You do not have to install this application to scan the system and you can scan the system in Safe-mode as well. If your system is acting strange it is a good idea to download this utility and perform a full system scan. This tool is NOT a proactive security tool, but rather it can be used to perform a deep system scan for known viruses and malware. Hence you need to download it again.īest way to use this is to keep this in USB drive so you can scan any pc or USB anytime and remember this is not a replacement of any existing antivirus but an offline solution.Microsoft has just released a new stand-alone security scanner. Since this is more like an offline file and is not installed, new virus definition and protection cannot be added to the current setup. Most of the time items will be quarantined and submitted with the Microsoft Security Center for any analysis.Īnother raw fact you should know is that this Microsoft Scanner expires in 10 days after download. Once the scan is complete, you get a detailed report on which files are infected and what actions needs to be performed to fix and clean your PC. Quick Scan is basic check which cannot be skipped.Double click to run and choose Quick Scan, Full Scan or any folder scan.Check if it is blocked, if yes click on unblock button. Right click on the exe and go to properties.It works with Windows 7 both 32bit system and 64 bit system.
The best part in case you feel your Antivirus is not working as it should, it works along with it without causing any kind of conflict. Microsoft has released Safety Scanner (64 Mb files ) which can scan your PC or any folder on demand on any PC which is running Windows without installing it. Many a times it may so happen that you do not have an Antivirus Installed on your machine and there is no internet connection where you can download one.In these situations, a portable virus, malware and spyware scanner is very helpful.
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