If you got a mail from your friend with an attachment, usually you will open that attachment with-out doubts. What if your friends computer is infected with a Virus or Worm or A Trojan? Don't forget that new generation Viruses are capable of collecting email address from computer they are infected.

As soon as you open that attachment or file you also will get infected, then what to do ?

Here is the solution... VirusTotal.com.

VirusTotal is a free online virus scanner with 32 anti virus engines.

Got a suspicious mail or mail attachment.
Just forward that mail or attachment or file to email address scan@virustotal.com with subject SCAN as attachment. Remember email body should be blank.

You will get a detailed virus scanning report.

Mail in Inbox


Scanning Report ..


Suspicious file in your Hard drive
If you want to scan a file which is in your hard drive, then you can directly upload that file to virustotal.com through a web browser.

VirusTotal Uploader Tool
This tool helps you to send or upload files directly from your system using the context menu.


Things to remember.

1. Virustotal won't clean your file; it will only detect infection on your file.

2. E-mail’s subject must be "SCAN".

3. Mail/Attachment/File should be less than 10 MB.

4. Speed of scan depends on load of the server.


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