360 Safeguard
Encyclopedia
360 Safeguard is a program developed by Qihoo 360, a company based in China
. 360 Safeguard's main focus is on stopping computer virus
es, malware
, trojan horses
, and security patching for Windows. 360 Safeguard trojan horses
scanner is cloud-based
. It also has a heuristic
s engine built into the scanner.
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
. 360 Safeguard's main focus is on stopping computer virus
Computer virus
A computer virus is a computer program that can replicate itself and spread from one computer to another. The term "virus" is also commonly but erroneously used to refer to other types of malware, including but not limited to adware and spyware programs that do not have the reproductive ability...
es, malware
Malware
Malware, short for malicious software, consists of programming that is designed to disrupt or deny operation, gather information that leads to loss of privacy or exploitation, or gain unauthorized access to system resources, or that otherwise exhibits abusive behavior...
, trojan horses
Trojan horse (computing)
A Trojan horse, or Trojan, is software that appears to perform a desirable function for the user prior to run or install, but steals information or harms the system. The term is derived from the Trojan Horse story in Greek mythology.-Malware:A destructive program that masquerades as a benign...
, and security patching for Windows. 360 Safeguard trojan horses
Trojan horse (computing)
A Trojan horse, or Trojan, is software that appears to perform a desirable function for the user prior to run or install, but steals information or harms the system. The term is derived from the Trojan Horse story in Greek mythology.-Malware:A destructive program that masquerades as a benign...
scanner is cloud-based
Cloud computing
Cloud computing is the delivery of computing as a service rather than a product, whereby shared resources, software, and information are provided to computers and other devices as a utility over a network ....
. It also has a heuristic
Heuristic
Heuristic refers to experience-based techniques for problem solving, learning, and discovery. Heuristic methods are used to speed up the process of finding a satisfactory solution, where an exhaustive search is impractical...
s engine built into the scanner.
Features
- Anti malware capabilities
- Anti trojan capabilities
- Real-time Protection
- Trojan Firewall
- Webshield— Protection against Internet threats.
- Software Manager
- Junk file cleaner
- Internet Explorer Repair
- Leak Fixer
- Self Protection— Prevents malware from terminating 360 Safeguard processes and damaging 360 Safeguard files
- Software isolation area
- Eye protection-aids in reducing stress on eyes and notices for a rest on eyes