SUPERAntiSpyware Portable Edition is a free portable anti spyware software for Windows which you can use in order to scan for any signs of malware infections on computers where infections do not allow you to run installed anti spyware and anti virus tools. Malware blocking legitimate AV software from running is not that uncommon, but with this portable anti spyware tool you can run scans from USB drive, without installation, using a masked executable name.
We talked about the installable version of SUPERAntiSpyware before, click here in order to see it. Interface of the portable version is a bit different, but you get all the functionality of the installer version. Giant “Scan your Computer” button start the scan process, and on the right of it you can select what kind of scan it’s gonna be, Quick, Complete, Critical Point Scan or a Custom one.
All the way at the bottom you can access the quarantine, help, view scan logs or run various different system repair tools by clicking on the Repairs button. Left box of the two in the middle is basically an ad for the paid version of this free portable anti spyware software which offers real-time protection, scheduled scans and so on. Right box is for update management.
Key features of SUPERAntiSpyware Portable Edition are:
- Free and simple to setup: easy installation on USB flash drives
- Masked name: application name is masked to prevent malware blocks
- Portable: can be installed and setup on portable USB drives
- Can be used to perform quick, complete, critical point or custom scans
- Quarantine: moves suspicious files into quarantine for you to manage
- Repairs: winlogon shell, homepage reset, enables task manager, more
- Works with Window XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8
Similar software: Junkware Removal Tool, Free Adware Cleaner.
Even though this free anti spyware software is portable, it still requires installation. The reason why it’s called portable is because it can run without registry, install is basically extraction and you can select USB flash drive during it and run SUPERAntiSpyware from there.
How to scan and repair Windows with SUPERAntiSpyware Portable Edition: free portable anti spyware software
The only thing that you need to do is select the type of scan and click on the Scan your Computer button.
Once that the scan is finished, you’ll have to click on the Remove Threats button so that found malware infections are actually removed from your system.
Another very useful feature of this free portable anti spyware software is the Repairs button in the bottom left corner of the main interface. Clicking on it opens a list of various different system repairs that you can perform after malware infection are removed. Malware is known to wreck havoc on the system. It can block access to task manager, disable system tray, and block access to dozens of other important system area all of which can be fixed using SUPERAntiSpyware Portable Edition.
Conclusion
SUPERAntiSpyware Portable Edition is very easy to use, has a very good detection rate and comes with a very large amount of system repair tools that you can use in order to not just remove malware but also fix damage caused by the removed malware. Try it and see how it goes.
