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Computer Help Desk => Malware Help => Topic started by: pat on December 31, 2006, 11:13 hrs

Title: Free On-line Malware Scans
Post by: pat on December 31, 2006, 11:13 hrs
The following are links to free on-line antivirus and malware scans.
Tried, tested and recommended by our members. I will keep this updated and add to it as necessary.

Trendmicro Housecall  (http://housecall.trendmicro.com/)

Symantec Security Check  (http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/default.asp?langid=ie&venid=sym)

Panda Activescan  (http://www.pandasoftware.com/products/activescan?)

Bitdefender Free Scan  (http://www.bitdefender.com/scan8/ie.html)

Kaspersky Free Scan  (http://www.kaspersky.com/remoteviruschk.html)

Shields Up  (https://www.grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2)

Title: Re: Free On-line Malware Scans
Post by: Neon on January 11, 2007, 00:47 hrs
The Shields Up link points to Kaspersky.
Title: Re: Free On-line Malware Scans
Post by: pat on January 11, 2007, 05:15 hrs
Ok, thanks I fixed it.
Title: Re: Free On-line Malware Scans
Post by: Mark H on January 11, 2007, 09:28 hrs
My dedicated firewall PC running IPcop passed the tests with flying colors.  ;D

Mark H
Title: Re: Free On-line Malware Scans
Post by: freelance on January 11, 2007, 14:55 hrs
every single port was reported stealth, for two reasons, the main one being im running windows vista, of secondary consideration is i have a decent router firewall ;D
Title: Re: Free On-line Malware Scans
Post by: freelance on January 12, 2007, 17:11 hrs
yeah i turned the router firewall off and 98% of my ports where stealth with only the ones required for remote desktop open.
Title: Re: Free On-line Malware Scans
Post by: Chandler on January 15, 2007, 16:34 hrs
Believe it or not, but the XP SP2 firewall is more than adequate for protecting against inbound attacks.  The only reason there's an issue is because either people turn it off, or they download infected junk from P2P networks which can then communicate outbound.  But in the latter case the user has chosen to run that program.