Websites are often targeted by hackers and bots. When these penetrate a site’s defenses, important data can be lost and even if you have made a backup, the site downtime can cost you a lot of valuable time. What you need is a method by which hackers and bots are never allowed access to your [...]
The Android OS has been the target of much harmful malware recently. Therefore an anti-malware application is something which all Android phone owners should consider installing. Here to help in this regard is a phone app called Lookout Mobile Security. Lookout Mobile Security comes as a free, trial, and paid version. Using this app you [...]
While browsing the Internet, you might have seen a banner or popup that asks you to install a new antivirus program to rid you of computer infections. Mostly these intruding banners and pop-ups advertise rogue anti-malware software that would have adverse effects if installed onto your computer. A list of this malware can be found [...]
Scanning a file for viruses cannot be done without an antivirus program. But what do you do if you are on a public computer without an antivirus program and do not have the user privileges to install one? The answer is Jotti’s Malware Scan. Jotti’s Malware Scan is a simple and free to use web virus [...]
Does your Windows computer take a very long time to boot? Sometimes, this is caused by bloatware applications that you do not really want running on your system. You can solve this problem by just identifying and disabling these unwanted programs from your startup list. However the challenging part is knowing which items to disable as [...]
While there are many tools to check your files for viruses, there are not many trusted sources to check whether a website has malware on it. You could visit the malware infected site and the malware could penetrated your computer without your antivirus or you knowing about it. This is a serious problem which URL [...]
For full-time personal security it’s unlikely any web-based application will replace your desktop anti-virus any time soon: needing such software is simply a reality for users of Windows-based computers. But if you’re a Linux or Mac user wanting to quickly scan a file for viruses before sending it to a friend, or a brave Windows [...]
Website owners should always maintain their sites malware-free in order to ensure the security of their users or customers. QualysGuard Malware Detection is a free web service that scans your websites regularly for malware infections. It provides automated notifications in case of a detection and identifies the vulnerable code snippet for efficient removal. To utilize [...]
There are lots of anti-virus apps available to detect malware on your computer but sometimes they give you a false alarm. To save yourself from that, you can use JoeBox to scan file or script for malware. Simply upload any file that is binary or executable or a script with a .jbs extension. Enter your email [...]
VirusChief is a free online virus scaner where you can scan individual files for viruses and other threats. It uses multiple online virus scanning engines simultaneously including BitDefender, Avast, AVG etc., and produces scan results for each engine. Simply upload a suspicious file and click “Scan”. You will have wait several minutes before the scan starts and [...]