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ESET Online Scanner is a free online virus scan service that allows users to scan and disinfect malware, such as viruses, worms, Trojans, phishing and spyware from your systems, hard disks, compressed files and email. ESET Online Scanner uses the same ThreatSense technology and signatures as ESET Smart Security/ESET NOD32 Antivirus. The current release adds the same anti-stealth technology used in ESET Smart Security and ESET NOD32 Antivirus to protect against threats such as rootkits. ESET Online Scanner is not configurable, and cannot prevent your computer from being infected by malware.

ESET Online Virus Scanner Features:

• Enhanced Web Browsers Support: Alternative browsers like Opera and Firefox are now supported
• Destination scanning: Selected files or folders can be chosen for scanning.
• Anti-Stealth Technology: ESET Online Scanner now includes anti-stealth – ESET´s well known anti-rootkit technology used also in ESET Smart Security and ESET NOD32 Antivirus.
• Quarantine: all infiltrations and infected files are moved into the quarantine where they no longer represent any threat for your computer. In addition, quarantined files can be restored or deleted permanently
• 64-bit Platform Support: ESET Online Scanner now runs without any problems also on 64-bit platforms
• New GUI: The Graphic User Interface of ESET Online Scanner went through a significant re-design to provide improved usability and positive user experience
• Advanced Proxy Settings: ESET Online Scanner is able to detect the used proxy automatically. In addition, experienced users can change proxy settings manually.
• Installed Antivirus Software Info: The new version of ESET Online Scanner reliably identifies and displays antivirus software installed on the computer being scanned. Thus, the user is informed, that the appearance of another antivirus software may affect the performance and quality of the scan.

The ESET Online Scanner is implemented as an ActiveX control, which means the user must first download and install it before the program can be run through their web browser. If you are using web browser other than Internet Explorer, it will prompt you to download the ESET Smart Installer, an application which installs and launches ESET Online Scanner in a separate window. At the end of the scan, there will be an option to uninstall ESET Online Scanner and all its components.

After starting the ESET Online Scanner, it needs to initialize and download the latest virus signatures. This procedure takes a few minutes, depending on your connection speed.

For more information, please visit the ESET Online Scanner at: http://www.eset.com/onlinescan/