Suspicious files are all over the internet, you download something and you come across another virus or malware which is totally unknown to your Antivirus Engine, so that does not make any sense that you are having the best Antivirus Engine in the world but sometimes that too fails to detect that kind of virus. So what we can do in that case well we go for something which can search your file using all Antivirus Engine available.
That’s right searching and scanning for malware and viruses through all Antivirus Engines together can be done really easily with VirusTotal. So what VirusTotal says on about them.
VirusTotal is a service that analyzes suspicious files and URLs and facilitates the quick detection of viruses, worms, Trojans, and all kinds of malware detected by antivirus engines.
So now this is what you will see when you will visit their website a simple online file Uploader where you can submit a file or scan a website or File through URL. You can also see a Service Load text written above in the image that simply scans the whole traffic on their website and tell you that how much load they have on their server.
Now theirs a small problem with this service that they have a file size limited to 20MB per file, so from my point of view that’s good because it makes their website free for everyone as they do not have much load on their server.
So now click on Choose File and than click on Send File and you will see another window light boxed in front of you saying something like below .:
So now your file is being upload and they will scan your file with their all Antivirus Engines and brief your results in few seconds like below .:
So now you can see that how many Antivirus Engines have detected this file as an virus and of which category. So from the above image you can see that 5 Antivirus out of 43 detects it as a Virus so now if you want to see which Antivirus is detecting it and in which category than click on View Last Report.
Bitdefender :: is an antivirus program developed by Romania based company called "Softwin", it’s the top most renowned program in antivirus world, with its huge sets of protecting features it tops out the list. Its features include online links scanning, search advisor, PC optimizations tools and scheduling scanning. It comes in three packages, Antivirus, Internet Security and Total Security Suite. I personally prefer this Antivirus as it seriously defends your pc from any external and internal attack.
Kaspersky :: antivirus does not need any reference to get on spotlight as it’s the most renowned antivirus engine developed by Kaspersky Lab, maybe a newbie will be aware about it and recommends installing it in pc for ultimate protection. It comes will the same features as with Bitdefender + a very awesome feature of scanning illegal websites providing pirated content. Well overall its cheaper than Bitdefender and hence used more virally than any other antivirus engine.
WebRoot :: is another good antivirus engine that many teenagers recommend due to its speeds but still lacks many options and scanning capabilities like Bitdefender and Kaspersky. Its End Point Security installs in less than 6 sec and scans your pc in less than 1 min interval. There’s an mobile app too which you can install and protect your mobile from viruses getting spread through Bluetooth and other media.
Norton :: another renowned name a program developed by Symantec Corporation. Proving you will malware removal till the subscription period. Email Spam Filtering and Phishing Protection. Symantec distributes Norton as download, box copy or OEM software. It’s a very rough software so it takes a lot of memory for protecting your pc. Still an awesome program.
Eset NOD32 :: provides fast and reliable protection for you pc and mobile devices. Its Cyber Security Beta provides protection for your Mac. They are also providing free editions for protecting your pc with their candidate versions. Eset also provides an Android app for protecting your device from browsing and downloading threats. So overall it’s a good and reliable antivirus engine that can suit your entire computer desire.
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