Stronghold Antivirus

Even if you are careful what you click or download while surfing the web, viruses can still find their way to your computer. Stronghold Antivirus can look for virus or malware infections and remove them. Furthermore, its real time monitoring and intercepting capabilities can protect your system against future threats.

The 63 MB setup file may take some time to download, especially with a slower Internet connection, but the installation process can be completed in no time and you won't have to reboot your computer. Stronghold Antivirus provides support for Windows 2000 and all later versions and you can try it free of charge for 30 days. It doesn't ask for too many resources and you don't have to install any prerequisite tools.

Although the user interface has multiple sections, you won't have to navigate through numerous menus and options. A dashboard displays the general status of your system, the number of detected and eliminated threats and more. In addition, the dashboard will display notifications if something needs your attention, as well as the necessary options for fixing the reported issues immediately.

Stronghold Antivirus allows you to decide how and where to scan for viruses. The software is set by default to scan files, folders, registry items, cookies, running processes and other elements, but you can choose to ignore some of them by clicking their corresponding check boxes. Additionally, you can set the program to ignore files if their size exceeds a certain value. If you wish to ignore certain files at all times, you can add them to a white list. Stronghold Antivirus can perform express or deep scans, on the system partition, on the entire hard drive or in folders of your choice.

The possibility of scheduling automatic scans is another useful feature that Stronghold Antivirus provides. You can set it to scan specific elements, in express or deep mode, every day, week or month. Before cleaning up an infection, the program will automatically create a restore point. If something goes wrong, you can imediatelly restore the changes made by Stronghold Antivirus, with a single click.