We have previously reviewed G-Data antivirus. The strengths of the companies software include excellent detection rates by using dual scanning engines. The G-Data Remover tool builds on the companies innovations. The whole antivirus is contained in only 334 kilobytes but has detection and removal capability for over 792 viruses and 1000’s of traces. Some of the viruses and worms that G-Data can remove are as follows.
Bagle, My Doom, CodBot, Agent, Afcore, Padofor, PoeBot, Mabutu, Sobig, Bobic, Vesser, dialers, Beastdoor, Netsky, Sober, Plexus, Zafi, Sasser, Blaster, Mytob, Zlob, Banker and many more.
Remover scans the registry, temporary files, memory, and all hard drive locations for virus traces. G-Data Remover can also scan network drives, which is frequently a limitation in other free versions. Finally, G-Data Remover managed to fit 7 languages into the program including English, Polish, Russian, German, Spanish, French, Dutch and Italian.
I ran into some problems with Remover. First, the software incorrectly labeled my operating system as Windows Vista even though I am running Windows 7. However, this didn’t lead to any problems with removal or scanning. G-Data remover also has an auto update feature built-in. However, when I attempted to update the program I got an error message that the server cannot be contacted. This error is probably because G-Data no longer officially supports Remover.
In conclusion, save yourself time by simply using Remover rather than having to download individual virus removers for each virus or worm listed above. Even the Remover is a little dated, it still is an effective antivirus tool for users who need to remove specific viruses.
