Malware Resources

Last Updated: 17May12 | Status: To Be Continued

  1. 1.  Definitions
  2. 2.  Reports
  3. 3.  General Prevention, Symptom, And Removal Guidelines
  4. 4.  Anti-Malware Vendors
  5. 5.  Free Comprehensive Anti-Malware Solutions
  6. 6.  Free On Demand Anti-Malware Solutions
  7. 7.  Free Malware Removal Tools
    1. 7.1.  Detect/Remove All Known Malware
    2. 7.2.  Detect/Remove Most Prevalent Malware
    3. 7.3.  Detect/Remove Single Malware
  8. 8.  Free Online Malware Scanners
    1. 8.1.  System Level
    2. 8.2.  Single File
  9. 9.  Free Web Page, Web Site, And Web Application Scanners
    1. 9.1.  Free Web Page Scanners
    2. 9.2.  Free Web Site Scanners
    3. 9.3.  Free Web Application Scanners
  10. 10.  Virus Definition Downloads For Manual/Offline Installation
    1. 10.1.  AVG
    2. 10.2.  McAfee
    3. 10.3.  Microsoft Security Essentials
    4. 10.4.  Norton By Symantec
  11. 11.  Misc

1.  Definitions

2.  Reports

3.  General Prevention, Symptom, And Removal Guidelines

4.  Anti-Malware Vendors

5.  Free Comprehensive Anti-Malware Solutions

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Comprehensive anti-malware solutions:
  • provide real-time protection to prevent infection by all known malware.
  • provide on demand scanning of entire system to detect/remove existing infections by all known malware.
  • are defined by the combination of real-time protection to prevent infection by all known malware and on demand scanning of entire system to detect/remove existing infections by all known malware.

6.  Free On Demand Anti-Malware Solutions

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  • On demand ant-malware solutions:
    1. do not provide real-time protection to prevent infection by all known malware.
    2. provide on demand scanning of entire system to detect/remove existing infections by all known malware.
    3. can update virus definitions.
    4. are defined by the combination of on demand scanning of entire system to detect/remove existing infections by all known malware and the ability to update virus definitions.
  • For rescue disks by anti-malware vendors, see Rescue Disk Comparison (stevestechresource.com).

7.  Free Malware Removal Tools

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Malware removal tools:
  • do not provide real-time protection to prevent infection by all known malware.
  • provide on demand scanning of entire system to detect/remove existing infections by either; 1.) all known malware, 2.) most prevalent malware, or 3.) single malware.
  • cannot update virus definitions.

7.1.  Detect/Remove All Known Malware

7.2.  Detect/Remove Most Prevalent Malware

7.3.  Detect/Remove Single Malware

8.  Free Online Malware Scanners

8.1.  System Level

8.2.  Single File

9.  Free Web Page, Web Site, And Web Application Scanners

9.1.  Free Web Page Scanners

9.2.  Free Web Site Scanners

9.3.  Free Web Application Scanners

10.  Virus Definition Downloads For Manual/Offline Installation

10.1.  AVG

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AVG Antivirus Free Version and Paid Version use the identical virus definition file, which both link to as: Iavi: ####.

10.2.  McAfee

10.3.  Microsoft Security Essentials

10.4.  Norton By Symantec

11.  Misc