4/2008
Virus has always been a daily problem for the end users. System is on
vulnerable state as soon as they are turned on. Which means, when they do file share
with other computer’s or over the Internet, they tend to be even more vulnerable to the viruses on loose in the Internet. This being the case, users who depend on information technology and
computer system for many different purposes would like to have a toolkit that takes of all
their headache to trace and find viruses within a system. More than finding one, it is best to quarantine and log the entire process of virus scans. Quick Start Installation is very simple as they are very similar to the Windows based installing software. It is a
point-and-click installation and the software will do everything else for you. Figure 1, shows the admin panel window of the eScan toolkit. It has very simple and elegant features for all kinds of users to use the tool. It can work on scheduled way and
always has different Active protection levels. The users can choose the drive to scan from
the On Demand window and click the “Scan”button. Once the scan is performed, a list of
malwares will be logged and displayed at the same time in order for the users to be aware
of the viruses spotted on their system. Figure 2, shows the scanning window that opens when
the user starts the scan. eScan is updated on a regular fashion and it makes it very easy for users
to do an auto-update check, where the software does everything for the users.
Advantages
It is quick and easy for installation, performing scan, running updates and choosing the various
modes of the software to run on. The manual is well structure for users who get stuck at some
point of time, when using this software. The logs store every granular detail of the scan, which
helps even the beginner level users to easily understand the virus-infected file. It updates very
frequently too. Disadvantage In general terms, a anti-virus products will always have its limitations. We can only have signatures for a known Malware, known to the security
researchers of an organization designing such products. Hence, anti-virus products cannot
identify certain viruses for which it does not have the signature. This is a major disadvantage for
any anti-virus software. Other than that, I did not see any other disadvantages running this
product. by Anushree Reddy, AOL Inc.
