Do you have a file which you suspect that it has something embedded to it? I’ll share to you a website which scans for a suspicious file. The site name is VirusTotal, a service that analyzes suspicious files and facilitates the quick detection of viruses, worms, trojans, and all kinds of malware detected by antivirus engines.
Please be aware that VirusTotal is not a substitute to any antivirus software installed in a PC, as it only scans individual files on demand. It does not offer permanent protection for the user’s system either.
Here’s a list of antivirus engines which participates in VirusTotal:
Aladdin (eSafe)ALWIL (Avast! Antivirus)Authentium (Command Antivirus)AVG Technologies (AVG)Avira (AntiVir)Cat Computer Services (Quick Heal)ClamAV (ClamAV)Comodo (Comodo)CA Inc. (Vet)Doctor Web, Ltd. (DrWeb)Emsi Software GmbH (a-squared)Eset Software (ESET NOD32)Fortinet (Fortinet)FRISK Software (F-Prot)F-Secure (F-Secure)G DATA Software (GData)Hacksoft (The Hacker)Hauri (ViRobot)Ikarus Software (Ikarus)K7 Computing (K7AntiVirus)Kaspersky Lab (AVP)McAfee (VirusScan)Microsoft (Malware Protection)Norman (Norman Antivirus)Panda Security (Panda Platinum)PC Tools (PCTools)Prevx (Prevx1)Rising Antivirus (Rising)Secure Computing (SecureWeb)BitDefender GmbH (BitDefender)Sophos (SAV)Sunbelt Software (Antivirus)Symantec (Norton Antivirus)VirusBlokAda (VBA32)Trend Micro (TrendMicro)VirusBuster (VirusBuster)Specs:
* Free, independent service
* Use of multiple antivirus engines
* Real-time automatic updates of virus signatures
* Detailed results from each antivirus engine
* Real time global statistics
[via VirusTotal]
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Do you have a file which you suspect that it has something embedded to it? I’ll share to you a website which scans for a suspicious file. The site name is VirusTotal, a service that analyzes suspicious files and facilitates the quick detection of viruses, worms, trojans, and all kinds of malware detected by antivirus engines.
8 Comments
I am using Kaspersky before, pity , it take up too much system resources. I found the other good AntiVirus product names : Kingsoft Internet Security . Download is here: http://www.ksoffice.net/products/kingsoft-internet-security-9.htm
Fast , and I found the functions in the Antispyware , except Scan Virus , it has PC Optimization , I like it very much .
Hi David, thanks for the visit. Yeah, Kaspersky seems to be a resource hog to. I use avira. It’s super lightweight and doesn’t slow down your computer.
Kingsoft Internet Security? Never heard. I think they’re still new in the anti-virus world. But their product looks promising. Thanks for sharing David.
Hi, Zplits , I use Kaspersky, Avira, Kingsoft, ESET all , and , to me Kasperskey is not good , but, Avira, kingsoft and ESET is ok . And , as I found in the latest news related AV- Comparative report , according to the score of the testing, The top three are : Avira , Kingsoft and F-Secure . So , I think Avira and Kingsoft both are good , now , I am using Avira in my PC , Kingsoft in my Laptop . That’s good . :-)
Oh so, kingsoft is that good? Is it a resource hog or not?
I used to love ESET but nowadays their products seems to be evolving into a resource hog as well. It makes my computer slow. So, i tried AVIRA, it’s really nice and has very light footprint and it does the job.
I think kingsoft is worth a try. Thanks Doris
Hi david, after seeing your comment,i check every Kingsoft website and i find this japan website
http://www.kingsoft.jp/is/
it is complete free,however it is
japanese lang. and some advertisement
if you don’t mind
980 yen pay version for an advertisement is not displayed.
###i learn little japanese lang. before but only beginning level####
Thanks for the added information Ricky
wE use eset and it doesnt seem to hog resources as much as say AVG! it does go unoticed a little, whereas norton is a big harassment in terms of security and updates!
http://www.pearl-repro.co.uk
http://www.4document-scanning.co.uk
@ Craig,
Glad to hear your opinions Craig. Norton now has greatly improved. They’re product is real good. You should give it a try.
Before i use to love ESET, because of it’s lightweight performance and the detection rates are high. But now, i don’t use it anymore. I have found a new one and it’s FREE. :)
cheers!