Well if you want to scan your Search Results for Active Threats, before entering the site itself than here is a free simple yet effective way.
For this you must have AVG Free Antivirus 8.0 installed on your system. Set this to Update itself automatically. Now here’s the component that is called Link Scanner which scans for Active Threats present in links
Now as soon as you search the Link Scanner will tell you whether the site you are going to eneter is safe for your computer or not.
For Example:
I searched for avg 8 and the result is shown below
The details of the result consist of the following main points:
* The site is safe or not.
* IP address of the site.
* Scan Date
Here’s the screenshot of the result that says the site is safe
Now I entered warez as search term and see the infection result yourself in the screen shot
The details of the result consist of the following main points:
* Risk Category
* Risk Name
* IP Address
* Scan Date
Here’s the infected Screenshot of the result
So better check your result before entering any infected site through search engines.
Note:
* The above screenshots are meant for giving examples only, there’s no intention of affecting the sites on any personal basis. The scan results are generated completely by AVG Free Anti Virus 8.0.
* The Link Scanner is Only compatible with IE and Firefox (till now).
* The Link Scanner (till my best knowledge) scans results from Google & Yahoo!
Source: http://mrintech.wordpress.com/2008/07/22/scan-sites-in-search-engine-itself-for-active-threats/
For this you must have AVG Free Antivirus 8.0 installed on your system. Set this to Update itself automatically. Now here’s the component that is called Link Scanner which scans for Active Threats present in links
Now as soon as you search the Link Scanner will tell you whether the site you are going to eneter is safe for your computer or not.
For Example:
I searched for avg 8 and the result is shown below
The details of the result consist of the following main points:
* The site is safe or not.
* IP address of the site.
* Scan Date
Here’s the screenshot of the result that says the site is safe
Now I entered warez as search term and see the infection result yourself in the screen shot
The details of the result consist of the following main points:
* Risk Category
* Risk Name
* IP Address
* Scan Date
Here’s the infected Screenshot of the result
So better check your result before entering any infected site through search engines.
Note:
* The above screenshots are meant for giving examples only, there’s no intention of affecting the sites on any personal basis. The scan results are generated completely by AVG Free Anti Virus 8.0.
* The Link Scanner is Only compatible with IE and Firefox (till now).
* The Link Scanner (till my best knowledge) scans results from Google & Yahoo!
Source: http://mrintech.wordpress.com/2008/07/22/scan-sites-in-search-engine-itself-for-active-threats/
