I was interested in what the popular period scanners are. I reviewed the 60 most recently updated Computer Security Configuration posts that were classified as Security: Complete. The results are below. Obviously popular doesn't mean the best. I didn't count Windows Defender as I assumed this is installed for all Windows users. I also didn't count if the poster mentioned periodic scans with one of their RTP products
| Application | Count |
| Hitman Pro | 27 |
| Emsisoft Emergency Kit | 23 |
| Malwarebytes antimalware | 17 |
| Norton Power Eraser (NPE) | 13 |
| AdwCleaner | 12 |
| ESET Online Scanner | 7 |
| None | 5 |
| Roguekiller | 5 |
| Avira PC Cleaner | 3 |
| Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool | 3 |
| Autoruns | 2 |
| Farbar Recovery Scan Tool (FRST) | 2 |
| Jrt tool | 2 |
| VirusTotal | 2 |
| Zhpcleaner | 2 |
| WiseVector StopX 2 | 2 |
| CCE (Comodo) | 2 |
| Zemana AM | 2 |
| AVG | 1 |
| Bitdefender | 1 |
| Desinfec't | 1 |
| Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool | 1 |
| ProcessExplorer | 1 |
| TDSSKiller | 1 |
| WRT | 1 |
| Sandblast Agent Advanced (Checkpoint) | 1 |
