Release_History |
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Jimmy Neutron
on 2010-10-02 20:04
Isn't the "Right Click Menu" integration added in version 4.0 basically incompatible with the concept of portable applications? Does this upgrade have other effects on the registry that impact/break the portability enjoyed by previous versions?
SecurityXploded
on 2010-10-18 08:18
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@Jimmy |
Clam Sentinel is a real-time malware scanner using ClamWin Antivirus as its engine. The program also has its own system monitor that scans for unknown malware that does not yet have a ClamWin signature. It also detects new drives and monitors these units until the program is closed or until the device is disconnected.
NOTE: There have been no updates to this program since late 2014. You might want to consider using the general purpose Directory Monitor instead (see Execute scripts/applications when events occur, which also provides Clam Sentinel's missing feature of only launching ClamWin within specific folders).
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Runs on: | Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Dependencies: | ClamWin Antivirus - You must have this program before using Clam Sentinel. |
Path portability: | Requires manual entry of relative path (eg. ..\..\personal\work.doc) |
License: |
Freeware/GPL (Version 3 or higher) Source code |
How to extract: |
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Similar/alternative apps: | ClamWin Portable |
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Midas
on 2014-07-21 01:00
Thanks for the info, MKonar. I see you carried it over to the ClamWin Portable entry, too. :)
ishldgetoutmore
on 2015-07-23 14:01
When I decompress Clam Sentinel, I don't see any .ini file. What am I missing?
ishldgetoutmore
on 2015-07-23 14:16
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Nevermind. I ran ClamSentinel.exe and it created the .ini file for me. |