VirusTotal - online virus checker

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http://www.virustotal.com/

About VirusTotal

VirusTotal is a service that analyzes suspicious files and facilitates the quick detection of viruses, worms, trojans, and all kinds of malware detected by antivirus engines.

Specs:

* Free, independent service
* Use of multiple antivirus engines
* Real-time automatic updates of virus signatures
* Detailed results from each antivirus engine
* Real time global statistics

PC World Best of the 2007 VirusTotal has been awarded by the American edition of PC World Magazine, one of the 100 best products of year 2007 in the Security Web Site category.

The 100 Best Products of 2007.

[jdog]

Yeah, I've been using this website for a while and pointing people to it as well. :p

[AYHJA]

Is there some advantage to this if you're already using a virus program..?

[jdog]

Is there some advantage to this if you're already using a virus program..?

This will allow you to upload a file and have it scanned by every single AV program out there. Some are better than others so you'll be able to tell if there's anything known on the file in question.