Best free online V scanner?

[aigle]

I need advice about the best online free virus scanner as my 2nd line AV.

Esp consider 2 things,

1- Effectiveness

2- Speed matters to me a lot as I am on dial up? Also Some scanner need you to download and run big signature files or active X each time that kills me as i use dial up.

Also they can remove virus free of cost as well.

( Just to clear i am not talking about free downloadable AV like avast,antivir, AVG etc)

[Slovak]

To my knowledge the online scanners will not remove nasties, just detect them, and imo KAV's online scanner is the best.

[The Hammer]

{QUOTE-> To my knowledge the online scanners will not remove nasties, just detect them, and imo KAV's online scanner is the best. <-QUOTE}There are some that do. Trend and Panda are two that come to mind.

[aigle]

{QUOTE-> There are some that do. Trend and Panda are two that come to mind. <-QUOTE}

Panda only detects,does not remove, I used it.

[hbkh]

I've had great success with BitDefender's Online Scan, it both detects and cleans. :)

[nicM]

{QUOTE-> Panda only detects,does not remove, I used it. <-QUOTE}

Panda DOES clean, but is limitated to viruses/worms/trojans: ie it won't clean spyware.

Activescan free/Pro comparison (http://www.pandasoftware.com/products/activescan?NRMODE=Published&NRORIGINALURL=%2factivescan%2f&NRNODEGUID=%7b3B202047-35D4-4DA2-B310-B1DBEC2971F2%7d&NRCACHEHINT=Guest)

Cheers,
nicM

[<DreamCatcher>]

F-secure

http://support.f-secure.com/enu/home/ols.shtml

[Brian N]

Panda removes viruses/worms etc. but not spyware.

Here's my list of scanners: http://nod32sse.hotserv.dk/scanners.php

[starfish_001]

{QUOTE-> F-secure

http://support.f-secure.com/enu/home/ols.shtml <-QUOTE}

My vote goes here

[maddawgz]

trend

[gerardwil]

{QUOTE-> trend <-QUOTE}

http://uk.trendmicro-europe.com/consumer/housecall/housecall_launch.php

[Joliet Jake]

An online scan using dial-up.....hope your quite young!

I've got 2 meg and a kaspersky online scan took ages.

If you only want to scan individual files try Jottis or Virus Total.

[aigle]

{QUOTE-> An online scan using dial-up.....hope your quite young!

I've got 2 meg and a kaspersky online scan took ages.

If you only want to scan individual files try Jottis or Virus Total. <-QUOTE}

You are right. Also Panda gives you option for individual folders but its signature downloads are too big for dial-up.

[gerardwil]

I tried Kaspersky, took some hours to download signatures, and then 1 hour and 19 minutes to scan my system. But also during that scan heavy activities from Bitdefender, also from Spy Sweeper which process I killed.

Gerard

[TNT]

{QUOTE-> I tried Kaspersky, took some hours to download signatures <-QUOTE}What? It's just 7 megs. How did it take hours? It takes a couple of minutes or something for me.

[gerardwil]

{QUOTE-> What? It's just 7 megs. How did it take hours? It takes a couple of minutes or something for me. <-QUOTE}

I don't know why, and I didn't pay any attention because soon after I left home for some shopping. When I was back at home I noticed it was still downing sigs. And ehhh..... I needed IE for that ???

Anyway, it's a non issue for me.

Regards,

Gerard

[aigle]

{QUOTE-> I don't know why, and I didn't pay any attention because soon after I left home for some shopping. When I was back at home I noticed it was still downing sigs. And ehhh..... I needed IE for that ???

Anyway, it's a non issue for me.

Regards,

Gerard <-QUOTE}

Are you on dial-up?

[StevieO]

I've always found BD to be an excellent online scanner, not only capable of detecting and deleting viruses, but a large amout of trojans too !

KAV is also very good at detecting both.


StevieO

[gerardwil]

{QUOTE-> Are you on dial-up? <-QUOTE}

No....I have a 6 Mb connection