- Apr 7, 2022
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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?
Corrected. You can now choose more than one.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
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
Now is totally dead. Very sadHitmanPro for 5 years.
I have to agree with youHard 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.
MB also cannot detect malicious scripts.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