Comments on: Scan Your Computer with Multiple Anti Virus for FREE http://www.raymond.cc/blog/archives/2008/01/09/scan-your-computer-with-multiple-anti-virus-for-free/ Daily updated news of useful advanced computer tips and tricks Sat, 20 Mar 2010 12:07:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: David H. Lipman http://www.raymond.cc/blog/archives/2008/01/09/scan-your-computer-with-multiple-anti-virus-for-free/#comment-470399 David H. Lipman Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:19:59 +0000 http://www.raymond.cc/blog/archives/2008/01/09/scan-your-computer-with-multiple-anti-virus-for-free/#comment-470399 Thank you Jeremy! Thank you Jeremy!

]]> By: Jeremy http://www.raymond.cc/blog/archives/2008/01/09/scan-your-computer-with-multiple-anti-virus-for-free/#comment-469476 Jeremy Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:36:54 +0000 http://www.raymond.cc/blog/archives/2008/01/09/scan-your-computer-with-multiple-anti-virus-for-free/#comment-469476 Please remove all my comments on this thread. I've been too rash and emotional while posting them. I will investigate further onto the true cause of the mysterious system wiping that have occurred. Please remove all my comments on this thread. I’ve been too rash and emotional while posting them.

I will investigate further onto the true cause of the mysterious system wiping that have occurred.

]]> By: Jeremy http://www.raymond.cc/blog/archives/2008/01/09/scan-your-computer-with-multiple-anti-virus-for-free/#comment-469359 Jeremy Sat, 06 Mar 2010 03:47:44 +0000 http://www.raymond.cc/blog/archives/2008/01/09/scan-your-computer-with-multiple-anti-virus-for-free/#comment-469359 This is big! I stumbled again into the same auto-deletion on my new Windows 7 64-bit system. Once again I'm thankful that I have a drive image. Anyways, this time, it had nothing to do with this program. In fact, the only recent software I installed (and uninstalled) is BBFlashback Express. Even though I uninstalled it, the display capture driver was still existent on device manager, but I've left it alone. A few days afterwards, my system got nuked (as I said in my first sentence). Now that I think about it, the BBFlashback driver was also existent on my XP machine at the time it got nuked. Coincidence? I think not. After testing out Multi AV Scanning Tool on my XP mode, I retract what I said almost a year ago. It is perfectly sound (although I don't really need it). This is big! I stumbled again into the same auto-deletion on my new Windows 7 64-bit system.
Once again I’m thankful that I have a drive image.
Anyways, this time, it had nothing to do with this program. In fact, the only recent software I installed (and uninstalled) is BBFlashback Express. Even though I uninstalled it, the display capture driver was still existent on device manager, but I’ve left it alone. A few days afterwards, my system got nuked (as I said in my first sentence).
Now that I think about it, the BBFlashback driver was also existent on my XP machine at the time it got nuked.

Coincidence? I think not.

After testing out Multi AV Scanning Tool on my XP mode, I retract what I said almost a year ago. It is perfectly sound (although I don’t really need it).

]]> By: golferCA http://www.raymond.cc/blog/archives/2008/01/09/scan-your-computer-with-multiple-anti-virus-for-free/#comment-457846 golferCA Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:01:15 +0000 http://www.raymond.cc/blog/archives/2008/01/09/scan-your-computer-with-multiple-anti-virus-for-free/#comment-457846 www.filterbit.com is a free online virus scanner, and a demo for the Metascan multiple antivirus SDK available here: http://www.opswat.com/products/metascan It includes licenses for up to 8 pre-installed engines (scanning simlutaneously) or just as a core service/api used to integrate your own separately licensed AV. Hope this is good info. http://www.filterbit.com is a free online virus scanner, and a demo for the Metascan multiple antivirus SDK available here: http://www.opswat.com/products/metascan

It includes licenses for up to 8 pre-installed engines (scanning simlutaneously) or just as a core service/api used to integrate your own separately licensed AV.
Hope this is good info.

]]> By: Jeremy http://www.raymond.cc/blog/archives/2008/01/09/scan-your-computer-with-multiple-anti-virus-for-free/#comment-442800 Jeremy Sat, 25 Jul 2009 23:27:51 +0000 http://www.raymond.cc/blog/archives/2008/01/09/scan-your-computer-with-multiple-anti-virus-for-free/#comment-442800 Another note, my computer is very clean. Not only is it pretty new, I've installed all sorts of protection since day one! Examples: Sandbox, Limited Rights, Passive Cookies/Website/ActiveX Blockers, HIPS, Firewall, On-demands, Backup, Firefox Add-ons, Software Restriction Policy, etc. Everything is on different layers, and are regularly updated. I've scanned with all sorts of programs (ex: A-squared, Avira, Avast, Hitman Pro, Malwarebytes', SUPERAntispyware, Spybot, Ad-Aware, Spyware Doctor, Norton Security Scan and Clean, even this program itself before it went out of control!) and the only things that show up are tracking cookies and false positives. A virus causing my problem is virtually impossible. All was well, until this thing ruined my system drive. Another note, my computer is very clean. Not only is it pretty new, I’ve installed all sorts of protection since day one!
Examples: Sandbox, Limited Rights, Passive Cookies/Website/ActiveX Blockers, HIPS, Firewall, On-demands, Backup, Firefox Add-ons, Software Restriction Policy, etc.

Everything is on different layers, and are regularly updated. I’ve scanned with all sorts of programs (ex: A-squared, Avira, Avast, Hitman Pro, Malwarebytes’, SUPERAntispyware, Spybot, Ad-Aware, Spyware Doctor, Norton Security Scan and Clean, even this program itself before it went out of control!) and the only things that show up are tracking cookies and false positives.

A virus causing my problem is virtually impossible. All was well, until this thing ruined my system drive.

]]> By: Jeremy http://www.raymond.cc/blog/archives/2008/01/09/scan-your-computer-with-multiple-anti-virus-for-free/#comment-442797 Jeremy Sat, 25 Jul 2009 22:58:58 +0000 http://www.raymond.cc/blog/archives/2008/01/09/scan-your-computer-with-multiple-anti-virus-for-free/#comment-442797 I'm not sure what happened exactly, but Multi-AV Scanning Tool deleted every file on my system drive! (excluding those in memory). It worked fine before. The deletion just happened silently after I chose the Trend Micro. I don't think there was even a process. The first time it happened, I wasn't even sure WHAT happened until it's too late. Good thing I had a drive image. The second time I was prepared, and confirmed the culprit. Luckily my data drive was never touched. Will never touch it again *watches shredding progress*. I would love to provide a log file, except it deletes itself first (and everything within its folder). Heck, when I chose Trend Micro, it didn't even start scanning! It disappears and reappears when the wiping is done. I completely agree with everyone's statement on the danger of this software. I’m not sure what happened exactly, but Multi-AV Scanning Tool deleted every file on my system drive! (excluding those in memory). It worked fine before.
The deletion just happened silently after I chose the Trend Micro. I don’t think there was even a process.

The first time it happened, I wasn’t even sure WHAT happened until it’s too late. Good thing I had a drive image. The second time I was prepared, and confirmed the culprit.

Luckily my data drive was never touched.

Will never touch it again *watches shredding progress*.

I would love to provide a log file, except it deletes itself first (and everything within its folder). Heck, when I chose Trend Micro, it didn’t even start scanning! It disappears and reappears when the wiping is done.
I completely agree with everyone’s statement on the danger of this software.

]]> By: Joe http://www.raymond.cc/blog/archives/2008/01/09/scan-your-computer-with-multiple-anti-virus-for-free/#comment-431816 Joe Mon, 20 Apr 2009 11:40:34 +0000 http://www.raymond.cc/blog/archives/2008/01/09/scan-your-computer-with-multiple-anti-virus-for-free/#comment-431816 Hi Would this tool only use those AV's signature files database or does it use their hueristics as well ? Hi

Would this tool only use those AV’s signature files database or does it use their hueristics as well ?

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