HitmanPro functions as a specialized second-opinion scanner designed to catch malicious threats that your primary antivirus might miss. Unlike traditional security tools that rely on massive installed signatures, this cloud-assisted utility uses a lightweight behavioral approach to identify zero-day malware and persistent infections in minutes. It is particularly effective for users who suspect a breach despite having active defenses, offering a quick and forensic-grade cleanup without requiring a lengthy installation process.
Key Features
- Cloud-Assisted Scanning: leverages multiple detection engines, including SophosLabs, to analyze suspicious files in real-time without slowing down your computer with heavy local databases.
- Behavioral Detection: identifies new and unknown threats by monitoring file activities for malicious patterns rather than just matching known virus signatures.
- Installation-Free Operation: runs directly from a download or USB drive with a file size of just 10MB, making it ideal for scanning infected machines that block new software installations.
- Comprehensive Remediation: automatically repairs damaged Windows resources and restores critical system files to their original safe versions after removing an infection.
- Tracking Cookie Removal: targets and deletes privacy-invading tracking cookies across major browsers like Chrome and Firefox to prevents unauthorized user profiling.
Use Cases
This tool is the go-to solution for home users and IT technicians who need to rescue a heavily infected PC that is running slowly or behaving erratically. It also serves as a perfect weekly maintenance utility for security-conscious individuals who want to double-check their system status alongside their standard antivirus software.
HitmanPro offers a fast, accurate, and non-intrusive way to ensure your Windows environment remains clean by combining forensic-level detection with the convenience of a portable app.
Version Latest — 2025
- Added a new configuration option allowing users to exclude the Windows hosts file from scan targets.
- Improved detection and removal capabilities for tracking cookies in the latest versions of Microsoft Edge.
- Fixed an issue where legitimate files digitally signed by Microsoft were incorrectly flagged as suspicious.
- Fixed false positive alerts specifically related to "Backdoor.Behaviour" heuristic detections.
