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5 Best Online Virus Scanners You can Use!

Viruses, Spywares, Trojans, Malwares etc.  are growing day by day. If your PC is infected, many a times it happens that these culprits will disable your security products from starting. Either they will get terminated as soon as you start them or simply they fails to detect any of these threats.

The best alternate for such an annoyance is to use Online Virus Scanner Programs. This Post features 5 Best Online Virus Scanners You can Use! along with some benefits of these Online Scanners.

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But before going to the list, here are some of the important points to be noted:

  • Your Internet Connection must be fast enough, this is necessary as the Online Scanners will download complete definition file before running scan on your PC.
  • Disable all the security softwares already installed on your PC.
  • Try to terminate all the applications running in Task Bar.
  • Don’t do any work while the Online Scanner is running. As because it may interfere with your work or simply boost your CPU usage to 100%.
  • You need ActiveX for sunning these Scans. You can use Internet Explorer. Do adjust the IE browser’s Security level to Medium at least and be sure that signed ActiveX objects are enabled.

Now here’s the List of Best 5 Virus Scanners:

  • Kaspersky Online Scanner - Does this name requires any introduction? The Best Anti-Virus Product worldwide. The free online virus scanner is a great way to find out if you have any viruses or spyware on your machine without having to uninstall your current antivirus software or install a new one. Most importantly, you can see what viruses your current antivirus software let slip through!

The Online Scanner use the Same Engine and has the same Capability as that of famous Kaspersky Anti-Virus. Also If you discover a suspicious file on your machine, or suspect that a program you downloaded from the Internet might be malicious, you can check the files here.

Note: The Online virus Scanner of Kaspersky will detect only threats present in your computer. It will NOT remove them at all. For removing these threats completely you can opt for some free security products or try trialware of Kaspersky Products.

  • Panda ActiveScan – Another robust Online Scanner that will do wonders for your PC. Panda ActiveScan is an advanced online scanner based on Collective Intelligence (scanning in-the-cloud) that detects malware that traditional security solutions cannot detect.

Remember for running the Scan you need to download ActiveX.

  • Computer Associates Online Virus Scanner – Another great online scanner that will scan all your files. Requires ActiveX.
  • ESET Online Scanner – The ESET Online Scanner is the Web’s best free virus scan. A user-friendly, powerful tool, our online antivirus utility can remove malware—viruses, spyware, adware, worms, trojans, and more—from any PC utilizing only a web browser. No installation required. The scanner uses the same ThreatSense technology and signatures as ESET NOD32 Antivirus, which means it is always up-to-date.
  • Trend Micro Online Scanner – Popularly known as Trend Micro Housecall is an application for checking whether your computer has been infected by viruses, spyware, or other malware. HouseCall performs additional security checks to identify and fix vulnerabilities to prevent reinfection.

Requires ActiveX and Java

Benefits:

  • All computer threats will be disabled/deleted by the Online Scanner.
  • You will get security fixes warnings if your PC has loopholes.
  • Even system having low configurations can be easily scanned.

You must always check out the effectiveness of your security products on a timely basis and also go for the best while selecting any security products.

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January 16th, 2009 Security, Web
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