Smadav Antivirus is additional antivirus software that is designed to protect your Windows PC. Smadav Antivirus is a simple security-free program that provides real-time anti-virus protection, making sure that your Windows PC is safeguarded at all times.
Filehippo Smadav Anti-virus 2022 mainly functions as additional protection for your PC (especially its total protection for USB Flash Drive), so the software doesn't offer total protection.
If you would be often browsing the internet or installing new apps, you are highly recommended to use other security products that offer total protection.
Features and Highlights
Additional Protection for your PC, Compatible With other Antivirus Products!
Almost all other antiviruses cannot be installed with another antivirus, it's because the antivirus designed for the main protection of your PC.
It's not the case for the program, It is an antivirus that is designed as additional (second layer) protection, so it's compatible and could be installed and run together with another antivirus on your Win PC.
The program uses their own technique (behavior, heuristic, and whitelisting) to detect and clean virus that improves the security of your Computer.
Best USB Antivirus (Total Protection for USB Flashdisk)
USB Flashdisk is one of the most used media for virus spread. The software uses its own technology to avoid virus spread and infection from USB Flashdisk.
It can detect many new unknown viruses in USB even if the virus is not in the database. Not only for protection, but Smadav can also clean USB Flashdisk from viruses and restore hidden/infected files in the USB Flashdisk.
Low Resource Antivirus
The program only uses a small fraction of your Desktop resources. Most of the time only use very small memory (under 5 MB) and CPU usage (under 1%). With this very small resource usage, It will not slow your computer. And you can still install another antivirus that will together work with Antivirus to protect your Computer.
Cleaner and Tools to Clean Virus
The antivirus can clean some viruses that already infected your PC and also fix the registry change made by the virus. Many tools are included in the software to fight virus cleaning.
Note: In the Free version, you have to manually download the new version of Smadav to update your latest version.
Another difference is that Pro has some more features: Automatic Updates, Exception List, Maximize/Resize, Changing theme colors, Admin Password, and Profit/Commercial Use.
Technical Details
Latest Version: 2022 Revision 14.8.1
File Name: smadav2022rev148.exe
MD5 checksum: A4AB54E1F66AC13BEA07872E4B718B21
File size: 1.58 MB
License: Demo
Supported OS : Windows 11 / Windows 10 / Windows 8 / Windows 7