Subscribe to Confident Computing! Less frustration and more confidence, solutions, answers, and tips in your inbox every week. You CAN! Just Right CLick the link and wait for results. Avast Antivirus? Actually you can scan a file before downloading it.
DrWeb is a program that scans the file at another location other than your PC. Meaning, you never have to download the file to scan it.
From your experience, have there been major complaints about bad viruses, malware etc regarding this software on piratebay?
Can it really be scanned before downloading? I have the latest norton antivirus instaled, which I purchased from the shop just to be sure:. Pirate software is not only illegal, it is often full of malware. If you download, you are also uploading as a list of the IP addresses are displayed by the torrent program which the owners of that software can check and get the courts to get the ISP to turn over your name and address.
I agree. Then you recommend running an AV scan on the downloaded file. I do agree that post-download rescans would be beneficial if scanned with another program — kind of like a second opinion, or applying a different type scan Malware scan vs AV scan. TIA, Dale…. I second use of VirusTotal. VirusTotal scans uploaded files with 50 or more anti-virus programs and gives the results.
It also tells if that file had been uploaded before. With so many scans the probabilty of false positives are increased, but better safe than sorry with unknown downloads. The word which springs to my mind in relation to this query is — sandbox. Does running a downloaded program in a sandbox help to protect my computer in the circumstances described?
Also, restart your computer before you start the scan and completely exit any other program that starts up that is not necessary for your computer or your program you'll be using for the scan. Of course, restart after the scan and enjoy. Sign up to join this community. The best answers are voted up and rise to the top. Stack Overflow for Teams — Collaborate and share knowledge with a private group. Create a free Team What is Teams? Learn more.
Is it ok to use computer while scanning for viruses? Ask Question. Asked 9 years, 4 months ago. Active 3 years, 3 months ago. Viewed 34k times. This may be entirly unrelated but Avast 7 says "Multiple scans can be run at the same time".
Improve this question. Celeritas Celeritas 9, 22 22 gold badges 70 70 silver badges bronze badges. In general, AntiVirus must set high priority to scan files when executed, if that feature is there, then, multiple instances of scan required and the performance will be decreased Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. Performance could be pretty dire while it's running a scan, too! Improve this answer. Why would antivirus be unable to scan files while they are in use?
Unable is not the appropriate word. I believe they were referring to the AV might not have permissions to quarantine, remove or overwrite the file afterward once the scan has completed if the file is in use.
Although, that statement changes from OS. Windows has Windows Explorer prevent deleting files which are in use. Supplement this with scheduled weekly full system scans, preferably during off hours. I suppose hiring some trained professional testers is not on the table because their contempt for their customers makes it an unjustifiable expense.
I wonder how much farther they can fall. Smart people do not use Windows They use Windows 8. Back in April , I completely blocked Defender and would never re-enable it. Instead, I prefer to run on-demand scans, and scan everything through, like, Virustotal. Common sense is largely what you need, not nannying on the part of Microsoft. If you have McAfee or any virus protection, call them.
The problem might be related to that anti-virus software. The lack of configuration or levels of blocking malwares or potential ones will not go in favour of the Windows security adoption….
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Comments neaps1 said on November 24, at am. Downgrade to win8. Stefan said on November 24, at am.
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