2006-11-22 03:03:22 · 10 answers · asked by kingkong 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
You can't, but if you have a good antivirus program, it will scan all downloaded files, as soon as they enter into your computer. Here you have some good and free antivirus programs:
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2006-11-25 02:13:16 · answer #1 · answered by crys.roxy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can't scan a file before you download it. Antivirus programs don't work that way. However, if you have any of the new antivirus software such as norton they scan files as they are being downloaded and once the download is complete. They even scan within compressed (zipped) files.
The best way to keep yourself safe is to make sure your computer has all the new security patches, service packs, and has a decent antivirus program like Norton that is updated.
You're taking chances everytime you download something from an unknown source, but the above tips will reduce your risk.
2006-11-22 03:10:31 · answer #2 · answered by Enduro G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you set up a limited account and use that to access the internet, you download to the desktop. AVG or Avast! anti virus will scan as you download.
You then right click on the file, and your anti virus, anti spyware and anti adware should be in the right click context menu. Use each of those to scan the files, it takes about a second.
Then drag them to the My Docs folder.
Software can't install on a limited account; if you do accidentally download a virus most of them will have trouble installing across the system. So you can just delete the account, then set up another one.
There's a full list of security freeware on my blog.
2006-11-22 03:26:12 · answer #3 · answered by sarah c 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
given which you suggested you're only downloading songs, you have to be ok. it relatively is the flicks (fantastically .wmv's) and utility that could reason issues. i've got for my area by no skill had a difficulty with Limewire. just to be risk-free nevertheless, get your self some antivirus utility in case you do not have any. Avast! and AVG unfastened are the two large and unfastened (I run the two).
2016-10-12 22:03:52 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can download them before scanning them, except you download files from yahoo!mail or Gmail...
2006-11-22 03:07:18 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You insatll a standard antivirus soft ware such as Norton, AVG , Avast ( free antivirus software and Ad-aware, Ewido ( free spyware removers). You can download free softwares at
http://fixit.in/antivirus.html and http://fixit.in/spywareremover.html
2006-11-23 02:05:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The files do have to be on your machine before any AV software installed on it can check them. However, they would then be quarantined or deleted before they could actually do anything.
2006-11-22 03:17:23 · answer #7 · answered by Stephen L 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you cant but a good antivirus like avg scans them as they come in
2006-11-22 03:07:46 · answer #8 · answered by bsmith13421 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i dont think doing this before is possible, however i scan mine after as in as soon as they are finished, before i even open them
2006-11-22 03:07:37 · answer #9 · answered by amethyst2 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
download it dnt run it save it scan it if it ok then run it
2006-11-22 03:15:48 · answer #10 · answered by nufc mad 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋