How to scan your computer or a separate file online
Educational Program Web Services / / December 19, 2019
If you do not want to purchase and install a full-fledged anti-virus, use one of these free web services.
Cloud services to scan your computer
Unfortunately, that is open in your browser, you can not scan your computer for viruses using just one site. The fact is that in order to secure web services do not have access to local files and programs on a PC.
But there is a cloud-based antivirus, which can test the system without a full installation and registration. To use one of them, a small client, just download and run it. Then you can scan the entire computer or selected sections for partial validation. In the process it will download the necessary data from the cloud. When a virus service will offer to remove them.
If you want to scan your computer with the help of cloud antivirus, try these services. All of them are the products of well-known companies and work in a similar way - by the scheme described above. So you can choose any of them.
- F-Secure Online Scanner (Windows) →
- HouseCall (Windows, macOS) →
- ESET Online Scanner (Windows) →
Of course, this online scanner is only suitable for periodic inspections on request and does not provide permanent protection for your computer against malware and network attacks. Therefore, it is not an equivalent substitute for paid antivirus.
Perhaps, these services have for mobile devices, but recommend them, I will not. After all, even Android developers say that anti-virus software for this system, most users do not need: it is enough to install software only from Google Play, and be careful with root-access. And iOS system is too closed to viruses represent a serious danger for the iPad or iPhone.
Web services for checking individual files
If you want to scan a small file or archive files, this can be done completely online, without installing any software at all. We just need to go on any of the following resources to download suspicious files from the computer to the server and click on the check button.
- VirusTotal (for up to 128 MB of files) →
- Kaspersky VirusDesk (for up to 50 MB of files) →
- Dr. Web Online (for up to 10 MB of files) →
In addition, any of these services can verify the hyperlinks. To do this - instead of the path to the file on your device - you need to specify a URL, the security is in doubt.
See also:
- 5 best antivirus for Windows →
- BadRabbit and other viruses extortionists: how to protect yourself and your business →
- 8 best antivirus for Android →