(Cont'd, Part 2 of 2) So, here's a list of several free online scanners I found. Some are only vir-us/worm/Tr0jan scanners, some are only "exploits" scanners, and some are both. Note that you need to turn off any PopUp blocker at most of these sites, and some you have to disable your running AV software. I highly recommend (if you haven't, and you SHOULD if you haven't) install the new version of SpyBot v1.3 that has this new "TeaTimer resident" IE protection. This is something new on this latest version that runs in the System Tray IN ADDITION TO SpyBot's "Immunize" area that also provides real time protection (but the Immunize area does not have to be running in the background). The reason I recommend it is because most of these sites will place a registry tag in your registry that's NOT needed. TeaTimer saw this and asked me if I wanted to deny it, and I did, and they still ran correctly. Also, some of these places ask for an email address/info about you, and all but one that does ask for it is not necessary, you can give a made up address. The one place that does require a valid one I don't recall, but you'll know it on the next page where it states "link will be emailed to you". Some of these will not run if you block their cookie, so keep that in mind. Some of theses sites also scan email, and they found several emails in my inbox with an "HTML Frame exploit" type of malware. (These were NOT the GFI test emails I spoke of above that I placed in a folder, but valid emails in my Inbox).
1. http://info.ahnlab.com/english/ (TWO areas at lower left) 2. http://www.auditmypc.com/ 3. http://www.bitdefender.com/scan/Msie/index.php (May be IE only, and you have to accept a cookie to run it). 4. http://www.commandondemand.com/eval/index.cfm 5. http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx 6. http://www.dslreports.com/scan (Many tools there) 7. http://www.freedom.net/viruscenter/onlineviruscheck.html 8. http://www.emailsecuritytest.com/ (Best place for checking Outlook and OE security). 9. http://grc.com/default.htm (One of the best places on the net for checking and fixing vulnerabilities). 10. http://www.kaspersky.com/scanforvirus (Appears to be able to only scan one file at a time, so it's good for checking individual suspicious files). 11. http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan/com/activescan_principal.htm 12. http://www.pcflank.com/ (Another great place like GRC, yet it didn't find any of my bad files). 13. http://www.pcpitstop.com/antivirus/default.asp (Many other tools there @left margin). 14. http://www.pestscan.com/Scan.asp 15. http://browsercheck.qualys.com/ (A great place for checking AND fixing browser vulnerabilities). 16. http://www.ravantivirus.com/scan/indexn.php (Individual file scan) 17. http://www.ravantivirus.com/scan/indexie.php (Full scan) 18. http://www.dials.ru/english/www_av/ (Individual files) 19. http://stealthtests.lockdowncorp.com/ (Mainly just an FYI site, they do have valid good scans, but try they and "scare" you into buying their product, so keep that in mind). 20. http://scan.sygate.com/ 21. http://security.symantec.com/ssc/home.asp 22. http://security.norton.com/sscv6/default.asp 23. http://housecall.trendmicro.com/ 24. http://www.Tr0janscan.com/ (Still down) Again, EACH of these scanning sites that scan for malware, have their good, and bad points. One may only find ONE bad file, yet it will be a file that none of the other sites will see! You may be surprised what they will turn up. Careful with what you let them delete. Since I was aware of all files these places found (except for two emails in my inbox), I did not let them do anything to these files since I saved them for testing purposes. If you are not sure about what to delete if they find anything, then you should post it. Like I mentioned before; anti-spyware programs for example can and will tag VALID NEEDED things *as* SpyWare, and can mess up a computer. -Clint God Bless Clint Hamilton, Owner http://OrpheusComputing.com ) ============= PCWorks Mailing List ================= Don't see your post? Check our posting guidelines & make sure you've followed proper posting procedures, http://pcworkers.com/rules.htm Contact list owner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribing and other changes: http://pcworkers.com =====================================================
