Free Online Anti-Virus Scan from Trend Micro – the HouseCall
Here at Techie-Buzz, we keep our eyes open for free and easy to use online services. One of the most important things you need to manage is your computer’s security. If you surf the internet, it’s always possible that you’ve either gotten infected, or may suspect you’ve been infected by Malware, Trojans or Viruses.
Fortunately, there’s no shortage of security tools that you can install on your PC. There are also several online tools that you can use, and most of the online tools are free. Trend Micro, one of the most trusted providers of security software, also offers a free online anti-virus scanner, named HouseCall.
Don’t consider online scanners as any replacement for installing good anti-virus and anti-malware tools. The online scanners are there in case you need a second opinion.
It’s easy to use and you can see the steps involved below in a screen-show I’ve inserted.
If you can’t see the screen-show here, follow this link to view it.
Here are links to a few other online tools that you may like to take a look at:
Free Online Security Scan From Secunia
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Compress and Zip Files Online Without Any Software
Best Free Online Image Editors
Techie Buzz Verdict:
HouseCall is a good free anti-virus scanning service from a well respected source. I recommend it as a good source for a second opinion when you are afraid that your current security software is failing you.
Techie Buzz Rating: 3/5 (Good)
Author: Clif Sipe
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Often free security scanners will only scan and not remove the infected files. Make sure if you have infected files that you completely remove them from your system with a removal tool
Thanks AVR – that's true. In this case, I believe Housecall does attempt to remove the infections. I would follow your advice tho, and scan with an additional AntiMalware such as MBAM. Some of those buggers are hard to remove.