Most major manufacturers offer anti-virus on their websites services online scan, Which may anyone wants to check files. One of the best online scanning services is VirusTotal. At the base of the virus & trojan detection and analysis project, there are a lot of antivirus engines of the big companies producing anti-virus software.
List of companies IT security that participate in VirusTotal with their engine antivirus:
-> AhnLab (V3)
-> Aladdin (eSafe)
-> ALWIL (Avast! Antivirus)
-> Authentium (Command Antivirus)
-> AVG Technologies (AVG)
-> Avira (AntiVir)
-> Bit9 (FileAdvisor)
-> Cat Computer Services (Quick Heal)
-> ClamAV (ClamAV)
-> CA Inc. (Vet)
-> Doctor Web, Ltd. (DrWeb)
-> Eset Software (ESET NOD32)
-> ewido networks (ewido anti-malware)
-> Fortinet (Fortinet)
-> FRESH Software (F-Prot)
-> F-Secure (F-Secure)
-> G DATA Software (GData)
-> Hacksoft (The Hacker)
-> Hauri (ViRobot)
-> Ikarus Software (Ikarus)
-> K7 Computing (K7AntiVirus)
-> Kaspersky Lab (AVP)
-> McAfee (VirusScan)
-> Microsoft (Malware Protection)
-> Norman (Norman Antivirus)
-> Panda Security (Panda Platinum)
-> PC Tools (PCTools)
-> Prevx (Prevx1)
-> Rising Antivirus (Rising)
-> Secure Computing (SecureWeb)
-> BitDefender GmbH. (BitDefender)
-> Sophos (SAV)
-> Sunbelt Software (Antivirus)
-> Symantec (Norton Antivirus)
-> VirusBlockAda (VBA32)
-> Trend Micro (TrendMicro)
-> VirusBuster (VirusBuster)
The use is very simple. Access the website: www.virustotal.com/ro/ and you can send (upload) the file you want to check. Wait until it makes uploading and file analysis, after which it will be printed report scan results.
I tested with EICAR.COM VirusTotal. (virus test files). The image below is a screenshot of the final report:
VirusTotal is a free service offered by Hispasec Sistemas.
