If you frequently download files from suspicious sites, it's probably worth it to check for viruses Before you download, instead of waiting to see if your regular anti-virus software will catch it after you download.
The solution? You can use the Dr.Web plugin, which will add an item to the right-click menu to allow you to scan any web page or download link using their online virus checker.
Let's take it for a test drive… I decided to scan the Dr.Web Firefox plugin with Dr.Web, just to see what it would say.
Looks like it's clean! (shocker)
Keep in mind that no anti-virus software is absolutely perfect or will catch every virus, so this isn't a substitute for using a proper anti-virus software. You should also still be careful where you download files from.
This plugin will also not work for webmail attachments. I tested this on Gmail and it didn't work, which isn't necessarily a bad thing, because it means your attachments are private.
1 comments:
Well the it was some thing nice to come along with, means you just can check for the virus on the verge you are going to take on the download a step forward that is some thing awsome to find as in such a situation you can trace the virus before it is being downloaded..
where as upto my understanding anti virus tend to check that once the stuffs have been downloaded.. that is you have already taken the pain..
Well some thing as such is also being incorporated with GMAIL.. which i use and have noticed...
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