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ESET Online Scanner Updated.
New Features
- Enhanced Web Browsers Support: Alternative browsers like Opera and Firefox are now supported
- Destination scanning: Selected files or folders can be chosen for scanning.
- Anti-Stealth Technology: ESET Online Scanner now includes anti-stealth - ESET´s well known anti-rootkit technology used also in ESET Smart Security and ESET NOD32 Antivirus.
- Quarantine: all infiltrations and infected files are moved into the quarantine where they no longer represent any threat for your computer. In addition, quarantined files can be restored or deleted permanently
- 64-bit Platform Support: ESET Online Scanner now runs without any problems also on 64-bit platforms
- New GUI: The Graphic User Interface of ESET Online Scanner went through a significant re-design to provide improved usability and positive user experience
- Advanced Proxy Settings: ESET Online Scanner is able to detect the used proxy automatically. In addition, experienced users can change proxy settings manually.
- Installed Antivirus Software Info: The new version of ESET Online Scanner reliably identifies and displays antivirus software installed on the computer being scanned. Thus, the user is informed, that the appearance of another antivirus software may affect the performance and quality of the scan.
http://www.eset.com/onlinescan/index.php
Nice to see the addition of anti-rootkit technology and support for other browsers. A top Online Scanner IMO.
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Nice find, RD.
I'm a big fan of NOD32, and its online scanner.
During the pre-scan set-up, it offers one the option to "Remove found threats", which is checked by default. I would suggest anyone running this scan as a routine for a second opinion (in the absence of problems) uncheck this option, lest a false positive detection of an important file result in problems by its removal or quarantining.
If, on the other hand, you are running this because because your own AV is not working and your PC has problems, leave it checked.
I like that the pre-scan set-up notifies one of other defensive software that might conflict with an online scan (it calls them all "other antivirus software" but in my case it included Windows Defender, my resident NOD32, and my Comodo firewall which does not include the AV) as a reminder to disable all resident AV and anti-spyware scanners prior to running an online scan. I suspect it incuded Comodo because the latest suite versions include an AV by default, which needs not be installed.
It also detected ClamWin, a standalone AV, which would not conflict with NOD32's online scan, (unless one tried running both at the same time).