How to Check a Download for Viruses

Computers have become more vulnerable to virus threats due to the growth of the Internet, and you may unknowingly be downloading a virus while visiting a website or saving files from the Internet onto your computer. It is best to use...

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Virus Total URL Scan
Virus Total File Scan
Jotti's Malware Scan
Anti-virus Program

Method 1 of 4:

Virus Total URL Scan

Visit the Virus Total Homepage.
Click on the "Submit a URL" tab and enter the address of the website where you are about to download the file from.
Hit the "Submit URL" button. Virus Scan will check the website for viruses and let you know whether it is safe for downloading files from there or not.

Method 2 of 4:

Virus Total File Scan

Go to the Virus Total website.
Press the Browse button in the "Upload a file" tab.
Browse to the file that you have downloaded and select it.
Press the "Send file" button. Virus Total will check the download for viruses and let you know of any threats that were detected.

Method 3 of 4:

Jotti's Malware Scan

Open the Jotti website on your computer.
Use the Browse button to select the download that you want to scan for viruses.
Hit the "Submit file" link. Jotti will scan the file and display a status message to let you know if any viruses were detected.