Tuesday, May 7, 2013
McAfee Stinger is a stand-alone portable antivirus tool
which can detect and remove some malware.
At its simplest, all you have to
do is download the program, launch it, click Scan Now and wait to see what
happens. Stinger's straightforward on-demand scanning shouldn't conflict with
any other security software, so you can run it alongside your existing
antivirus package without any problems. And if the program detects any threats
then it'll remove them for you.
Stinger does have a few
interesting settings hidden behind the Preferences button. You might want to
check the "Boot sectors" box to ensure the program checks for boot
sector viruses, for instance. And if you're sure your system is infected, but
Stinger can't find anything, then you might try increasing the heuristic
sensitivity level. This makes it more likely that the program will spot suspect
files, but also increases the chance that it'll highlight entirely innocent
programs, so you should also change the "On virus detection" option
from "Repair" to "Report only", at least initially.
Please note, Stinger
only detects the most common malware specimens (click the List Viruses button
to see them all), and offers no real-time protection measures at all, so it's
no substitute for a full antivirus package. The program can be useful, though,
if you've been infected by a virus which your regular package has missed:
Stinger just might be able to find and remove it for you.
This is the portable
version of McAfee Stinger.
Platforms: Windows 7 (32 bit), Windows 7 (64 bit),
Windows 8, Windows Server, Windows Vista (32 bit), Windows Vista (64 bit),
Windows XP
Version: 10.2.0.991
Licence: Freeware
Version: 10.2.0.991
Licence: Freeware
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