BitDefender® QuickScan – A cloud-based scanning utility

Author: BitDefender
Price: Free
System Requirements: Windows 7/ Windows Vista/ Windows XP
                                                       

While playing an online game or making a transaction online, how many times do you actually make an effort to find out whether the site is genuine or not? Usually, your pre-configured antivirus would take time in doing so and due to this you may get lax and ignore checking the credentials of the site you are visiting.

But now, just to make your work a bit easier, you can utilize BitDefender QuickScan and scan every single website you are visiting. BitDefender QuickScan is a cloud-based security program which runs directly from a web browser to trace malicious infections on a computing device. This tool has same set of capabilities as are available in its PC version.

In order to use BitDefender QuickScan software, you need to add a tiny plugin which can be downloaded from BitDefender’s website. Once the plugin is downloaded, it can be easily installed in your browser. Since the scan will be performed through the browser, there is no need to disable or uninstall the configured antivirus application. Before executing the online scan, make sure that all the other programs are closed.

At the start, BitDefender QuickScan component looks for malicious files like viruses, Trojans and keyloggers within system processes which run actively on Windows. Subsequently, the scan checks the main drive of your computer to examine installed applications and system directories. In case a virus infection is found, the program can automatically inform you about that particular infection. Eventually, you can see the details about that infection through a report which is generated after the scan is over.

Some of the key features associated with BitDefender QuickScan are listed below

• Speedy Scanner: BitDefender QuickScan takes very less time to discover malicious files on your computer. Approximately, it finishes the scan between 30-60 seconds.
• Web Interface: You can make use of BitDefender QuickScan from any web browser. It is compatible with all the popular browsers like Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Safari.
•  Pre-Configured: Because of simple interface, you do not have to set-up or configure any sort of settings before executing the scan. The online scanner is pre-configured.
• Memory Resources Unaffected: The moment BitDefender QuickScan scans the PC, it does not affect the memory resources. In this way, your computer does not hang.