How To Detect Online viruses and malware

VirusTotal.com are sites that provide services to analyze the data suspected of containing viruses or other things similar, and can detect the virus quickly online.

VirusTotal.com also can detect the URL or link on the suspect as malware

Specifications Virus Total services provided include:

    * Free and independent service
    * Use a different antivirus program
    * Automatic updates
    * Display details of any antivirus program detailed
    * Global statistics in real time

Virus Total has received awards from the American edition of PC World Magazine as one of the 100 best products in 2007 in the category of Security Web site. This site is a service developed by Hispasec Sistemas, the independent IT security laboratory that uses multiple versions of antivirus programs are updated periodically. Some of the parties that participate in the Virus Total with their antivirus include:

    * AhnLab (V3)
    * AntiyLabs (Antiy-AVL)
    * Aladdin (eSafe)
    * ALWIL (Avasti Antivirus)
    * Authentium (Command Antivrus)
    * AVG Technologies (AVG)
    * Avira (AntiVir)
    * Cat Computer Services (Quick Heal)
    * ClamAV (ClamAV)
    * Comodo (Comodo)
    * CA Inc. (Vet)
    * Doctor Web Ltd. (DrWeb)
    * Emsi Software (ESET NOD32)
    * Fortinet (Fortinet)
    * FRISK Software (F-Prot)
    * F-Secure (F-Secure)
    * McAfee (VirusScan)
    * Microsoft (Malware Protection)

Tools that support Virus Total, among others, PEiD, pefile, TrID (Marco Pontello) and PDFID (Didier Stevens). Virus Total is also provide services in at least 23 languages other than English, among others, Polish, Czech, German, Mandarin, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Turkish, Arabic, Korean, and others.

Please note that the Virus Total is not a substitute for antivirus software because it only scan to file the request and not a permanent protector for the user. Though supported by some antivirus detection, but does NOT guarantee that a file is completely clean or safe from viruses. Because, until now no solution can offer 100% effectiveness to detect viruses.