5 reliable sites where you can have Quick Computer Scan for FREE !!

There are hundreds of sites on the web that provide a free computer scan to help you detect harmful viruses on your computer and the problem is that you can't trust all of them. I can guarantee that half of those are full of craps and might even be harmful to your computer. Those fake virus scanners are the ones you should be aware of.

Now in this post, I'll provide you the list of important sites that you can trust and have a free quick scan of your computer. I've listed five of them, here they are:

1. Panda Security  

Panda Security is highly reliable site that give you free computer scan online. All you have to do is visit its homepage and download the plungin( ActiveScan 2.0) to start your scan for the first time. Once of have downloaded the plungin(174 KB) then you can scan your computer regularly for free !!

Here's the link : Scan

2. BitDefender QuickScan

BitDefender one of the best at this job. This site is what I'd personally recommend as I believe its the fastest and best quick scanner online. If you are using it for the first time, you have to download small plungin or addon ( in case of Firefox ) and then start working

Here's the link : Scan

3. Trend Micro's HouseCall

HouseCall is also one of the free Online Virus Scanner. To use it, first you have to download  HouseCall in your computer then perform QuickScan on your computer. With my experience, with its large virus database, it is very reliable and powerful and amazingly browser independent.

4. VirusTotal

Virustotal is a Online 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. VirusTotal's email interface lets you upload files via email and receive the scan results in your mailbox. The files are uploaded as email attachments and the results can be received either in plain text or XML.

The files sent via email have a lower priority, therefore, the scan results will not always be sent back immediately.

To know more about Email Interface click this link.

5. F-Secure

At last but not the least, is F-Secure. It scans your computer for free, now to run this free service, first you have to download all-important Java (latest Java) and after you've done that, you're ready for its service. You can download the Java here: Download

5:43 AM by Anonymos · 4

How to test your Antivirus -if its working or not ?

There are hundreds and thousands for free download-able anti-virus that some-how makes you believe that its worth protecting your computer from any threats it encounter and unknowingly you download those for your computer. Then is it good enough.

There are some branded Anti-viruses that you actually have to pay for. Anti-viruses like Kaspersky, Eset, MacAfee etc, are actually good enough for your PC. But if you are still unsure, and have some doubt on any of your Anti-viruses then this post will teach you how to know that truth.

EICAR test file, developed by the European Institute for Computer Antivirus Research, will help you test your Anti-Virus. All you need to do is, copy the code below:

X5O!P%@AP[4\PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!$H+H*

 And paste it into a Notepad. 

Then Save it !! Now, as soon as you save it, you Anti-virus comes into action and notifies you of the threat.

If it does-not give any response then try opening the text file and the moment you open that file the Anti-virus should definately swing into action. If it doesnot, then your computer is in risk.

8:42 PM by Anonymos · 0