2006-12-06 05:37:14 · 8 answers · asked by carlos_santiago191 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
You don't until you download it. I download all programs to a folder I call DownJunk. After the download is complete just scan that folder with your anti-virus. You should then be able to open or run the program safely.
2006-12-06 05:40:12 · answer #1 · answered by rlh242424 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-08-25 09:26:07 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can never be 100% sure that software is virus free.
If the software is on removable media like a disk or CD and it comes from a reputable manufacturer, most likely it will not be infected with a virus. (There have been cases of companies distributing infected media).
If you are downloading software from the Internet, make sure you have a decent anti-virus program that has the latest virus protection files installed. Have your anti-virus program scan the file after downloading. Keep in mind that thousands of new viruses are created every day that your virus scanner may miss.
Always choose reputable sites to download from, always keep your virus protection up-to-date, and always be careful of what you download.
2006-12-06 05:52:23 · answer #3 · answered by G 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should have some kind of antivirus program on your computer. There are good free ones, so there is no excuse for not having one. If you have this protection on your computer and start to download a suspected file, the antivirus will stop it and notify you. Get Avast, download and install and. I've used it for 3 years and had no virus in that time.
http://www.download-avast.com/en/
2006-12-06 05:42:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
to find out befor u open ot run it right hit on it then hit on scan with ur antivirus also scan with ur antispyware as well here is a free scan software that checks out all software for virus and spyware
go to download dot com type in search box
anitspyware blocker
download that run it then at da top in da box ur see
c:\windows <
then it will scan all of ur pc software and if any virus type files trojans or spyware is in anything it will show you and you can tick them boxes then hit on clean it will remove them from ur pc
also this is free as well and verry good
A-squared
2006-12-06 05:44:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try some of these:
Spyware, Adware, Trojans, Malware, Dialers, Keyloggers, Popups:
http://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-SE-Personal-Edition/3003-8022_4-10399602.html?tag=tab_rev
http://www.ewido.net/en/download/
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
http://www.download.com/Bazooka-Adware-and-Spyware-Scanner/3000-8022-10247782.html
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/sgdownload.html
http://www.safer-networking.org/
http://www.download.com/HijackThis/3000-8022_4-10379544.html
http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/download/
http://www.superantispyware.com/downloadfile.html?productid=SUPERANTISPYWAREFREE
Online Scanners:
http://www.webroot.com/consumer/products/spysweeper/freescan.html?
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx
http://www.pandasoftware.com/products/activescan.htm
http://www.bitdefender.com/scan8/ie.html
http://www.windowsecurity.com/trojanscan/
http://www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner
http://www.spywareguide.com/onlinescan.php
http://housecall65.trendmicro.com/
Spyware, Adware, Trojans, Malware, Dialers, Keyloggers, Popups Lists:
http://www.softpedia.com/catList/104
http://www.download.com/Adware-Spyware-Removal/3150-8022_4-0.html?tag=dir
http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloads31.html
http://www.filehippo.com/software/antispyware/setarea
http://www.soft32.com/s/Windows/Security/AntiSpyware/3-9-0-0.html
Antivirus:
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/avg-anti-virus-free/lng/us/tpl/v5
http://www.avast.com/
http://www.free-av.com/
http://www.bitdefender.com/PRODUCT-14-en--BitDefender-8-Free-Edition.html
Antivirus Lists:
http://www.softpedia.com/catList/1
http://www.download.com/Antivirus/3150-2239_4-0.html?tag=dir
http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloads29.html
http://www.filehippo.com/software/antivirus/
http://www.soft32.com/s/Windows/Security/Antivirus/3-1-0-0.html
Firewall:
http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/company/products/znalm/freeDownload.jsp?dc=12bms&ctry=US&lang=en&lid=staticcomp_za
Firewall Lists:
http://www.softpedia.com/catList/97
http://www.download.com/Firewalls/3150-10435_4-0.html?tag=dir
http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloads34.html
http://www.filehippo.com/software/firewalls/
http://www.soft32.com/s/Windows/Security/Firewalls/3-5-0-0.html
IP Blocker:
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/peerguardian/pg2-050918-nt.exe?download
Browser:
http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/
Email, News, RSS:
http://www.mozilla.com/thunderbird/
System Cleaner:
http://www.ccleaner.com/
System Cleaning List:
http://www.softpedia.com/catList/98
http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloads12.html
http://www.filehippo.com/software/cleaning/
System Info:
http://www.softpedia.com/catList/92
http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloads9.html
http://www.soft32.com/s/Windows/System_Utilities/System_Tools/3-50-0-0.html
2006-12-06 12:49:18 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
check if the software has valid signature before opening scan with ur antivirus
2006-12-06 07:25:01 · answer #7 · answered by Neo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
scan your computer after installing it. or, just see if the site where you are getting it is secure.
2006-12-06 05:44:50 · answer #8 · answered by stitchfan85 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋