How to use SmadAV:
First you need to visit the official website to download SmadAV. Now, the language on the website is Indonesian but worry not, the download link is on the right sidebar so you can’t miss it.
The Pro tab shows the difference between the Pro version of SmadAV and the free version. Look carefully and you’ll notice the inability to maximize or resize the window. This can only be done if you purchase the Pro version of the software. What’s the name of the infection? Can’t say, but I do know it affected several folders. These folders had important work situated inside, so imagine the fury when we found out the folders were unusable.
The first order of the day was to try and fix the issue with our free anti-virus programs, and guess what? None of them managed to get the job done. This was when our teacher introduced us to Smadav Antivirus 2018, and right out of the block, this little thing began to work wonders. Not only is it good at trapping and killing some weird malware, but it is also useful for scanning USB thumb drives. In fact, this might be considered as one of SmadAV’s main strong points. It can be used for offline scans.
Scanning speed:
SmadAV is not a core anti-virus software, so it shouldn’t take long for it to blaze through your files. For us, it ran through over 300,000 files pretty quickly, but may be a little slower on older computers.
We also like the fact that not only does Smadav scan for virus and malware, but it checks for bad or corrupt registry files. Yes, this thing will clean your registry in similar ways to CCleaner or UPCleaner, pretty awesome, right? We should also state that since this is the free version, users are required to manually check for update. We wouldn’t recommend the Pro version unless you’re too lazy to update the virus chest manually. Overall, Smadav is good enough for what it can do. Bear in mind that it should never be used as a core anti-virus software, but something that can work alongside any antivirus software. Good to have as a second opinion anti-malware scanner!