What is your favourite online scanner?

Discussion in 'polls' started by progress, Feb 7, 2010.

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What is your favourite online scanner? :)

  1. BitDefender

    13 vote(s)
    8.2%
  2. Kaspersky

    16 vote(s)
    10.1%
  3. F-Secure

    1 vote(s)
    0.6%
  4. ESET

    42 vote(s)
    26.6%
  5. Symantec

    6 vote(s)
    3.8%
  6. Panda

    4 vote(s)
    2.5%
  7. TrendMicro

    6 vote(s)
    3.8%
  8. Other [Specify]

    18 vote(s)
    11.4%
  9. None

    52 vote(s)
    32.9%
  1. progress

    progress Guest

    What is your favourite online scanner? :)
     
  2. guest

    guest Guest

    They are all at the same poor level, offering way less detection than the installed version. Some of them include a smaller malware database, some don't include heuristics, others aren't always updated...

    BTW, I voted to Other, because sometimes I use http://virustotal.com and http://virusscan.jotti.org/ to check suspicious files with many antivirus engines at the same time.
     
  3. YanK33

    YanK33 Registered Member

    i use Karspersky time to time
     
  4. zfactor

    zfactor Registered Member

    i personally like dr web cure it.
     
  5. icr

    icr Registered Member

    I don't use any;)
     
  6. Noob

    Noob Registered Member

    Im with guest, i use none but i do upload files to those websites sometimes to be sure :rolleyes:
     
  7. nikanthpromod

    nikanthpromod Registered Member

    oops i voted None. Actually my favorite online scanners are Hitman pro, MalAware, Prevx Free
     
  8. Get

    Get Registered Member

    None.
     
  9. trjam

    trjam Registered Member

    Eset :thumb:
     
  10. WSFuser

    WSFuser Registered Member

    I use VirusTotal for scanning individual files. Never used an online scanner for an entire system.
     
  11. Seer

    Seer Registered Member

    I don't recall I used one... ever.
     
  12. minacross

    minacross Registered Member

    I do the same :)
     
  13. SIR****TMG

    SIR****TMG Registered Member

    I use none
     
  14. The Hammer

    The Hammer Registered Member

    BitDefender, when I want an alternative as I already have Eset on my computer.
     
  15. Boost

    Boost Registered Member

  16. Osaban

    Osaban Registered Member

    I don't think they are very useful. Another form of promotion which gives a false sense of security.
     
  17. xcata

    xcata Registered Member

  18. AvinashR

    AvinashR Registered Member

    I have never used any online scanner for my entire system..So my vote goes to "Mr. None"
     
  19. ameyap

    ameyap Registered Member

    bitdefender gives pretty accurate results i find
     
  20. progress

    progress Guest

    +1 :thumb:
     
  21. blacknight

    blacknight Registered Member

    I voted Kaspersky because once I used it; actually, I don't use and I don't need an online scanner.
     
  22. Threedog

    Threedog Registered Member

    Virus Total or Jotti. Never used any of the main stream online scanners.
     
  23. Creer

    Creer Registered Member

    None.
     
  24. FiOS Dan

    FiOS Dan Registered Member

    Not an AV but my favorite online scanner is Secunia OSI.
     
  25. progress

    progress Guest

    Here you go :)
     
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