|
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Welcome to Windows Vista Forums. Our forum is dedicated to helping you find solutions with any problems, errors or issues you are experiencing with Windows Vista. The Vista forum also covers news and updates and has an extensive Windows Vista tutorial section that covers a wide range of tips and tricks. |
| |||||||
 |
| |
01-03-2009
| #1 (permalink) |
| | Re: Does some one knows a good virus scanner that is just a scanner? Do you know what virus are probaly not. You can get a virus from just visiting a web site. I did a couple of weeks ago from Microsoft Download Center website but my virus software caught it and took care of it. So in this case you must not surf the web that much. And for your question i do not know of any scanners for just scanning feature. <PSiegmann@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:331cdb0d-38e9-4750-9b88-8cf9636815c9@xxxxxx Quote: >I am looking for a good virus scanner that is just that: A scanner. > > I don't need a big suite that with an integrated firewall and > background scanning and real time protection and what not. I don't > need all these things since I patch regulary and don't allow every > activeX applet to run and don't download dodgy software. > > With that practice I never caught a virus in in the last five years. > (I run every four months a few online virus scanners just to be sure, > and never got an alaram) > > I just need a scanner because sometimes I want to try some shareware > and want to scan the installation file first. For that, I have > currently AVG (free edition) installed but that thing comes with all > that annoying real time protection baggage, I turned everything off, > but it stills installs a special background service which needs to be > active, without it, it won't even scan one single file. > > So, my current practice is to deactivate this service, until I need to > scan a file, then I reactivate the AVG service, open up AVG, it moans > and groans about all the deactivated background scan- and real time > protection options yawwwnn... and only then I can scan finaly the > file. > > So, all I want is just a scanner. with no services that need to run, > no real time protection, no e-mail scanning no nothing. Just a scanner > that I can fire up on will to scan a file sometimes. > > Does such a scanner still exists? Or did they die together with DOS? > |
My System Specs |
|
01-03-2009
| #2 (permalink) |
| | Re: Does some one knows a good virus scanner that is just a scanner? www.avast.com home edition (FREE) when installing do a custom install and deselect the services you don't want.. you can also right click on the tray icon, and stop on-access services and set it so that it will not prompt you again to start them or as others said clamwin.. but I don't like clamwin.. I would go with avast... and configure it as I say but have in mind.. you only need to get a bad virus once... <PSiegmann@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:331cdb0d-38e9-4750-9b88-8cf9636815c9@xxxxxx Quote: > I am looking for a good virus scanner that is just that: A scanner. > > I don't need a big suite that with an integrated firewall and > background scanning and real time protection and what not. I don't > need all these things since I patch regulary and don't allow every > activeX applet to run and don't download dodgy software. > > With that practice I never caught a virus in in the last five years. > (I run every four months a few online virus scanners just to be sure, > and never got an alaram) > > I just need a scanner because sometimes I want to try some shareware > and want to scan the installation file first. For that, I have > currently AVG (free edition) installed but that thing comes with all > that annoying real time protection baggage, I turned everything off, > but it stills installs a special background service which needs to be > active, without it, it won't even scan one single file. > > So, my current practice is to deactivate this service, until I need to > scan a file, then I reactivate the AVG service, open up AVG, it moans > and groans about all the deactivated background scan- and real time > protection options yawwwnn... and only then I can scan finaly the > file. > > So, all I want is just a scanner. with no services that need to run, > no real time protection, no e-mail scanning no nothing. Just a scanner > that I can fire up on will to scan a file sometimes. > > Does such a scanner still exists? Or did they die together with DOS? > |
| My System Specs |
|
01-03-2009
| #3 (permalink) |
| | Re: Does some one knows a good virus scanner that is just a scanner? Avira can be installed as a On-Demand Scanner Only. <PSiegmann@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:331cdb0d-38e9-4750-9b88-8cf9636815c9@xxxxxx Quote: >I am looking for a good virus scanner that is just that: A scanner. > > I don't need a big suite that with an integrated firewall and > background scanning and real time protection and what not. I don't > need all these things since I patch regulary and don't allow every > activeX applet to run and don't download dodgy software. > > With that practice I never caught a virus in in the last five years. > (I run every four months a few online virus scanners just to be sure, > and never got an alaram) > > I just need a scanner because sometimes I want to try some shareware > and want to scan the installation file first. For that, I have > currently AVG (free edition) installed but that thing comes with all > that annoying real time protection baggage, I turned everything off, > but it stills installs a special background service which needs to be > active, without it, it won't even scan one single file. > > So, my current practice is to deactivate this service, until I need to > scan a file, then I reactivate the AVG service, open up AVG, it moans > and groans about all the deactivated background scan- and real time > protection options yawwwnn... and only then I can scan finaly the > file. > > So, all I want is just a scanner. with no services that need to run, > no real time protection, no e-mail scanning no nothing. Just a scanner > that I can fire up on will to scan a file sometimes. > > Does such a scanner still exists? Or did they die together with DOS? > |
| My System Specs |
|
01-03-2009
| #4 (permalink) |
| | Re: Does some one knows a good virus scanner that is just a scanner? I cant agree with you more... I never use NORTON or PANDA or any such monstrous "suites" In the end the CPU and disk is working all the time for antispyware, antivirus, firewall! We should dump everything and install linux if that's the case! lol where you don't need a firewall antivirus or antispyware. I too have searched everywhere for a fast and lite scanner for older systems... the thing is that there is no such beast!.. at least anymore! because all these antivirus products need to be updated and remain "secure" they are constantly being "upgraded" the result is a slow sluggish system. I tried doing this with a bunch of legacy PII systems that we would donated... we needed an antivirus.. but all of them were just to heavy and bloated for the resident shield to run on. Try avast and turn everything off.. you might then try to leave on the single scanner "standard sheild" and see how it performs.... Many claim NOD32 is fast.. but what I saw is that it slows down older computers more than Avast! I mentioned clamwin portable version...you just extract it in a folder and presto! this can run from a disk too.. and it updates but I never really liked it much! see here http://portableapps.com/apps/utilities/clamwin_portable ALSO you might consider using a WEB BASED scanner.. like http://www.pandasecurity.com/homeuse...ns/activescan/ OR THIS http://housecall.trendmicro.com/ but there are many other such online scanners... <PSiegmann@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:4879d8be-c3e5-4682-937f-f9bdc7d897e5@xxxxxx Quote: > "but have in mind.. you only need to get a bad virus once..." > > Yes, but all these real time virus scanners can tax the system > ridiculously high. Especially Norton. > > Sometimes the cure is worse than the disease. I think it's more sane > to properly use the computer and not doing risky and stupid stuff with > it, than to trust that much on bloated virus scanners that slow your > system down like viri themselves. > > Using bloated real time virus scanners is like taking anti-biotics > every day because you might get sick (imho). > > On Jan 3, 6:47 pm, "CBoom" <some...@xxxxxx> wrote: > Quote: >> but have in mind.. you only need to get a bad virus once... >> >> |
| My System Specs |
|
01-04-2009
| #5 (permalink) |
| | Re: Does some one knows a good virus scanner that is just a scanner? There are no viruses on the Microsoft Download website. If your software caught it, it was a false alarm. "none" <personal@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:VIL7l.14096$Ou7.5658@xxxxxx Quote: > Do you know what virus are probaly not. You can get a virus from just > visiting a web site. I did a couple of weeks ago from Microsoft Download > Center website but my virus software caught it and took care of it. So in > this case you must not surf the web that much. And for your question i do > not know of any scanners for just scanning feature. > > <PSiegmann@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:331cdb0d-38e9-4750-9b88-8cf9636815c9@xxxxxx Quote: >>I am looking for a good virus scanner that is just that: A scanner. >> >> I don't need a big suite that with an integrated firewall and >> background scanning and real time protection and what not. I don't >> need all these things since I patch regulary and don't allow every >> activeX applet to run and don't download dodgy software. >> >> With that practice I never caught a virus in in the last five years. >> (I run every four months a few online virus scanners just to be sure, >> and never got an alaram) >> >> I just need a scanner because sometimes I want to try some shareware >> and want to scan the installation file first. For that, I have >> currently AVG (free edition) installed but that thing comes with all >> that annoying real time protection baggage, I turned everything off, >> but it stills installs a special background service which needs to be >> active, without it, it won't even scan one single file. >> >> So, my current practice is to deactivate this service, until I need to >> scan a file, then I reactivate the AVG service, open up AVG, it moans >> and groans about all the deactivated background scan- and real time >> protection options yawwwnn... and only then I can scan finaly the >> file. >> >> So, all I want is just a scanner. with no services that need to run, >> no real time protection, no e-mail scanning no nothing. Just a scanner >> that I can fire up on will to scan a file sometimes. >> >> Does such a scanner still exists? Or did they die together with DOS? >> |
| My System Specs |
|
01-04-2009
| #6 (permalink) |
| vista home premium 64 | Re: Does some one knows a good virus scanner that is just a scanner? I understand your question Kapersky has a good free online scanner with tools available incase you do get infected. i too shut down my Av unless iam going to d/l a soft or something. You save the link to desktop to scan whenever you wish and it allows you to scan 1 file at a time if you wish  Quote: Originally Posted by none  Do you know what virus are probaly not. You can get a virus from just visiting a web site. I did a couple of weeks ago from Microsoft Download Center website but my virus software caught it and took care of it. So in this case you must not surf the web that much. And for your question i do not know of any scanners for just scanning feature. <PSiegmann@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:331cdb0d-38e9-4750-9b88-8cf9636815c9@xxxxxx Quote: >I am looking for a good virus scanner that is just that: A scanner. > > I don't need a big suite that with an integrated firewall and > background scanning and real time protection and what not. I don't > need all these things since I patch regulary and don't allow every > activeX applet to run and don't download dodgy software. > > With that practice I never caught a virus in in the last five years. > (I run every four months a few online virus scanners just to be sure, > and never got an alaram) > > I just need a scanner because sometimes I want to try some shareware > and want to scan the installation file first. For that, I have > currently AVG (free edition) installed but that thing comes with all > that annoying real time protection baggage, I turned everything off, > but it stills installs a special background service which needs to be > active, without it, it won't even scan one single file. > > So, my current practice is to deactivate this service, until I need to > scan a file, then I reactivate the AVG service, open up AVG, it moans > and groans about all the deactivated background scan- and real time > protection options yawwwnn... and only then I can scan finaly the > file. > > So, all I want is just a scanner. with no services that need to run, > no real time protection, no e-mail scanning no nothing. Just a scanner > that I can fire up on will to scan a file sometimes. > > Does such a scanner still exists? Or did they die together with DOS? > |
| My System Specs |
|
| Thread Tools | |
| |
Similar Threads | ||||
| Thread | Forum | |||
| Re: Does some one knows a good virus scanner that is just a scanner? | Vista General | |||
| Re: Virus Scanner and Guest OS | Virtual PC | |||
| 64-bit virus scanner, 64-bit reg. cleaner? | Software | |||
| Avast Virus Scanner | Vista General | |||
| Virus Scanner for Vista 64 | Vista General | |||
