![]() Usage is pretty intuitive, but there is a "?" in the upper right corner clicking it will open the web-based Help Manual with basic instructions/screenshots located at:Ī comprehensive changelog for version 12 (with screenshots) is here: The GUI that opens is simple and will be familiar to users of EAM. When you open that program the first time, the signatures will load and you will be prompted to update the software as well, taking about one minute. For convenience, I pinned it to the taskbar. The first opens the EEK GUI program, the second opens a Commandline Scanner for advanced users. Within the EEK folder are 2 programs, StartEEK.exe and StartCmd.exe. ![]() The entire download/extraction process took about one minute. It did not try to insert itself into my startup list. There was no bundled software to uncheck, no services or icons added, and no annoying regular flyout reminders to upgrade to a paid product. You can move this folder to wherever you like. It is extracted by default to a folder - C:\EEK. ![]() All real-time protection was left enabled during testing.ĮEK was a 256 MB download from Emsisoft (v. I tested EEK (version 12) on a Win 7 Pro 圆4 Dell Latitude E5410 laptop, fully up to date, running IE11, Sophos Home AV, Windows firewall, WinPatrolPlus and Malwarebytes 3.0 Premium. As expected, it is free only for private home use. It is fully portable with USB drives, and can be run in Safe Mode. As a standalone program, no installation is required, and it can be removed from your PC by simply deleting its containing folder. Like EAM, it is powered by 2 AV engines (Emsisoft/anti-malware + Bitdefender/AV), and works with Windows 7/8/10, (32 & 64 bit). EEK was released several years ago, and is a mature program. It essentially is the successor to Emsisoft Anti-Malware Free (EAM Free) which is no longer offered as a separate download by Emsisoft. Emsisoft Emergency Kit (EEK) is a free standalone anti-malware scanner/remover.
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