New free online utilities by Panda Software can detect known and unknown rootkits.

New free online tools from Panda Software-NanoScan and TotalScan provide effective technologies to detect both known and unknown rootkits.

Rootkits are those applications designed to hide files, processes or registry entries. Although they are not harmful themselves, cyber-felons use them in order to conceal actions of their malicious codes.

In order to identify active rootkits on the computer NanoScan verifies all running processes, and compares them with the base created by Panda Software and located in the network of data centers. As a result of these actions, each suspicious process receives a classification as a dangerous or safe. Since TotalScan is a tool for detecting all types of inactive and active threat, in addition to the above scanning, it uses a signature file, and the scanning extends to other areas of the system. This instrument is capable of pinpointing the location of rootkits installed in the computer, but not active at this moment.

NanoScan and TotalScan discover more malware than traditional security solutions, identifying even those malicious codes that have been able to penetrate through the installed virus protection.

TotalScan beta is an online antimalware scanner (viruses, spyware, Trojans, etc.), capable of detecting all types of threats on PC. The main feature of TotalScan is the exclusive power of detection: at present it can identify about 900000 viruses, spyware, trojans and other kinds of threats. And this figure is increasing day in day out by 2000 new records due to the constant updates. The decision also can detect unknown threats by intellectual technology of TruPreventTM.

The new utility from Panda Software detects active threats as well as threats that are dormant, but could be activated at any time. TotalScan also can destroy the threats found.

NanoScan beta discovers all active malware, a consealed in the critical areas of the computer in less than 60 seconds. NanoScan can identify more than 800,000 kinds of malware. It also detects unknown malware through intellectual TruPreventTM technology. NanoScan is an extremely small application ( 400Kb), because all technologies of antimalware scanning and detection based on the servers of Panda Software.

Huge power of detection, which is characteristic of NanoScan and TotalScan is provided by â€œThe principle of collective intellectâ€ - a system developed by Panda Research Centre. These tools simply use the database accumulated by Panda Software and stored in the data centres.

NanoScan and TotalScan will excellently supplement any installed on your system antivirus solution. One can use them immediately before online transactions or access to online banking services. To use these utilities it is not necessary to install any software, because they are nothing more, but online applications that run through a Web browser based on ActiveX technology. All users can use the free online decisions of TotalScan or NanoScan : www.infectedornot.com.