Kaspersky free online virus file scanner
No doubt it is desirable to have a good antivirus software on your computer. However, there are times when the antivirus software installed on your computer is not able to detect a virus in particular file. Or, sometimes, it will give a report which you may find to be doubtful. Therefore, you may need [...]
Free online virus and malware scan from BitDefender QuickScan
If you’re suspecting that your computer is infected with viruses and/or malware, you can conduct a free online scan of your computer using QuickScan from BitDefender. It combines local scanning and in-the-cloud scanning to quickly detect security threats to the computer scanned.
What are phishing attempts and how to avoid them
“During inspection of our records, we could not verify information relating to your account. Please click here to verify and update your account information.”
“Our bank has installed a new security system. Please update your account information immediately in accordance with the requirements of our new system or else you won’t be able to access your [...]
Find free online information from McAfee Site Advisor if a website is safe to visit
There are millions of websites on the Internet. You may be visiting some of these websites regularly, however you may also be visiting some sites for the first time every day. Not all the websites on the Internet are safe to visit. There are several websites which are unsafe / dangerous since they may [...]
Find out with Google if a site is safe for browsing
When you browse the Internet and try to visit a new site, you’re not sure whether such site is safe to browse. There are many rogue sites on Internet that can spread viruses, malware and spyware. You have to be always cautious while visiting a new site that appears to be suspicious. If you have [...]
How to ensure that web pages update when new content is found
When you use your browser to visit a website, you would generally get the latest content available on that website. If you again visit the same web page or website, then you would expect the updated content to be displayed in the browser. Normally, the updated content on the same web page will be [...]
Free online scan for viruses in a file using dozens of anti-virus programs
Sometimes you’ve a file that looks suspicious and appears to be having some virus or malware. Or, even if the file appears to be normal, you want to be doubly sure that the file does not contain any virus before you use that file on your computer. You may have one or two anti-virus [...]
AVG 9.0 promises to be faster, safer and Windows 7 ready
Just before the launch of Microsoft Windows 7, and close on the heels of the launch of Microsoft Security Essentials, AVG has launched its latest version 9.0 security solutions. The paid versions of AVG Internet Security 9.0, AVG Anti-Virus & Firewall 9.0, and AVG Anti-Virus 9.0 have been made available for download w.e.f. October [...]
10 Tips for safest way to download software
When you download some software from Internet, there is always a risk of downloading some malware or spyware along with the downloaded software. Though it is not possible to fully eliminate the risk of such harmful code getting downloaded along with a software, it is possible to follow some basic thumb rules to minimize [...]
Free utility for security threats and updates on PC
Secunia Personal Software Inspector (PSI) is a free program that can inspect all the software installed on your computer and inform you as to which programs expose you to security threats. As many of the hacker attacks and security threats exploit software vulnerabilities and code flaws, this program will help you in identifying software [...]