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    This sounds good!!!

    Discussion in 'Security and Anti-Virus Software' started by stevoboy, Aug 12, 2008.

  1. stevoboy

    stevoboy Notebook Guru

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    Perhaps this has been discussed but I just found "Virus Total" a free service for scanning suspect email attachments. Any thoughts or experience with this. I understand that personal or sensitive information should probably not be sent thru this service. What say ye?
     
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    ttupa Tech Elitist NBR Reviewer

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    Why not get a good virus scanner that can scan email? Avast has that capability, and it's free too.
     
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    xnbr Notebook Enthusiast

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    I know this service and it is good if you have non-sensitive information which you'd like to check on multiple scanners.

    Otherwise, I would suggest AVG or Avast.

    AFAIK the file you upload at Virus Total helps several antivirus companies to make their products better (they're using the information).
     
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    Nocturnal310 Notebook Virtuoso

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    my NOD32 integrates with Outlook 2007 ..although its not Free.

    I agree the word 'Free' attracts more attention then

    :D
     
    Nocturnal310, Aug 12, 2008
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    stevoboy Notebook Guru

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    The advantage of this service is that it appears to scan using about 30 different programs for that scan (per the report that is generated when I tested the service) versus just a single program. I would think this increases the probability of virus detection over a single resident program on your own computer. I agree it won't do every email coming in but in my case I don't need that capability, so the occasional very complete scan by Virus Total seems to make sense for my use.
     
    stevoboy, Aug 13, 2008
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    T-Q Notebook Consultant

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    Usually, any email attachments that I get (.zip or .rar, etc), I usually just download them first. And then use http://virusscan.jotti.org/ to scan them. It has about 20 different scanners, including NOD32, AVG and Avast so almost nothing slips through.
     
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    Both VirusTotal and VirusScan are good to use if you think you have a false positive with your AV or AntiSpywarre.
     
    Hiker, Aug 13, 2008
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