But it definitely won't replace your existing antivirus, and other cleanup-only tools, even free ones, have proved to be more effective at thoroughly cleaning up malware infestations. In testing, SpyHunter successfully eliminated active malware, and the included hands-on remote-control remediation proved useful. Enigma Software's SpyHunter 4 is designed to track down and eliminate such problems. Most of the time that's exactly what you need, but occasionally you may find that something nasty slips past your protection.
Your everyday antivirus utility scans for malware any time you ask it to, and also chugs along in the background, fending off any new attacks.
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