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I run Linux, so I rarely have to deal with this stuff, but sometimes I am called on to help a friend with something suspicious. There are services online that will let you upload suspicious files for online scanning. This way I don't have to deal with installing software and it doesn't matter that I'm using Linux. | I run Linux, so I rarely have to deal with this stuff, but sometimes I am called on to help a friend with something suspicious. There are services online that will let you upload suspicious files for online scanning. This way I don't have to deal with installing software and it doesn't matter that I'm using Linux. | ||
− | If I do install software then I usually go with [http://www.safer-networking.org/en/home/index.html Spybot Search & Destroy]. For antivirus software I install [http://www.free-av.com/ Avira] or [http://www.microsoft.com/Security_Essentials/ Microsoft Security Essentials]. These are all free. [http://free.antivirus.com/hijackthis/ Trend Micro HijackThis] can also be handy for creating reports about the state of a system. It is useful when investigating what might be wrong. It does not actually find or remove bad software. | + | If I do install software then I usually go with [http://www.safer-networking.org/en/home/index.html Spybot Search & Destroy]. For antivirus software I install [http://www.free-av.com/ Avira] or [http://www.microsoft.com/Security_Essentials/ Microsoft Security Essentials]. I've been told that [http://www.cloudantivirus.com/en/ Panda Security Cloud Antivirus] is good too, but I have not tested it. These are all free. [http://free.antivirus.com/hijackthis/ Trend Micro HijackThis] can also be handy for creating reports about the state of a system. It is useful when investigating what might be wrong. It does not actually find or remove bad software. |
== List of Antivirus software == | == List of Antivirus software == | ||
− | [http://virusscan.jotti.org/en Jotti] This is a meta scanner. It compares our files against many virus scanners run on its server. You upload file; it scans and reports. | + | *[http://virusscan.jotti.org/en Jotti] This is a meta scanner. It compares our files against many virus scanners run on its server. You upload file; it scans and reports. |
− | [http://www.drweb-online.com/en/virustest.html?rpid= Dr.Web Online Virus Check] You upload file; it scans and reports. | + | *[http://www.drweb-online.com/en/virustest.html?rpid= Dr.Web Online Virus Check] You upload file; it scans and reports. |
− | [http://www.virustotal.com/ Virustotal] online file scanner. You upload file; it scans and reports. | + | *[http://www.virustotal.com/ Virustotal] online file scanner. You upload file; it scans and reports. |
− | [http://quickscan.bitdefender.com/ BitDefender QuickScan] Easy to install full system scanner. You have to agree to allow it to install a browser plugin. | + | *[http://quickscan.bitdefender.com/ BitDefender QuickScan] Easy to install full system scanner. You have to agree to allow it to install a browser plugin. |
− | [http://analysis.iseclab.org/ Anubis: Analyzing Unknown Binaries] This site will actually run your executable and tell you what it does to the registry, filesystem, memory, etc. You upload file; it scans and reports. | + | *[http://analysis.iseclab.org/ Anubis: Analyzing Unknown Binaries] This site will actually run your executable and tell you what it does to the registry, filesystem, memory, etc. You upload file; it scans and reports. |
− | [http://www.iseclab.org/projects.html ISEC Lab] for more cool projects from the same people that provide the Anubis service. | + | *[http://www.iseclab.org/projects.html ISEC Lab] for more cool projects from the same people that provide the Anubis service. |
− | [http://www.malwarehelp.org/online_anti_malware_scanners_single_file.html Malware Help] This is a list of online virus scanners (rather like my list here). | + | *[http://www.malwarehelp.org/online_anti_malware_scanners_single_file.html Malware Help] This is a list of online virus scanners (rather like my list here). |
Latest revision as of 21:44, 18 November 2009
Antivirus, Trojans, Spybots, and other Malware
I run Linux, so I rarely have to deal with this stuff, but sometimes I am called on to help a friend with something suspicious. There are services online that will let you upload suspicious files for online scanning. This way I don't have to deal with installing software and it doesn't matter that I'm using Linux.
If I do install software then I usually go with Spybot Search & Destroy. For antivirus software I install Avira or Microsoft Security Essentials. I've been told that Panda Security Cloud Antivirus is good too, but I have not tested it. These are all free. Trend Micro HijackThis can also be handy for creating reports about the state of a system. It is useful when investigating what might be wrong. It does not actually find or remove bad software.
List of Antivirus software
- Jotti This is a meta scanner. It compares our files against many virus scanners run on its server. You upload file; it scans and reports.
- Dr.Web Online Virus Check You upload file; it scans and reports.
- Virustotal online file scanner. You upload file; it scans and reports.
- BitDefender QuickScan Easy to install full system scanner. You have to agree to allow it to install a browser plugin.
- Anubis: Analyzing Unknown Binaries This site will actually run your executable and tell you what it does to the registry, filesystem, memory, etc. You upload file; it scans and reports.
- ISEC Lab for more cool projects from the same people that provide the Anubis service.
- Malware Help This is a list of online virus scanners (rather like my list here).