Best Second opinion scanners

[devjit2020]

Hello guys. I know many of you use second opinion scanners speciality the testers at MT hub. What is the best scanner that you have used?

 

[maximus]

HitmanPro for 5 years.

 

[M4RT1NE2]

I chose Eset Online Scanner because I have always used it.
I would also add Norton Power Eraser but there is only one option in the poll

 

[Minimalist]

HitmanPro for me.

EDIT: Added NPE when option to select more than one was added

 

[Shadowra]

Malwarebytes and I'll tell you why:

- It has a very good database (malware, PUP, PUM etc)
- It cleans efficiently, without leaving any traces behind
- It has a very good and improving AI (it recognized Trojans not detected by Eset on one of my tests!!)
- Its machine learning is in constant evolution

Hitman Pro does not detect infected VBS/JS
Emsisoft is quite long even if it is effective, but does not always manage to remove malware that are persistent (and that I have often seen)
Norton Power Eraser is very efficient, but tends to make false positives.

Another tool I really like is KVRT (Kaspersky Virus Removal Tools) which complements well the scans of Malwarebytes and NPE

 

[devjit2020]

I chose Eset Online Scanner because I have always used it.
I would also add Norton Power Eraser but there is only one option in the poll

Corrected. You can now choose more than one.

 

[Moonhorse]

really all of them, but i voted for npe

 

[marcopaone]

Kaspersky Virus Removal Tools, NPE and Emsisoft
In Order.

 

[Nightwalker]

Malwarebytes and I'll tell you why:

- It has a very good database (malware, PUP, PUM etc)
- It cleans efficiently, without leaving any traces behind
- It has a very good and improving AI (it recognized Trojans not detected by Eset on one of my tests!!)
- Its machine learning is in constant evolution

Hitman Pro does not detect infected VBS/JS
Emsisoft is quite long even if it is effective, but does not always manage to remove malware that are persistent (and that I have often seen)
Norton Power Eraser is very efficient, but tends to make false positives.

Another tool I really like is KVRT (Kaspersky Virus Removal Tools) which complements well the scans of Malwarebytes and NPE

My thoughts exactly.

 

[marcopaone]

HitmanPro for 5 years.

Now is totally dead. Very sad

 

[Kongo]

Hard question. I think Norton Power Eraser is great for the detection of scripting malware but is also prone to false positives. ESET Online Scanner is another great scanner which I really like. I personally think that it provides the most balanced detection of various threat-types out of the scanners mentioned above.

So I would go with Norton Power Eraser, ESET Online Scanner and maybe AdwCleaner for the removal of adware.

 

[Digmor Crusher]

I use KVRT and EEK so obviously this is the correct answer. Problem with MB is that you have to install it.

 

[plat]

I still have a HitmanPro subscription but am actively looking for alternatives. HMP has been useful in the past detecting third party tracking cookies that got on the system when Firefox was incorrectly configured. But lately, I've seen its cloud with fluctuating uploading speeds and of course whet many others have expressed concern about: bad script detection or lack thereof.

I know the Sophos devs have seen the Wilders comments about it but I'm not holding my breath as a UI glitch was reported to them weeks ago and nothing's been done about that to date.

Norton Power Eraser and AdwCleaner (that 3 sec. scan!) at the moment. Will consider KVRT also but a little more hesitant there. Umm, do I talk too much?

Hope not.

 

[JasonUK]

KVRT. NPE is also good but in my experience a bit aggressive with FPs.

 

[franz]

Hard question. I think Norton Power Eraser is great for the detection of scripting malware but is also prone to false positives. ESET Online Scanner is another great scanner which I really like. I personally think that it provides the most balanced detection of various threat-types out of the scanners mentioned above.

So I would go with Norton Power Eraser, ESET Online Scanner and maybe AdwCleaner for the removal of adware.

I have to agree with you

 

[simbatippe1234]

KVRT all the way!

 

[roger_m]

For those who use HitMan Pro, there is also a free version now, Sophos Scan & Clean. You can't do custom scans with it, but other than that I believe it's the same as HMP for free.

Free Tools | Sophos

www.sophos.com

 

[simbatippe1234]

Hi again; I use KVRT+Malwarebytes+Rougekiller+Sophos Virus Removal+Norton Power Eraser.
Often I just run a quick scan with Bitdefender.

 

[Anthony Qian]

Malwarebytes and I'll tell you why:

- It has a very good database (malware, PUP, PUM etc)
- It cleans efficiently, without leaving any traces behind
- It has a very good and improving AI (it recognized Trojans not detected by Eset on one of my tests!!)
- Its machine learning is in constant evolution

Hitman Pro does not detect infected VBS/JS
Emsisoft is quite long even if it is effective, but does not always manage to remove malware that are persistent (and that I have often seen)
Norton Power Eraser is very efficient, but tends to make false positives.

Another tool I really like is KVRT (Kaspersky Virus Removal Tools) which complements well the scans of Malwarebytes and NPE

MB also cannot detect malicious scripts.

 

[Freki123]

I don't care about removal of malware only detection. When a scanner would find something I would treat the pc as infected and roll it back from an offline backup or install from scratch.
Atm using EEK and Hitman Pro which afaik runs forever free (when you only scan stuff with it and never try to delete something).