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@ 2012/05/31Some of our readers asked us to test the most popular free antivirus scanners found online. Since such scanners are useful in providing a good second opinion, without having to install a fully-featured security product, I thought it is worthwhile to evaluate such products. I finally found a full day for testing the 10 most popular online security scanners. It took quite a bit of work but I have some exciting results to share. Don’t hesitate to read this article and learn about the best free online antivirus scanner.
The Antivirus Scanners Being Tested
To choose the products included in this test, I used our list with the Top Internet Security Suites of 2011-2012. For all the vendors whose products received our top two badges - Buy for Everyone and Buy for Geeks - I searched to see if they offer a free security scanner. The products I ended up including in this comparison are the following: Bitdefender QuickScan, BullGuard Online Scanner, Comodo Cloud Scanner, ESET Free Online Scanner, F-Secure Online Scanner, Kaspersky Security Scan, McAfee Security Scan Plus, Norton Security Scan, Panda ActiveScan and Trend Micro HouseCall.
The Antivirus Scanners Being Tested
To choose the products included in this test, I used our list with the Top Internet Security Suites of 2011-2012. For all the vendors whose products received our top two badges - Buy for Everyone and Buy for Geeks - I searched to see if they offer a free security scanner. The products I ended up including in this comparison are the following: Bitdefender QuickScan, BullGuard Online Scanner, Comodo Cloud Scanner, ESET Free Online Scanner, F-Secure Online Scanner, Kaspersky Security Scan, McAfee Security Scan Plus, Norton Security Scan, Panda ActiveScan and Trend Micro HouseCall.
