Virus Removal Tools

Many viruses can disable your installed AV software. Availability of a "2nd opinion" virus scan is therefore an important tool in maintaining a clean PC. If you think your PC may be infected, here are some tools that can give you that "2nd opinion" independently from your loaded AV software.

Online anti-virus scanners:

BitDefender ScanOnline
<http://www.bitdefender.com/scan/license.php>

Command on Demand
<http://www.commandondemand.com/eval/cod/index.cfm>

eTrust AntiVirus Web Scanner
<http://www3.ca.com/virusinfo/virusscan.aspx>

McAfee FreeScan
<http://us.mcafee.com/root/mfs/default.asp>

Panda ActiveScan
<http://www.pandasoftware.com/products/activescan/>

RAV AntiVirus Scan Online
<http://www.rav.ro/scan/>

Trend Micro HouseCall
<http://housecall.trendmicro.com/>

Downloadable standalone virus removal tools:

avast! Virus Cleaner
<http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_cleaner.html>

McAfee AVERT Stinger
<http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/>

Panda PQRemove
<http://www.pandasoftware.es/library/pqremove_en.htm>

Last updated: November 26, 2004