Dr.Web CureIt! 6.0

If you have ever used a security software solution, then it means you will have no problem using Dr. Web CureIt! It also means that you will be able to appreciate how user-friendly the software is and how fast it can perform its job. And what might that job be, you wonder? To keep your computer safe from all the nasties you can encounter while surfing the web. Thinks like rootkits, viruses, Trojans, spyware, adware, and all sorts of other malware.

Using Dr. Web CureIt! is a very straightforward process. All you have to do is download the software, which comes at no cost whatsoever, and run it. Once you do so Dr. Web CureIt! will scan your computer and will present you with a list of problems; for each problem the software will present you with a solution to fix it. The reason why you can run Dr. Web CureIt! immediately after having downloaded it is because the software is portable. Besides the fact that it does not require an installation, this also means that you can stick Dr. Web CureIt! onto a portable storage device and take it with you no matter where you have to go.

Speaking of places you might need to go, Dr. Web CureIt! comes in several flavors, tailored for numerous parts of the world: English, Spanish, German, French, Arabic, Czech, Dutch, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese BR, Russian, Turkish.

Apart from portability and extensive language support, there are other aces up Dr. Web CureIt!’s sleeve. Like the fact that it provides a comprehensive scan, it has configuration options that you normally find in better known security solutions (that do not come free of charge), presents a detailed list of scan statistics, and creates change logs automatically.

Here is a more in-depth look at the security threats Dr. Web CureIt! protects you against: rootkits, mass-mailing worms, e-mail viruses, peer-to-peer viruses, Internet worms, file viruses, Trojans, stealth viruses, polymorphic viruses, bodiless viruses, macro viruses, MS Office viruses, script viruses, spyware, spybots, password stealers, keyloggers, paid dialers, adware, riskware, hacktools, backdoors, joke programs, malicious scripts.

So the next time you find that you need to work on a computer that you don’t trust, or the next time a friend asks for your help, make sure to take Dr. Web CureIt! with you. A quick scan is all it takes to ensure that the computer is not infected with some sort of malware. It does not even matter if a security software solution is already installed on that machine as Dr. Web CureIt! will not conflict with them (at lest it did not on the test machines I’ve been running it on).

Pros
- Comes free of charge.
- Is portable (no installation required).
- Creates change logs automatically.
- Extensive language support.

Cons
- When the scan begins, it is a bit sluggish.
- Not a real-time antivirus.

Dr.Web CureIt! has been reviewed by George Norman on 24 Sep 2009. Based on the user interface, features and complexity, Findmysoft has rated Dr.Web CureIt! 5 out of 5 stars, naming it Essential