Take 10 Seconds And Have BitDefender QuickScan Add-on Audit Your System For Malware

BitDefender’s QuickScan (last updated April 7, 2011), is a Firefox, and Chrome add-on, built around cloud based technology (a continuously updated malware database and scanner, hosted on remote servers), making it FAST! FAST! FAST!

Following installation of the add-on, QuickScan sets a quick launch Icon in the Browser Toolbar for easy access. (Firefox 4 shown)

The following screen shots show QuickScan in the process of scanning critical files and modules, on my Win 7 machine.

Elapsed time 10 seconds!!!! That meets my definition of FAST! I run QuickScan daily, and a 10 second scan completion is fairly typical.

My Internet connection speed is – 16 Mbps (download), and 1.5 Mbps (upload). Your results may vary, depending on your connection speed.

Following the scan, you’ll have access to a full report. The following screen capture is only a partial representation of the report, (it’s just too big to insert in this article). Click on image to expand to original.

Fast facts:

Very fast scanning

Runs online from any Internet connected Windows PC

Based on BitDefender anti-malware technologies

Detects running malware

Detects hidden threats (rootkits) and keyloggers

Scans:

Processes

Network activity

Autoruns and critical files

Browser plug-ins

Note:

This add-on is not a replacement for active antimalware protection.

No cleaning capabilities are included in QuickScan, so if you encounter a positive indication of a malware infection, use your onboard antimalware application to clear it.

Takeaway:

Today’s malware is quite capable of shutting down onboard antimalware applications, while allowing the user to believe the application/s are fully functional. A simply scan with QuickScan can provide an early warning of such activity.

Download: Firefox

Download: Chrome

 

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Don’t Have McAfee Site Advisor? Then How Do You Know Where You Are on the Net?

Would you wander through a neighborhood that you were unfamiliar with? One which might possibly be full of predators? Well of course you wouldn’t.

However, if wander through the Internet without the aid of SiteAdvisor, a free Internet service from McAfee, (the plug-in is available for Internet Explorer/ Firefox) that tests web sites you are visiting for spyware, spam, viruses and online scams, this is close to what you are doing.

According to McAfee, this service is based on a huge database with detailed test results for more than 100,000 pieces of software, and which covers more than 90% of the world’s Web traffic. The service integrates with search engine results from popular search engines such as Google, Yahoo, etc.

The plug-in’s icon, which is added to your browser toolbar, displays a color rating for each site you visit, which indicates whether a site is safe to use, or should be used with caution.

Site Ratings:

• Green – Safe: McAfee has tested the site and didn’t find any significant problems.
• Yellow – Caution: McAfee has tested the site and advise there are some issues you should consider.
• Red – Warning: McAfee has tested the site and found some serious issues that you need to carefully consider before using this site.
• Grey – McAfee has not yet tested the site, or the site is in the process of being tested.

 

According to McAfee’s own research, 90% of U.S. consumers on the Internet make use of search engines, and 80% of Web site visits originate from these search queries. Additionally, McAfee stated their May 2006 Search Engine Safety study revealed, search engines expose users to dangerous sites posing security risks including spyware, spam, and scams.

Surf more securely by adding this browser add-on which will provide you with an in-depth site analysis based on real world test results. Always keep in mind however, that you are your own best protection. Stop · Think · Click

Download this browser add-on at McAfee