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eScan Internet security for Windows

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BANGALORE, INDIA: EScan is an easy to use anti-virus software that provides real time protection to the system and does not take much time for installation. The software works on MicroWorld's Winsock Technology, wherein, the Winsock layer acts as an interface between the system application and the Internet.

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The software acts on this layer and analyzes the traffic between the system and the Internet before it hits the Application layer and goes into the inbox. So all attachments, e-mails and downloads are scanned early enough to provide protection against known threats. There are four modules in the software. These include the main anti-virus engine, or eScan for Windows, which provides protection against viruses, Trojans and other malwares.

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Then there's the eScan Updater to keep the software's virus database updated against new threats. There's a Content Administrator module that allows a user to grant/refuse access to specific type of content, and finally there's the eScan Management Console, which enables a user to configure and monitor the eScan network incase this software is installed on multiple machines.

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These modules change depending upon the version of the software being used. The software has an easy to use interface which is intuitive and self guiding. It has a scheduler which enables you to schedule anti-virus checks automatically. The On Demand scan feature gives you the flexibility to select types of files that need or need not be scanned.

The software does not have any inbuilt firewall but has an inbuilt network monitoring tool. This tool examines the TCP/IP activity on the system and lists all TCP and UDP endpoints on the system including the remote address and state of TCP connections. We tested the software on a Windows XP machine. The anti-virus was able to detect most of the viruses in our database.
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The average RAM consumption during scans was 60 percent while average RAM consumption for idle time was 37 percent. The average CPU consumption during scan was 55 percent. This anti-virus consumes lesser system resources then the McAfee's latest version (also reviewed in this issue, but it takes longer than Norton's latest anti-virus).
Checking email for viruses is a standard feature in most anti-virus packages, but one thing we were surprised about was that it didnt't detect viruses in zipped folders. Only after we unzipped them did thes software start raising alarms about discovered viruses. action.

Bottomline: Overall, it's a good choice for anti-virus protection, given its ease of use and quick virus detection capabilities.

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