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Software => Computer viruses and spyware => Topic started by: billbreidenbach on June 23, 2008, 03:15:17 PM

Title: Online Malware Removal?
Post by: billbreidenbach on June 23, 2008, 03:15:17 PM

I am about to replace my old IBM Thinkpad with a new one from Lenovo.  I would like to copy data and some applications from the old machine to the new one.  But I do not wish to import malware that may be buried in the old machine into the new one.  Is there an online service to which I could upload any files to be transferred and which would subject them to a thorough, guaranteed malware removal process?

Thank you very much.

Bill Breidenbach

Title: Re: Online Malware Removal?
Post by: Broni on June 23, 2008, 03:18:40 PM

http://virusscan.jotti.org/
http://www.virustotal.com/

Why not to scan a whole drive?

Title: Re: Online Malware Removal?
Post by: evilfantasy on June 23, 2008, 04:49:45 PM

Quote from: billbreidenbach on June 23, 2008, 03:15:17 PM

I could upload any files to be transferred and which would subject them to a thorough, guaranteed malware removal process?

These clean what they find.

• BitDefender Online Scanner (http://www.bitdefender.com/scan8/ie.html)
  
• ESET Nod32 Online Scanner (http://www.eset.com/onlinescan/)
  
• F-Secure Online Scanner (http://www.247fixes.com/forums/ipb_seo.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsupport.f-secure.com%2Fenu%2Fhome%2Fols.shtml) < Also scans for rootkits
  

Title: Re: Online Malware Removal?
Post by: billbreidenbach on June 24, 2008, 03:21:13 PM

Dear EvilFantasy,

Thank you very much for the information provided in your reply to my post.  Most appreciated.

Bill Breidenbach