Fall has officially arrived! To celebrate the new season, we released several exciting new product releases and enhancements. This past month includes the release of our first-ever Chrome extension and our latest white paper.
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Metascan Online Extension for Google Chrome
We're excited to announce the release of the Metascan Online extension for Google Chrome! The new plugin allows users to scan downloads within the browser for malware utilizing 40+ anti-malware engines.
Download the extension from the Chrome Web Store and put in your Metascan Online API key to get started. If you do not have an API key, register for an OPSWAT Portal account to receive one.
What Effects Can P2Ps Have on Your System?
In addition to introducing certain security risks, peer to peer programs can launch unwanted processes on a machine without the user's consent or knowledge.
Read our analysis of 13 potentially unwanted applications to see the footprints and behaviors these types of applications have on a user's system.
Find Out if Your Device is Infected or Clean
Download our free Gears tool to quickly determine whether your device is compromised!
The free tool is ideal for home users and IT professionals looking to significantly improve the security of their device by providing a numerical score on the status of installed security applications.
Why Developers Need to Scan Their Own Files
Most developers don't scan their own files for malware since they trust the fellow members on their team, but this oversight can have unintended consequences.
Find out why it's so important for multi-scanning to be included in the release management process by visiting our blog.
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Identifying Potentially Unwanted Applications
Certain applications, such as peer-to-peer, have become incredibly difficult for anti-malware technologies to detect and define as potential threats.
Download our recent white paper to learn who you can identify and determine whether a potentially unwanted application is present on your machine!
Scan Unknown IP Addresses for Malware
Did you know you can scan unfamiliar IP addresses or domains against 13 reputation sources with Metascan Online?
Try out this feature for yourself here and let us know what you think by tweeting us @OPSWAT.
OPSWAT Product Updates
9/21/2014: OESIS Framework version 3.6.9650.2
9/19/2014: AppRemover version 3.1.17.1
9/11/2014: Metascan version 3.8.3.26065
9/10/2014: Gears
