{"id":51392,"date":"2015-07-21T02:16:35","date_gmt":"2015-07-21T02:16:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=51392"},"modified":"2015-07-21T02:16:35","modified_gmt":"2015-07-21T02:16:35","slug":"3-online-antivirus-scans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/3-online-antivirus-scans\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Online Antivirus Scans"},"content":{"rendered":"

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These 3 online anti-virus scans are free.–PC Pitstop.<\/i><\/font><\/p>\n

3 Online Antivirus Scans<\/h4>\n

By Paul Ferson for MakeTechEasier<\/p>\n

Security is always a concern, and with computers storing increasing amounts of information about our digital lives, it pays to be vigilant. There are plenty of articles listing the \u201cbest\u201d anti-virus software, but the simple fact of the matter is that all of them could miss something another may not.<\/p>\n

What can you do? When there are many, many articles about how running multiple anti-virus programs concurrently can be detrimental to their performance, it is quite clear this is not the solution. However, it is the key to one.<\/p>\n

Various websites exist that allow you to upload files and have them scanned through numerous anti-virus programs. Best of all, they\u2019re free to use; if you\u2019ve ever been suspicious of a file or installer, these can be a convenient solution.<\/p>\n

Virus Total<\/a><\/p>\n

Anubis<\/a><\/p>\n

Metascan<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Article Continued Here<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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