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VirusChief: Free Virus Scanner Online

azim — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:44:00 +0000

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 produces results for each antivirus engine.

Since it uses multiple online antivirus engines simultaneously, it is far more effective at detecting viruses and other threats than any single online antivirus on its own. That being said, VirusChief is not an only online virus scaner that uses virus definition from multiple engines, there is also VirusTotal, Filterbit and several more.

Features:

Free online virus scanner.
Scan suspicious individual files online for viruses and threats.
Uses multiple online virus scan engines including AntiVir, Avast, AVG, BitDefender, Dr.Web and others (total 13 engines).
View scan results for each antivirus engine.
No registration needed.

Check out VirusChief @ www.viruschief.com

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Sucuri: Free Website Security Monitoring

kaly — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:47:27 +0000

Sucuri is a free website security monitoring service which can scan your site at regular intervals and notify you about any unauthorized changes via email, SMS or Twitter. It checks for things like DNS and Whois hijacking, blacklisting, malware injection and site defacement. The service is completely free and without any limitations on the number of websites single user can track.

To get started, register on the website and add URLs you want to track. In the next step customize scan frequency and alert settings. Done.

Features:

Online website security monitoring tool.
Monitor as many resources as you want.
Checks for things such as:

DNS hijacking

Whois hijacking

Blacklisting

Malware injection

Site defacement

Set scan frequency to as often as every 20 minutes (24×7).
Receive alerts showing what has changed.
Easy to setup and use.
Similar websites: UnmaskParasites and WebAnti-Malware.

Check out Sucuri @ www.sucuri.net

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WebAnti-Malware: Check If Your Site Is Blacklisted

kaly — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:26:50 +0000

WebAnti-Malware is an online blacklist monitoring tool that lets you check if your site is blacklisted by one of the search engines or security companies. The application regularly scans your site against Google, Firefox, Chrome and Norton blacklists and alerts via email if it appears there. This way you are able to react quickly and do something about it.

The blacklist monitoring feature is completely free, however the site also provides premium malware attack monitoring option as well.

Features:

Online blacklist monitor.
Get alerts if your site is blacklisted.
Monitor as many sites as you like.
URLs are scanned against the Google, Firefox, Chrome and Norton Safe Web blacklists.
Receive weekly blacklist monitoring reports.
Similar tools: UnmaskParasites.

Check out WebAnti-Malware @ www.wam.dasient.com/wam

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Panda Cloud: Free Lightweight Online Antivirus

azim — Fri, 01 May 2009 21:19:19 +0000

To protect your computer from viruses and other possible threats you have to install an antivirus software, regularly update it with the newest virus definitions and do a full system scan to stay protected. However, the typical antivirus consumes a lot of your system resources while in use and is not always free.

Check out the new Panda Cloud Antivirus. It is first free lightweight antivirus solution that runs “in the cloud”, which means that all the processing and scanning is done on their servers and doesn’t tax your computer resources while it runs. It consumes around 17 MB of RAM while in use. In comparison, the average local antivirus consumes around 60 MB of memory.

It collects new virus information in real-time from millions of users like you, automatically updates your virus definitions, detects and removes the possible threats including viruses, malware, trojans, spyware, tracking cookies and more.

It has a very simple and intuitive interface. Download it free from the website, install it and forget about it.

Features:

100% free online antivirus.
Collects virus information from millions of users in real time, automatically updates your virus definitions, detects and removes possible threats.
Lightweight and most operations are performed online.
Protects against all kinds of possible threats – viruses, malware, trojans, spyware, tracking cookies and more
Consumes very little of your system resources, since all the scanning and processing is done “in the cloud” (remote company servers)
Simple and pleasant interface.
Currently supports Windows XP.
Download it free from the website

Try PandaCloudAntivirus @ www.cloudantivirus.com

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AVGLinkScanner: Real-Time Web Page Scanning For Threats

kaly — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 01:47:13 +0000

A while ago we reviewed a web page scanning tool which could scan suspicious links for threats, the downside it scanned only one link at a time. Today we came across a browser add-on called AVGLinkScanner which automatically scans all links on every page you visit and marks them with colored markers: Green for safe, Yellow for caution and Red for unsafe.

It also includes a so called active surf protection that blocks malicious sites even if accessed directly from the address bar. For more info watch the demo video below:

Features

Real time web page scanner plug in for your web browser.
Available for Firefox and Internet Explorer.
Simple and easy to use.
Similar tools: McAfee.

Check out AVGLinkScanner @ http://linkscanner.avg.com

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QuickScan: Quick Online Antivirus from BitDefender

kaly — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 02:53:46 +0000

QuickScan is a quick online antivirus tool from BitDefender. The application quickly scans currently running programs on your computer and tells you if there are any hidden threats like malware, spyware and viruses.

It can also come in very handy if you want check your email or login into one of your web accounts from some public computer.

Quickscan runs online, so there is nothing to install. You are only aksed to allow ActiveX control on your browser. By default it works only on Internet Explorer. Firefox need to have IE Tab addon in order to use it.

Features:

Online spyware and virus scan.
No download and no registration.
Scan your computer as many times as you want.
Supports IE and Firefox (IE Tab extension needed).
Also see 10 Free Online Malware and Virus Scanners.

Check out QuickScan @ www.qscan.bitdefender.com

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UnmaskParasites: Online Website Security Audit

kaly — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 05:31:15 +0000

UnmaskParasites is a website security audit tool that lets you quickly check out if your site is being hacked and exploited by hackers. Simply type in the address of the website and click on the “Check” button. UnmaskParasites will then scan the page for spam links, malicious scripts, redirects and give you the overview report.

Furthermore, it provides you with an option to run quick site-wide Google searches and check for hidden commonly-used spam links.

Features:

Check website for malware and security leaks.
Run site-wide Google searches to check for hidden spam links.
Check as many times and as many pages as you like.
No registration needed.

Check out UnmaskParasites @ www.unmaskparasites.com

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VirScan : Online Spyware Checker

kaly — Sun, 11 May 2008 12:37:37 +0000

Yet another web-based spyware checker where you can upload and check files or archived folders for spyware and viruses online. It scans uploaded files and check them for spyware presence using 36 antivirus engines. No registration required.

Why would anyone use this? Well, one way to make use of VirScan is to recheck those files that you think are safe but your favorite antivirus software says otherwise, or vice versa. If you’re a Windows user and install new programs on a regular basis then probably you have experienced this before.

Features:

Upload and scan any file which is smaller than 10 MB in size.
Supports .rar / .zip archive files. (must include less than 10 files).
Scan compressed files that are password protected.
No sign-up or registration required.

Again, VirScan is a simple online tool to check files for malware presence, it’s NOT meant to replace the antivirus program on your system. Also note that VirScan does not guarantee that scan results are 100% accurate. So even if it reports no presence of malware, there is still a small chance that the file is infected.

Visit VirSCAN @ www.virscan.org

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