Comments for Can I check a download for viruses before I download it?

Comment from Nick Doe on 2009-08-10

2009-08-11T04:44:50Z

Hi,
I would like to download graphic design software from piratebay, like Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, CS4 version (software from the "creative suite" from Adobe (for Windows).
From your experience, have there been major complaints about bad viruses, malware etc regarding this software on piratebay?
Can it really be scanned before downloading? I have the latest norton antivirus instaled, which I purchased from the shop just to be sure:)

Thank you and best of luck with your good work.
Cheers,
Nick

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Comment from Nick on 2009-01-06

2009-01-07T04:18:09Z

Actually you can scan a file before downloading it. DrWeb is a program that scans the file at another location other than your PC. Meaning, you never have to download the file to scan it.

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Comment from Anonymus on 2008-11-05

2008-11-06T03:20:29Z

You can just download it and scan it with avg 8.0!! works. Really

That wouldn't be scanning before you download, now would it?

- Leo
06-Nov-2008

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Comment from TorbenR on 2008-09-16

2008-09-17T04:40:05Z

"I'd like to prevent viruses from ever reaching my machine - can I test them before they're downloaded?"
In my opinion, this is what "on-access-scanning" means, as claimed by e.g. Avast Antivirus?

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Comment from Filippo Gadotti on 2007-07-16

2007-07-16T16:10:34Z

Actualy, yes, it does!

no files are downloaded to the local machine... u just send a link to a server that downloads and check for you.

is such a handy tool :)

just updating the link, refer to:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/938

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Comment from Leo Notenboom on 2006-10-07

2006-10-08T03:27:42Z

Doesn't change the fact that the file must be downloaded in order to be scanned.

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Comment from Alex on 2006-10-07

2006-10-08T02:07:25Z

THE ANSWER IS YES! I'm shock you are unware of how to do this. You CAN! virus scan files (of reasonable size) before download. Dr Web offers a FREE Mozilla Firefox plugin that scans any file BEFORE downLoad it. Just Right CLick the link and wait for results. DrWeb is a good virus scan that I use before i Download any file Check it out at... https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/938/history

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Comment from Michael J. Yaros on 2006-04-30

2006-05-01T02:54:36Z

I use an antivirus called AVK that combines 2 programs, kapersky and bit defender and is much better than norton. go to http://www.gdata.de/gdc/gb_start

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