What Scanner Do You Use?

Ice Rich · 12 Jul 2007 at 18:37

Hi all,

Looking for recommendations,

What scanner do you use after you download a file to check for spyware/viruses?

Thanks

Rocker · 12 Jul 2007 at 18:51

I dont usualy scan a downloaded file...unless its dodgy or coming from a dodgy source...if u get me. I have Norton, it scans downloaded files automaticaly for viruses. Spyware wise i have Lavasoft Adware, webroot spy sweeper and microsoft antispy (windows defender) - which to add a wee comment here takes AGES to scan...and i mean AGES!

Gary

TheVoice · 12 Jul 2007 at 19:17

I tend mot to download anything that would contain spyware in the first place.

Kezmo · 12 Jul 2007 at 19:26

I use avast to scan any torrent downloads.

lsg1r · 12 Jul 2007 at 19:31

kaspersky 6, automatically scans all incoming files (except if passworded but it alerts me).

Jimbeam3678 · 12 Jul 2007 at 21:46

NOD32 all the way

Dingleberry88 · 12 Jul 2007 at 22:02

TheVoice said:
I tend not to download anything that would contain spyware in the first place.

Common Sense Scanner v1.0

Hasn't failed me yet.

SilverTongue · 12 Jul 2007 at 22:04

NOD32 here as well, also lavasoft ad aware 2007 and Spybot S&D, wouldn't touch Norton with a 10ft bargepole, by definition a virus itself lol

Jimbeam3678 · 12 Jul 2007 at 22:28

Dingleberry88 said:
Common Sense Scanner v1.0

Hasn't failed me yet.

Common sense would say no harm in having a common sense back up

Jimmy1983 · 12 Jul 2007 at 22:30

Do you right click each item you download and then hit 'nod32' or what ever scanner you are using to them scan the downloaded file? Or is there another way?

Jimbeam3678 · 12 Jul 2007 at 22:31

Jimmy1983 said:
Do you right click each item you download and then hit 'nod32' or what ever scanner you are using to them scan the downloaded file? Or is there another way?

any file that changes , NOD32 scan it on demand

Meatball · 12 Jul 2007 at 22:37

Kaspersky 200% :cool:

Hessian · 12 Jul 2007 at 22:56

lsg1r said:
kaspersky

Coolasmoo · 12 Jul 2007 at 23:22

Epson RX520

Not a bad printer either

lsg1r · 12 Jul 2007 at 23:27

Coolasmoo said:
Epson RX520

Not a bad printer either

I was waiting for someone to do an image scanner

Hessian · 12 Jul 2007 at 23:41

lsg1r said:
I was waiting for someone to do an image scanner

This is what I orginally thought the topic was

Craigius · 13 Jul 2007 at 14:01

divaboy said:
NOD32 all the way

Same here

Ice Rich · 13 Jul 2007 at 15:15

divaboy said:
NOD32 all the way

Yeah ive herd a lot of good things about NOD32, is it a resource hog though?
Do you have to use alll the 'real time' stuff or can it be turned off so you can just scan files with it?

Thanks

MarcLister · 13 Jul 2007 at 16:00

Ice Rich said:
Yeah ive herd a lot of good things about NOD32, is it a resource hog though?
Do you have to use alll the 'real time' stuff or can it be turned off so you can just scan files with it?

Thanks

Hardly a resource hog! I have all the real time stuff on with no noticeable impact on my PC.

Jimmy1983 · 14 Jul 2007 at 21:22

divaboy said:
any file that changes , NOD32 scan it on demand