BOClean 4.21 - Avoid malware induced downtime and the costs of removal.

BOClean was originally designed as a solution for system administrators to distribute to desktops on a simple basis of traditional antiviruses failing to stop "backdoors" and other malware from taking hold on desktops despite the behaviors of "users" in the enterprise. Traditional antiviruses failed to prevent "spyware," "adware," and many other stealthy malware from landing on corporate, government, educational and military "end-user" desktops and thus BOClean was designed for these institutional clients to "back up" those traditional antivirus products where the malware STILL succeeded in making it "past the guards."

BOClean's design is highly desireable in its ability to detect variations on prior malware, its ability to determine that what is "missing" and is an indication of a "rootkit" and other intrusions on systems based upon its unique design. BOClean is the most powerful option for helpless "users" in preventing hijacks without "user option" as to what to do when presented with malware. BOClean will silently detect and defeat nasties based upon its own capabilities and not involve the end user unless configured to ask.

Internet trojan horse programs, spyware, keyloggers, rootkits, pseudorootkits, hijackers, adware, annoyware, email relays, spam proxies, spam relays, scam downloads and email robots ("bots") are perhaps the greatest security threat to individuals and institutional networks in existence. By installing malware (short for MALicious softWARE) on a machine, computer crackers can go anywhere, see and do anything they want with your computer, including banking records and your most intimate and personal documents. In addition to wreaking havoc with your machine and pillaging your personal property, some malware, specifically trojan horse servers, can even record your personal conversations if you have a microphone connected to your computer. Malware can invade your system without you ever knowing it and are designed to elude firewalls by using ports which are not blocked by network "firewall" security software or proxy servers. Many of them disable the most frequently used antivirus and software firewalls.

Malware can be placed on your machine in a number of ways. You can download what looks like an innocent program which carries a trojan horse program inside it invisibly. You can receive a "greeting card" or other file from a buddy that contains a game or joke animation or it can be sent to you by exploiting security holes in Microsoft and other email programs. Malware can also be downloaded to your machine as an ActiveX control as part of the content of a rogue web page or can infest your machine by the simple act of opening up a compromised Microsoft Office file. If your machine is in an accessable area, trojan horses can also be copied onto them by disk or over a network directly. It is imperative that all clients on a network be protected, as a trojan or malware installed on one single client can compromise the entire network to the full extent of that client's permissions.

Once malware is installed on your machine, the perpetrators can then either connect to your machine, go anywhere they want, read, delete, download or upload any file, anywhere on your machine at will, or simply wait until your computer connects out to its clients, accessing or transmitting your personal documents, banking information or other personal, private files on your computer. Some trojans also give the perpetrators the ability to delete, change or damage any part of your machine invisibly without you ever knowing. They can download, edit and modify any of your files and then put them back.

We have located and studied over 1,000,000 malware programs and new ones are appearing daily. The vast majority of them are modifications to older, existing malware. We only count unique malware in our "effectiveness count" and do not include renamed, repacked or variant malware in our listings. BOClean will simply detect those, eliminating user worry over so many "zero-day" warnings seen from other software manufacturers that turn out to be a repack or variant.

Port-scanning and traffic analysis software are less than an optimum solution because the trojan horse remote control back door is already in operation, transmitting data before packets can be detected and analyzed to set off a warning often after data has already been looted from your system and the perpetrator has already disconnected. Many of these trojans gather data for a period of time before they activate and transmit data as the assumption of their authors is that they're likely to be detected and thus they're now designed to "store and forward," needing only a few seconds worth of connection time to ship their stored data. Most analyzer programs, in addition to failing to protect you, generate bogus warnings and report incorrect locations as the source of the attack. File scanners can only detect fixed patterns and if the trojan has been compressed, encrypted or modified, it cannot be detected by pattern matches since it will no longer match the pattern and will thus elude detection. BOClean watches memory, registry, and the file system waiting for trojans to load up and then shuts them down before they have a chance to operate. This is the ONLY method which ensures that trojan horses cannot steal your data since they never get a chance to do their dirty deeds. In addition, we remove all of their hooks and restore your system to its original condition AUTOMATICALLY. No removal instructions to look up and apply manually, no down time.

Antivirus software frequently fails to detect, and more often fails to effectively clean most malware. BOClean runs automatically in the background without interfering with your work and kills malware INSTANTLY the moment they activate without giving them the chance to invade your machine. BOClean also eliminates the need to stop what you're doing to secure your machine after it's too late. BOClean works with all versions of Windows95,98,NT,2000, ME and XP (with or without service packs). Unlike antivirus programs, BOClean will actually shut them down and destroy them without the need for you to seek out the method of removal or risking dangerous editing of your system's innermost configurations. BOClean requires no technical skills and handles detection, removal and repair of your system automatically.

Privacy Software Corporation has assisted many "victims" and law enforcement agencies in combatting these trojans and our expertise has resulted in BOClean, a program which protects against their gaining a foothold in the first place. BOClean was designed by Kevin McAleavey, creator of NSClean and IEClean internet privacy software and consultant in counterespionage technology since 1974. BOClean now protects schools, universities, corporations, government and individuals across the world. Our antimalware technology can protect you as well.

Our BOClean version 4.21 software protects you against a full spectrum of malware, automatically removing these programs from memory, your hard disk and your registry without the need to reboot or drop your internet connection. BOClean safely neutralizes these threats instantly without any risk of damage to your files or computer. Updates are FREE, and the download and installation process can be completely automated.

BOClean is designed for central administration in network environments and can be customized in a number of ways. It can also be hidden on a desktop to protect against tampering by end users. Because it is automatic and runs in the background, there is no need to depend on user training or vigilance to secure your network. It is also excellent for individual users and "home" networks. BOClean will shut down an intrusion before the person on the other end has a chance to so much as "ping" the victim's machine, much less start grabbing data. When an intrusion occurs, BOClean will stop it instantly. No other security program from any other manufacturer works this way.

BOClean will SAFELY remove these trojans without the need to reformat and reinstall the operating system as has been recommended by some "security experts." BOClean is designed for both single user and network scenarios and can be customized for any network or institutional situation. It can be run continuously as a background application to watch and wait for malware to appear (recommended) or it can be configured to run once, permitting manual scans (not recommended) from a desktop icon.

BOClean is designed to run quietly without intrusion if no malware "attack" exists and will scan through any suspicious files with signature analysis to preclude false alarms or possible damage to valid configurations.

Special site licensing rates are available and the program is designed to be pushed out in corporate scenarios without the need to visit all desktops. Assistance in corporate deployment is available.

BOClean Features

  •  Destroys trojans and removes registry entries
  •  Does not require a reboot to remove all traces
  •  Disconnects the threat without disconnecting you
  •  Generates optional report and safe copy of evidence
  •  Automatically sweeps and detects INSTANTLY in the background
  •  Configurable "Stealth mode" completely hides BOClean from users
  •  Optional central administration prevents user tampering
  •  Protects itself from malware tampering or shutdown
  •  Support by Privacy Software Corporation at no charge
  •  FREE daily trojan database updates from our web site
  •  Update file can be shared/pushed on a server for easy maintenance
  •  Full spectrum malware coverage and protection

    BOClean is designed to install itself into the system if installed using the SETUP program provided with it.If the program file itself is distributed in site license environments, then it may be placed into the StartUp folder, though we recommend the standard installation with its registry settings where possible. Should malware attempt to install, BOClean will stop it instantaneously.

    We can assist sites with installation options and update push options. Either method provides for automatic startup of the BOClean program each time the machine is booted up. BOClean continues to run automatically in the background watching for malware "infestation."
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