OPSWAT Blog

Changes to the free AppRemover tool

Posted by admin / April 22, 2013

Many of you may have noticed the OPSWAT Security Toolbar is no longer included in the AppRemover download available through AppRemover.com. This change came about after reviewing feedback received from our users that suggested the toolbar was not providing overall value and that the installation was not made clear to users during the download process.

San Francisco Students Help Bring Quality Healthcare to India

Posted by admin / March 29, 2013

OPSWAT continues to support San Francisco State University (SFSU) students in their work with OpenMRS and more recently, the Raxa project. The Raxa project is a part of OpenMRS, an open source medical record system project which was developed in 2004 by the Regenstrief Institute at Indiana University to support automated record-keeping in developing countries.

Metascan Online Updates

Posted by admin / November 2, 2012

We have just released some exciting updates to Metascan Online! In addition to adding more engines, we've made some improvements to the speed of the website so that it's faster than ever! We've also added the ability to view the site in five new languages, and more are coming soon. Let us know which languages you'd like to see!

Kaspersky Continues to Research Madi Trojan

Posted by elisse / August 1, 2012

The discovery of a new piece of malware was announced in mid-July by Kaspersky Lab, one of OPSWAT’s Metascan Engine Partners. The malware, called Trojan.Win32.Madi or “Madi”, was first detected by Seculert, an Advanced Threat Detection company, who then worked with Kaspersky to investigate Madi’s role in an active cyber-espionage attack targeting critical infrastructural projects in Middle Eastern engineering, financial, and government organizations. Over an eight month period, Kaspersky and Seculert’s joint investigation found over 800 victims in locations globally, mostly centered in Iran and Israel.

USB Drives Strike Again, Indian Navy Breached

Posted by elisse / July 27, 2012

Several publications including InfoSecurity Magazine and The Register recently reported that the Indian Eastern Naval Command experienced a breach in their maximum security facility earlier this year, when USB drives infected with malware were introduced to their non-internet connected PCs.

OPSWAT Helps SF State Contribute to Healthcare System for Developing Countries

Posted by admin / June 13, 2012

OPSWAT, a San Francisco based security software company, is helping San Francisco State University (SFSU) contribute to the development of OpenMRS, a customizable open source medical records system. As part of an internship program with the computer science department at SFSU, OPSWAT hires students to work at their SOMA office and makes donations to the university and the CS department. OPSWAT makes additional donations to the computer science department’s involvement in OpenMRS to help students participate in coding an open source medical record platform that helps developing countries.

OPSWAT Support for Windows 8

Posted by admin / June 11, 2012

News about the upcoming release of Windows 8 is all over the web, and OPSWAT is busy getting ready for the release later this year. We’ve already investigated the Windows 8 Consumer Preview released by Microsoft, and have started investigating the recently available Release Preview as well.

AppRemover downloaded over two million times

Posted by admin / May 25, 2012

AppRemover has now been downloaded over two million times!  Since its release in 2009, AppRemover has quickly become one of the most popular security software uninstallers in the world. 

The free download is available at appremover.com.  More information about the SDK is available at opswat.com/appremover. 

Engines Added to Metascan Online

Posted by elisse / April 17, 2012

More engines continue to be added to Metascan Online, our free file scanning service, which is now using 30+ antivirus engines to simultaneously scan files. Our newest partners on the site include Filseclab, Zoner Antivirus, and nProtect, and we are working with additional vendors to get their engines added soon! 

OPSWAT Launches New Desktop Isolation Technology for Secure Browsing

Posted by admin / February 27, 2012

OPSWAT today announced the launch of a new desktop isolation solution that allows users to securely access sensitive data while privately and anonymously browsing the web from any computer.