How to know your computer file is infected with a virus
Of course you will see that the best way of knowing that your computer file is infected with a virus is by letting your antivirus software scan the file. But sometimes the antivirus software flags a file as infected with the virus even when the the file might not be infected. This is because different antivirus software have different methodologies for detecting virus infections. In case you have a doubt you can simply upload your file to one of the virus scanning websites. These websites use many antivirus software to scan your file and present you with the results from all the antivirus software. This Lifehacker blog post talks about one of such online resources that let you know if your computer file is really infected with the virus.
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June 27th, 2008 at 12:31 am
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