What is Emsisoft Anti-Malware 5.1?

Emsisoft Anti-Malware 5.1 is software application developed by Emsisoft GmbH. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 47.67% of installations running this operating system. Emsisoft Anti-Malware 5.1's installer is typically 162.00 MB in size and installs around 42 files.

Emsisoft Anti-Malware 5.1 is most popular in the United States with 49.52% of installations residing in this country.

When using a computer that is connected to the internet, Emsisoft Anti-Malware 5.1 is known to create 5 firewall exceptions to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.

About Emsisoft Anti-Malware 5.1?

Emsisoft Anti-Malware, developed by Austria-based Emsisoft GmbH, is a comprehensive antivirus and antispyware protection suite. Utilizing three security layers and a dual-engine scanner with over 13 million signatures from BitDefender and Emsisoft's own Anti-Malware scanner, the program offers robust protection. Additionally, the in-house developed behavior blocker, in use since 2005, is capable of detecting unknown zero-day attacks without relying on signatures.

Software Behaviors

Services:

a2service.exe runs as a service named 'Emsisoft Anti-Malware 5.1 - Service' (a2AntiMalware) "Scans the PC for unwanted software and provides protection from malicious code".

Firewall:

a2start.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Emsisoft Anti-Malware\a2start.exe'.
a2guard.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Emsisoft Anti-Malware\a2guard.exe'.
blitzblank.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Emsisoft Anti-Malware\BlitzBlank.exe'.
a2updateproxy.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Emsisoft Anti-Malware\a2updateproxy.exe'.
a2HiJackFree.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Emsisoft Anti-Malware\a2HiJackFree.exe'.