Best Free On-Demand Scanner

[xiton]

Hello all,

I've been using Avira Free for a long time as an on-demand scanner, but to be honest, the new popup for a toolbar is unacceptable to me. I'm wondering what the best alternatives are. I only use on-demand as I'm very safe with my files and would rather not take any type of performance hit from an always-active scanner.

Any recommendations would be appreciated! Thanks!

[TheKid7]

There are many possibilities for an On-Demand Scanner. None of them detect all Malware. Here are some options.

1. Malwarebytes Anti-Malware
2. SuperAntiSpyware Free
3. Emsisoft Emergency Kit

I would not consider any of them to be "Best". Some are better at detecting certain Malware than others. You should always use more than one Anti-Malware scanner. However, using more than one Anti-Malware scanner also increases the risk of one or more "False Positives".

[Cudni]

There are no best.
see
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=304236
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=303220

Closed as per tos
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=180128