Good day!
If you do not have a full-fledged antivirus on your computer, or you want to quickly double-check your system (make sure that the current protection is reliable), then one of the best solutions is to use online antivirus software (or they are also called cloudy). Actually, I will completely devote this article to them ... 👌
In general, all these cloud antiviruses can work in three main areas:
- check the specific file that you upload to them in the service;
- check the suspicious link (which you want to follow, but are afraid to pick up something ...);
- check the complete system and all your disks displayed in Windows.
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I will notethat it is impossible to check the system completely using only one open site (because for security reasons, sites are prohibited from accessing your disks)!
But online antiviruses have a small client, after downloading which, you just need to start it and agree to the check (it does not need to be installed, registered, configured, updated, etc.). Agree that it is convenient and saves a lot of time ?! 👍
This article decided to conditionally divide into 2 parts: one will contain universal system scanners, and the other - services for checking specific files.
And so, now let's get started ...
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👉 Remark!
Cloud antivirus cannot completely replace the classic antivirus. You can find the best products of this year in this post -> 👌
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The best online antiviruses
To check the entire system
ESET's Free Online Scanner
Website: //www.esetnod32.ru/
Scanner operation ESET's Free Online Scanner
A very powerful and simple scanner from the well-known ESET company. Designed not only to remove classic viruses, but also potentially dangerous software.
The product is completely free and works immediately after launch. No special settings are required. The client weighs only about 6 MB, which allows you to download it even on a PC where there is no high-speed Internet access.
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F-Secure Online Scanner
Website: //www.f-secure.com/
F-Secure - No Malicious Items Found
Quite a well-known antivirus abroad. To run a system scan, just download and run a 512KB file! Then your system and memory will be automatically scanned and cleaned of malicious elements.
The utility works fully automatically! In my opinion, one of the fastest tools for checking a PC: from the moment you go to the developer's website, to the start of the check, it will take no more than 10 seconds!
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HouseCall: Free Online Virus Scan
Website: //www.trendmicro.com/
HouseCall - System Scanning Process
The product is from the renowned manufacturer Trend Micro. Allows you to quickly check any disks, flash drives, system, memory, etc. for the presence of malicious elements: viruses, Trojans, adware.
In the settings, you can set a specific drive to check. The program, after scanning and cleaning your system, completely automatically "minimizes" and does not leave any traces in Windows (which pleases). I would like to note the very good efficiency of this utility, I definitely recommend it!
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McAfee Security Scan Plus
Website: //home.mcafee.com/
McAfee - System Scan
A very good product from a renowned manufacturer. Allows you to run an anti-virus scan of your computer for malware in a matter of seconds.
In addition, the program will check your current security and report whether there is a problem with your current antivirus, whether database updates, firewall settings, etc. are configured correctly.
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Microsoft Safety Scanner
Website: //www.microsoft.com/
Performing a quick scan of your computer in Microsoft Safety Scanner
This is an anti-virus tool from Microsoft itself. It is a standalone antivirus. If you suspect that your PC is infected, just download this tool and run a scan.
It works autonomously, no Internet connection is required (however, I note that the program file weighs more than 100 MB! In addition, after 10 days, you need to download the tool again, since database updates are not automatically provided).
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To check individual files and URLs
Virustotal
Website: //www.virustotal.com/ru/
Virustotal main window
One of the most famous services for fast online check of links and files. The most important feature of the service: the check is carried out by dozens of antiviruses at once: AVAST, AVG, AhnLab, Baidu, BitDefender and other well-known products.
Simultaneous check with dozens of antiviruses at once
The maximum download size is currently 128 MB!
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Dr.Web Online
Website: //vms.drweb.ru/online/?lng=ru
Funny names for Dr.Web online antivirus
Online scanning of suspicious URLs and files for viruses with a product from Dr.Web. In addition, there are special browser extensions available that will alert you in time about the danger on the network.
Note that in the "File pathologist" section (see the screen above), in addition to checking a specific file, you can download the free healing utility CureIt! (it can easily and quickly scan your entire system. It does not conflict with the classic antivirus, you can use it as an addition to it).
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VirSCAN.org
Website: //www.virscan.org/
VirSCAN main window
An online security service where you can check a file with several antiviruses at once: AhnLab, Antiy AVL SDK, Avast, Baidu, Clamav, BitDefender and many others (the main page of the site lists all the antiviruses involved in the scan, as well as the current update database) ...
Maximum upload file size: 20 MB. The service also supports scanning archived files in RAR and ZIP formats. The service supports the Russian language (must be specified in the settings in the upper right corner).
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Jotti
Website: //virusscan.jotti.org/ru
Effective online checkout at Jotti
Jotti is a free cloud file scanner. Allows you to run a file through the databases of the most popular antiviruses in a matter of seconds: Ad-Aware, eScan, AVG, Dr.Web, Avast, ESET, Kaspersky, VBA32, etc. Very helpful when dealing with suspicious files.
Test results
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PS
Within the framework of this article, I cannot but recommend 👉 special utilities for removing adware and malware that ordinary antiviruses cannot see.
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Additions are welcome (comments are open).
And so far everything is for me, good luck to everyone!
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First publication: 18.04.2018
Correction: 10/20/2020
