Re: Free online scanner?

Kayman wrote:
Just one more thing.

It's been suggested by experts never to rely on an on-line virus scanner for protection;
you need to have a full-featured av installed.
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cquirke (MVP Windows shell/user) AKA cquirkenews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
hinted in a recent message that:

"Once infected, the malware can and often does resist removal, and is better-positioned to control the PC than you are to get it back.
In this situation, the more chance the malware has to get control of
the system, the less chance you have of getting it back.

Online scanners are the most unsafe in this situation, because by the
time you've started your infected Windows and connected to the
Internet via this infected code base, and start to look for scanning
sites through infected DNS, you are almost certain to have the malware perfectly positioned to overrule your attempts to clean it."

So, the way I understand this it is quite okay employing on-line scanners for a routine check.
But they are unsuitable for removing pests.

if they can interfere with removal (which the can) what makes you think they can't interfere with detection? (hint: they can)

online system scanners are next to useless... online file scanners (like virustotal) can be useful however...

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"it's not the right time to be sober
now the idiots have taken over
spreading like a social cancer,
is there an answer?"
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