S.O.S. Security Suite
NOTE: Some websites are stating that S.O.S Security Suite will be replacing UVK. That is not true. S.O.S Security Suite is the successor to Ultra Adware Killer. UVK isn't going anywhere.
S.O.S. Security Suite is a free, user friendly application that helps you to get rid of Malware, Adware and Spyware, and also prevent from being infected. There is also a hardware and security flaws detection element and a system optimization module. All these features together bring you what the application's initials stand for: A Safer and Optimal System.
The interface is pretty straightforward, but you should still visit our help pages to learn how the application fully works. Also, please read the Overview section below for a deeper insight.
Download S.O.S. Security Suite
S.O.S. Security Suite is totally free. No ads, no bundleware, and obviously, no spyware. We just want to be part of the people who put efforts to make using a computer and browsing the internet safer. Our goal is to make the Internet a better place. So, enjoy this free app and, if you want to thank us for helping you in any way you can always donate.
This application is the successor of Ultra Adware Killer. While we plan to keep updating Ultra Adware Killer for a while yet, users may want to migrate to this new, improved tool.
Screenshot
Overview
Based on the well known UVK tech, S.O.S. Security Suite contains everything most users need to keep their computer safe and running smoothly.
S.O.S. Security Suite is not an antivirus application in the sense it does not provide real time analysis of running application and Internet traffic. It should be used as a complement to your current antivirus and a second opinion malware scanner, to improve the protection of your data through methods not provided by regular security applications.
In addition to the threat prevention and removal, S.O.S. Security also includes:
- A system flaw detection module that tells you about software and hardware related issues and helps you to fix them.
- A system optimization, maintenance and repair module that lets you esily ensure the best privacy, performance and reliabillity of your system.
S.O.S. Security Suite ican be used as a portable tool or an installed application. Portable tool is great if you plan to use the threat scanner and the optimization modules in many computers. Otherwise, if you plan to use the System Immunization or Execute Prevent modules, you should install the app. Once installed, you can uninstall S.O.S. Security from the Settings tab, or as any other application, from the Windows Settings App.
The protection provided by S.O;S; Security does not use any system resources, except when it is performing the threat scan, which usually only takes a minute or two. System immunization and Execute prevent work by preventing threats from being executed rather than blocking them when they are being executed.
However, preventing malicious applications from being executed may also prevent genuine applications from executing, if they use the same methods as the malicious ones. But S.O.S. Security also provides you with methods to easily whitelist good applications and quickly disable the System Immunization to let genuine prograls install properly.
This is why you should read carefully our help pages before using this software. They will help you to fully understand how the application works and take the best out of it.
Change log
Version 2.8.1.0 (2024-)02-18:
Changed thelocation of the registry keys used by S.O.S. to improve compatibility with all our applications.
Bug fixes and definition updates
Version 2.8.0.0 (2024-01-16):
Fixed: The tray icon was not launching in some computers, the main window was launched instead.
Bug fixes and definition updates.
Version 2.7.9.3 (2024-09-01):
Bug fixes and definition updates.
Version 2.7.9.1 (2023-09-08):
Fixed bug: Tutorial tooltips were not aligned with the corresponding controls.
Bug fixes and definition updates.
Version 2.7.9.0 (2023-07-20):
Fixed bug: A DISM repair was being executed instead of an SFC scan and vice versa .
Bug fixes and definition updates.
Version 2.7.8.0 (2023-06-24):
Fixed bug: Enabling the System Restore was failing.
Bug fixes and definition updates.
Version 2.7.7.0 (2023-05-08):
Bug fixes and definition updates.
Version 2.7.6.0 (2023-03-29):
Fixed a bug when analyzing URLs
Bug fixes and definition updates.
Version 2.7.4.0 (2023-03-21):
Improved the Threat scanner's performance and reliability.
Bug fixes and definition updates.
Version 2.7.1.0 (2023-02-06):
Added the ability to customize the aggressivity of the Threat scanner. Users can select one of three aggressivity levels:
- Soft - Lower detection rate, but very few false positives
- Medium - A combination of good detection rate and few false positives (default)
- Aggressive - Very good detection rate but there may be more false positives
To control this feature, go to Menu >> Malware detection settings
Also added support for two more command line switches that let you automatically start a scan with the desired aggressivity level: /Soft and /Aggressive. If neither is specified, the Medium aggressivity level is used.
Bug fixes and definition updates.
Version 2.7.0.0 (2023-02-05):
Added support for whitelisting a whole directory, and all sub folders. Files in whitelisted directories will never be flagged as malware, but may be listed in the other tabs.
Added a ne menu item: Whitelist parent folder. This item is available only for file items in the Malware tab
Added a new button to the Whitelist manager: Whitelist a directory.
Bug fixes and definition updates.
Version 2.6.6.2 (2022-12-29):
Bug fixes and definition updates.
Version 2.6.6.0 (2022-12-22):
Improved the OS version advice on the Dashboard
Bug fixes and definition updates.
Version 2.6.5.0 (2022-08-22):
Bug fixes and definition updates.
Version 2.6.4.0 (2022-07-22):
Tweaked the UI, to improve reading text with small font size.
Bug fixes and definition updates.
Version 2.6.3.0 (2022-07-14):
Bug fixes and definition updates.
Version 2.6.2.0 (2022-05-24):
Bug fixes and definition updates.
Version 2.6.0.0 (2022-03-12):
The Threat Scanner's lists now load faster and use less resources.
Improved the Thret Scanner's UI. Top controls now stay on the top right corner when resizing the window.
Fixed the bug where the computer always needed to be restarted after a malware removal.
Other bug fixes and definition updates.
Version 2.5.1.0 (2022-03-01):
Fixed critical bug: The application was crashing during the scan in some computers.
Other bug fixes and definition updates.
Version 2.5.0.0 (2022-02-27):
Added support for most Firefox based Internet browsers.Tor, Waterfox, Netscape and many others are now supported, at least partially. Even thunderbird is supported.
Added a new item to the Malware list's menu: Report false positive. This new optioin lets you report the selected file as wrongly detected with a single click.
Bug fixes and definition updates.
Version 2.4.0.0 (2022-02-07):
Added support for most Chromium based Internet browsers.Opera, Avast Secure Browser, cCleaner Browser, Brave, Chromium and many others are now supported, at least partially.
Bug fixes and definition updates.
Version 2.3.3.0 (2022-01-21):
Bug fixes and definition updates.
Version 2.3.2.0 (2022-01-16):
Improved the malware signatures engine. Sould give less false positives now.
Bug fixes and definition updates.
Version 2.3.1.0 (2022-01-09):
Upgraded the malware signatures engine
Bug fixes and definition updates.
Version 2.2.0.0 (2022-01-06):
Bug fixes and definition updates.
Version 2.1.1.0 (2021-10-29):
Fixed: Double key name in service registry paths (Threat scanner)
Improved the file objects scan (Threat scanner)
Bug fixes and definition updates.
Version 2.0.0.0 (2021-10-15):
Added two more repair actions: Check compatibility with Windows 11 and Upgrade/Reinstall Windows 11. These options are also available in the Avalable fixes combo box control in the Dashboard tab.
Improved the UI to be compatible with all Windows themes and for easier reading.
Bug fixes and definition updates.
Version 1.3.9.0 (2021-08-22):
Fixed some false positives in the file objects' scan.
Bug fixes and definition updates.
Version 1.3.7.0 (2021-07-03):
Scan logs now also shows MS Edge's version and Windows build number
Bug fixes and definition updates.
Version 1.3.3.0 (2021-05-21):
Fixed bug: the threat scan got stuck when updating the definitions.
Other bug fixes and definition updates.
Version 1.3.2.0 (2021-05-21):
Added a Custom Scan option to the threat scanner.
Fixed a large number of false positives in the new malware signatures database.
Bug fixes and definition updates.
