Cyber Drops

The main risk about internet browsing is whether our machine is getting affected by virus or not. To stop this unwanted intrusion by any malware, all of us rely on installed anti-virus software. But unfortunately, some of this antivirus software might not work on your computer because some malware have attack your machine and you did not updated it regularly.

To get around of this, you can scan your computer online with online antivirus scanner. Beside that, Online virus scanner can be a wise option if you don't trust your installed antivirus. Possibilities of missing some threats are always
there by standalone antivirus software and somehow enough to make you jump on second opinion. But you must be careful because they can turn out themselves to be some kind of malware. To help you in choosing your online antivirus scanner, we have some list of a trusted online antivirus scanner you can use. Some of them have a big name in security world.

Here is the top 10 Online AntiVirus Scanner To Try :

1. TrendMicro Housecall
HouseCall is Trend Micro’s highly popular and capable on-demand scanner for identifying and removing viruses, Trojans, worms, unwanted browser plugins, and other malware. HouseCall 7 features an intuitive interface and the ability to perform fast scans that target critical system areas and active malware. It also leverages the Trend Micro Smart Protection Network to help ensure that scans catch the latest threats.

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2. ESET Online Scanner
ESET Online Scanner is a user friendly, free and powerful tool which you can use to remove malware from any PC utilizing only your web browser without having to install anti-virus software. ESET Online Scanner uses the same ThreatSense technology and signatures as ESET Smart Security/ESET NOD32 Antivirus, and is always up-to-date. Do not forget to take admin privileges to run ESET Online Scanner.

3. Panda ActiveScan
Panda ActiveScan allows both quick scan and full scan just on click. Hit scan now and follow up the instruction as given. This is the first time that you use ActiveScan 2.0 with Mozilla Firefox. For ActiveScan 2.0 to work you must download and install a plug-in.

4. BitDefender QuickScan
BitDefender is based on anti-malware technologies that doesn’t slow down your PC while scanning. Less than 60 seconds it provide you very fast scanning if your computer is infected. You can runs online from any Internet connected PC.
Notice the browser confirmation message and accept the plug-in installation by clicking ‘Allow’ on the bar above.

5. F-Secure Online Scanner
Online Scanner can help get rid of viruses and spyware causing problems on your PC. After running Online Scanner, you should make sure that you have an up-to-date security solution keeping your computer free of problems in the future.

6. Kaspersky Online Scanner 7.0
Kaspersky Online Scanner 7.0 does not require installation on your computer. It starts from the web site of Kaspersky Lab and runs in a browser window on your computer. You should notice the ’system information’ before start scanning.


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7. VirusTotal
Virustotal is a service that analyzes suspicious files and URLs and facilitates the quick detection of viruses, worms, trojans, and all kinds of malware detected by antivirus engines

8. Kaspersky File Scanner
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.

Only one file or archive file (in zip, arj or similar format) of up to 1 MB can be checked at any one time. If the file is too large, a window with an error message will be displayed. Type the name of the file in the window at the top of this page, or find the file using ‘Browse’. Then click on ‘Submit’.

9. Jotti
Jotti’s malware scan is a free online service that enables you to scan suspicious files with several anti-virus programs. Scanners used are Linux versions; detection differences with Windows versions of the same scanners may occur due to implementation differences. There is a 20MB limit per file.

10. VirScan
VirSCAN.org is a FREE on-line scan service, which checks uploaded files for malware, using antivirus engines, indicated in the VirSCAN list. On uploading files you want to be checked, you can see the result of scanning and how dangerous and harmful/harmless for your computer those files are. It allows 20MB of any files or 20 files after Rar/Zip decompression files as well. VirSCAN can scan compressed files with password ‘infected’ or ‘virus’.

That's the top 10 option you can use to scan your computer online. Whatever you use, make sure your computer performance is good enough to scan. And for you that using gmail, you can read my previous article about email security. Please, if you have some questions, just let me now :)