Software:ewido Networks
Ewido Networks was a digital data security software company based in Germany known for creating Ewido Anti-Spyware. Ewido Anti-Spyware was software used to remove malware such as spyware, trojan horses, adware, dialers, and worms.
History
Ewido networks was founded in Germany in 2004 by Andreas Rudyk, Peter Klapprodt and Tobias Graf. Their first product was Ewido Security Suite.
Grisoft Acquisition
On April 19, 2006 it was announced that Czech=based company Grisoft had acquired the German Anti-Malware company Ewido Networks.[1] This was the birth of Grisoft's AVG Anti Spyware, an anti spyware based on Ewido's engine.
Ewido Anti-Spyware
Originally labeled Ewido Security Suite the name was changed to Ewido Anti-malware in December 2005.[2] With the release of 4.0, it was later changed again to Ewido Anti-Spyware.
Ewido Anti-Spyware included new features such as scheduled scans, file shredder, running process manager, and a new interface. It also included an LSP and BHO viewer. There was a free version with no realtime protection and automatic updates (Users could update manually). The last known price was $29.99.
After Grisoft's acquisition, however, Ewido's Anti-Spyware development has not stopped. It continues to exist as Ewido Online Scanner or Ewido Micro Scanner, using the full Ewido engine and signatures, without excluding heuristic detection options. As of AVG 8.0, AVG Anti-Spyware is integrated into AVG Anti-Virus and is no longer available as a standalone product. That means that AVG Anti-Spyware will no longer receive updates.
Ewido works with many popular antivirus and other spyware products such as:
- AVG Anti-Virus
- Ad-Aware
- Avast! Antivirus
- Avira Security Software
- Comodo Internet Security
- CounterSpy
- Kaspersky Anti-Virus
- McAfee
- Norton AntiVirus
- Sophos
- Spybot Search & Destroy
- Spyware Doctor
- ZoneAlarm Security Suite
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