Best On Demand Scanners?

Discussion in 'other anti-virus software' started by DasFox, Jan 19, 2008.

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  1. C.S.J

    C.S.J Massive Poster

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    drweb cure it,

    download it in 8.25mb, its fully updated, no installation, no processes and FREE.
     
    C.S.J, Jan 19, 2008
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  2. ejames82

    ejames82 Registered Member

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    CSJ,
    there was one advantage i was hoping to receive from avira that i don't think i can from cure-it, i want to use it in safe mode.
     
    ejames82, Jan 20, 2008
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  3. risl

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    CureIt can be used in safe mode, same applies to full dr.web
     
    risl, Jan 20, 2008
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  4. farmerlee

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    Just install it minus the real time scanner and remove the startup entry. The scheduler service has to be running in order to be able to update it. You can either let the service run automatically in the background or else set it to manual in which case you'll have to manually start it when you want to update.

    Personally i've never had any conflcts or trouble with it but then again i have it installed in a virtual software layer which helps to eliminate problems.
     
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  5. stapp

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    The topic description was 'best on demand scanners'.
    Rather an impossible question I suppose. Good on demand scanners, may have been better.

    I have just run the Eset online scanner, 135 thousand files in 51 minutes. Ran smoothly although seemed to take a long time over the pc help files.

    No problems found.

    Large file left on the computer after the scan which people might not realise is there.

    Had to run it in IE7, didn't run sandboxed as I always do as didn't know if you can do an online scan sandboxed.


    Could be a useful addition to security for occasional supplimentary use.
     
    stapp, Jan 20, 2008
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  6. ejames82

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    CSJ said:

    farmerlee said:

    i say: "to install, or not to install?, that is the question". i didn't think you installed it.

    farmerlee said:

    i was hoping to find out if that was the case with avira.
    thanks for the answers to my inquiry, Ed
     
    ejames82, Jan 20, 2008
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  7. trjam

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    I have found with my setup, Esets to be the most efficient of all of them.:)
     
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  8. C.S.J

    C.S.J Massive Poster

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    are you talking about online scanners?
     
    C.S.J, Jan 20, 2008
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  9. ejames82

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    let me get this right.

    risl said:

    how can you use it in safe mode if you don't install it?


    when farmerlee said this, he was talking about avira (my fault, he wasn't talking about cure it)

    by the way, thanks for that info, that's exactly what i am looking for in an on-demand scanner specifically for safe mode use.
     
    ejames82, Jan 20, 2008
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  10. C.S.J

    C.S.J Massive Poster

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    Drweb Cureit can be used in safe mode, not a problem at all.

    download the package from my sig to your desktop.
    reboot in safe mode
    click the application cureit on your desktop, click RUN

    enjoy :)

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    should look like this:

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    C.S.J, Jan 20, 2008
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  11. DasFox

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    No sorry, not online.

    Well I looked at ClamWin, didn't like that it had to run in the sys tray sucking up resources running in the background for just an on demand scanner, so I tossed it and went with Dr. Web CureIt.

    If Kaspersky's AVPTool doesn't present any problems like KAV has over chkdsk, MFT, and iSwift, etc., then this might be another nice tool for detection and removal.

    THANKS guys... :)
     
    DasFox, Jan 20, 2008
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  12. ejames82

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    thanks CSJ, Ed
     
    ejames82, Jan 20, 2008
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