The free GEARS tool allows home users and IT
professionals to easily monitor the current state of
their device and improve overall device security.
Users can monitor their installed security
applications and their status, including antivirus,
firewall and hard disk encryption. GEARS also alerts
users to potential threats present on their machine
that the installed anti-malware software didn't detect
or couldn't remediate. Using two methods of advanced
threat detection, GEARS is able to provide a unique
take on whether a device is compromised. The
application, powered by OPSWAT's Metascan Online
service, scans the device with up to 40 commercial
anti-malware engines and identifies threats that may
not have been detected by the user's installed anti-
malware software. In addition, by utilizing enhanced
pattern matching capabilities, GEARS researches the
history of threats detected by the installed anti-
malware software to determine which threats are
occurring repeatedly. By thoroughly examining the
threat detection logs, GEARS enables users to be
notified of persistent threats on their computer. Also
included in the free tool is Session Shield, a feature
that allows users to securely access their data while
browsing. Users can launch a secure session through
GEARS to privately and anonymously browse the
Internet, and all activities and downloads during the
session will be erased when the session is closed.
This helps users securely access sensitive information
such as bank records or customer details while
ensuring no confidential data will be leaked. For
users with multiple devices to manage, the GEARS
application can be connected to the GEARS cloud
management dashboard. This allows both home network
owners and IT administrators to easily monitor and
manage multiple devices from any browser. By creating
an account and managing devices from the cloud, users
are also able to take advantage of additional features
and configuration options.

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