Temporary healing utility from Kaspersky. One-time antiviruses for quickly scanning your computer

Viruses are waiting for us in the archives with e-books, hide in “useful” software and on the pages of dubious resources. To combat threats, I use a reliable command: antivirus for permanent protection and free healing utilities for additional scanning. A month ago I decided to “cheat” on my usual Dr. Web Cureit! and test what Kaspersky’s healing utility is capable of. Open the article: you will learn how to download and use the utility Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool and, most importantly: is it right for you?

Advantages of the Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool utility

• Allows you to check your computer for viruses for free;
• Lightweight, does not load the system and can work in the background;
• Doesn't call software conflict with permanent antivirus;
• Performs a deeper scan compared to other healing utilities.

Disadvantages of Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool

• Compared to Dr. Web Cure! verification takes longer;
• Each time the program is terminated, Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool is removed from the computer. Therefore, you will lose access to quarantined threats;
• The healing utility does not receive updates. To scan again with a fresh signature database, you will have to download updated version utilities from the Kaspersky website;
• Kaspersky advertising Internet Security in pop-up windows.

Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool in parallel with Kaspersky antivirus

The question that interested me was: is there any point in installing Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool if the main antivirus is from Kaspersky Lab? The anti-virus database is almost identical and Kaspersky’s cleaning utility will not detect “fresh” threats. Therefore, if your choice is Kaspersky antivirus, it is better to use healing utilities from other developers. For example, Dr. Web Cure!

When does it make sense to install Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool in parallel with Kaspersky?

• If you have not updated your anti-virus database for a long time or installed a dubious version of Kaspersky from a torrent;
• The computer is heavily infected and you have suspicions about the functionality of Kaspersky. Virus utility Removal Tool has high level protection and adapted to work on an infected PC.

How to download Kaspersky healing utility

1. To download Kaspersky’s healing utility, go to the Kaspersky Lab website, Virus Removal Tool and click “Download”. The download of the launch file of about 160 MB has begun;
2. Run the setup file double click and wait for the installation to complete. We accept license agreement and click “Get Started”.

How to use Kaspersky's healing utility

1. The “Run scan” window appears. But let's look at the scanning parameters. Click on the “Settings” icon:

• On the “Scanning Area” tab, I advise you to check the boxes next to all drives and folders;
• On the “Protection level” tab, leave the level “recommended”. You can move the slider to the “high” position if your computer is heavily infected;
• On the “Actions” tab, leave the “Prompt upon detection” checkbox or “free up the hands” of the utility, allowing you to independently treat and remove threats.
• Important! If you have software installed on your computer that is perceived as malicious (parsers, cheaters, keyloggers), do not allow Kaspersky to make decisions: it will probably remove them.

1. Save the settings and run Automatic Scan.
2. After the scan is completed, look at the list of threats and vulnerabilities on the “Reports” - “Detected threats” tab. I'm using the option in context menu“Go to description” to get information about each threat: this helps make decisions about treatment or removal.

After testing Kaspersky’s healing utility for a month, I decided to return to Dr. Web Cure! In tandem with Kaspersky antivirus, it provides greater security to my computer. What alternative healing utilities have you tried? Leave links or reviews in the comments.

Kaspersky program overview

Computer version Kaspersky Free- This free antivirus For effective protection computer from viruses, potentially dangerous programs, Trojan programs, worms and other malicious objects. In addition, the program will protect against malicious and phishing sites, and has modules for protecting instant messengers and email programs.

Mobile version Kaspersky Mobile Antivirus is a multifunctional antivirus for Android devices that provides reliable protection from SMS scammers, malicious sites, APK files and applications. The antivirus will protect your personal data from unauthorized persons, and thanks to the Anti-Theft function, it will instantly find lost phone(will tell its location on the map).

Stay informed! Computer version distributed free of charge for 1 year (without registration) for non-commercial use in Russia and Ukraine and Belarus.

System Requirements for computer

• System: Windows 10, Windows 8 (8.1), Vista, XP or Windows 7 (x86 or x64).

System requirements for the phone

• System: Android 4.1 or later.

• Protection from various viruses(worms, Trojan horses, backdoors, potentially dangerous programs, rootkit, etc.) in real time.
• Protection email and IM clients (ICQ, QIP, Yahoo, etc.) from letters containing malicious objects.
• Protection from malicious and phishing websites.
• Security secure connection in Wi-Fi networks.
• Module support Kaspersky Security Network for additional protection. With its help, the antivirus will instantly respond to the emergence of new threats and will contain information about the reputation of programs and websites.

• Checking the system for viruses using signature and heuristic analysis. The antivirus supports several scanning modes (full, fast, custom and removable devices). In addition, you can run a computer scan on a schedule. For example, once a week at a certain time.
• Examination postal letters for the presence of malicious objects.
• Search and remove rootkits.

• Maintaining a report of detected threats.
• Quarantine support. Backups suspicious and malicious objects are quarantined. If you decide that the object is not malicious, then you can restore it.
• Task manager support.
• Setting a password to access the antivirus. You can prevent settings from changing, ending, or uninstalling a program by strangers or malware.
• Setting the security level for file or web antivirus. By default, the settings are set to medium level. However, if you suspect that your computer has a lot of viruses, then you should set the security level to high.
• Selecting actions when potentially dangerous or malicious objects are detected.

Kaspersky Free 19.0.0.1088 for Windows 7/8/10

• Added protection against network attacks.
• Added a module for monitoring network activity.
• Added AMSI (Antimalware Scan Interface) for checking scripts.
• Improved design of the "Tools" and "Recommended Settings" windows.
• Notifications have been improved.
• Support for operating systems has been discontinued Windows systems XP and Windows Vista.

• Antivirus stability has been improved.
• Minor bugs fixed.

Kaspersky VirusDesk - free service Kaspersky Lab for checking for viruses online using Kaspersky Anti-Virus. The VirusDesk service is located on the official website kaspersky.ru. Here Kaspersky conducts online check files and links.

Viruses and other malicious software try to penetrate your computer in any way. The danger is not only regular files, reaching your computer in different ways, but also links on the Internet leading to infected and fraudulent sites.

Antiviruses are a barrier to viruses - programs that protect the computer in real time. Some users do not use an antivirus on their computer, others use not very reliable ones antivirus programs, whom they themselves do not always trust.

Therefore, checking files and links is necessary. When in doubt, use online virus checking services. Among similar services there is free Kaspersky online service- Kaspersky VirusDesk. This service checks for viruses using Kaspersky Anti-Virus.

Kaspersky VirusDesk informs the user about files and links. To treat your computer, use antivirus scanner, an antivirus, including a free one, will help in severe cases boot disk.

To check Kaspersky for viruses online, go to the official website https://virusdesk.kaspersky.ru.

Kaspersky online - file check

Open the Kaspersky VirusDesk website. Here you can check files and links to known threats. Files are checked against Kaspersky Anti-Virus databases and file reputation data.

The service supports files and archives up to 50 MB in size. Some different files can be archived (supported ZIP formats, RAR) up to 50 MB in size. For the archive, put the password “virus” or “infected” (without quotes).

The process of checking a file by Kaspersky takes place in several stages:

1. Drag the file from your computer to the special field. Another way to add a file from your computer is to use special button in the form of a paper clip.
2. After starting the scan, wait until the file is scanned.
3. Get the result of a file virus scan.

The Kaspersky VirusDesk service will inform you about the status of the file using three parameters:

• The file is safe - no threats were detected in the file being scanned
• The file is infected - a threat has been detected in the file, it is unsafe to use
• The file is suspicious - this file not safe to use as it may pose a threat in some cases

The user can report false alarm, or report a new virus.

To do this, click on the “Disagree with the result” button, and then enter your email address mailbox, transfer the file to Kaspersky Lab for further analysis.

Kaspersky website check online

The Kaspersky VirusDesk service checks websites using the Kaspersky Security Network reputation database. Kaspersky VirusDesk does not check the content of sites, so the service does not reflect the current state of the site.

To check the Kaspersky website online, follow these steps:

1. Insert the link (URL) to the site's web page into the field.
2. Click on the "Check" button.
3. Get the result of the link check from Kaspersky Security Network.

Kaspersky VirusDesk shows the reputation level of the link according to the Kaspersky Security Network database:

• Bad reputation - malicious or phishing link that can harm the user's computer and data
• Good reputation - safe link
• Unknown reputation - the KSN database does not have enough information on this link

If you disagree with the scan result, send a link for further research to Kaspersky Lab.

Conclusions of the article

Kaspersky Lab's free service, Kaspersky VirusDesk, checks for files and links to viruses online using Kaspersky Anti-Virus technologies.

Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool is a free “light” version of the antivirus that fights the consequences, but does not prevent viruses from entering your system. As you know, it is easier to sell a product to a person if he has tried it and liked it. This is what many software companies do with their paid solutions. They give a program for free use for a month, and then they ask you to buy full version. This model has a slightly different principle: you are provided with a full-fledged antivirus, but which can only delete already existing viruses from your computer. If you want full protection in real time, you are recommended to buy complete package. Since our portal specializes in free software, we decided to download Kaspersky AVP Tool for free and see what it's all about.

Possibilities:

• checking your computer for viruses;
• manually treating your computer.

Working principle:

Kaspersky AVP Tool Portable is essentially portable program: when you run the installation file, it does not install the program on hard drive computer, but loads it into memory. If you exit the program, it will not remain on the computer, and you must run the installer again. Once the program is running you can start automatic check computer. She will check system files for the presence of intrusion of foreign programs. Also in the "Manual Treatment" section you can start collecting information about your computer software and send it for analysis to " Antivirus service 911".

Pros:

• You can run it from a removable device and cure an infected computer.

Cons:

• takes up quite a lot of space;
• does not provide permanent protection.

In our opinion, this program It may only be suitable for emergency treatment of an infected computer, but it is certainly not suitable as a regular antivirus. If you need to cure a computer with viruses, you can download Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool for free on our website.

Some viruses can harm not only your computer, but also the antivirus that is installed on this computer. From exposure to viruses normal operation the antivirus is stopped, as a result of which your computer is at risk. In order to neutralize viruses, Kaspersky Lab has released special utility called Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool.

In addition, using Kaspersosky’s free healing utility, you can perform a comprehensive system scan for viruses and malware. If necessary, the utility will quickly eliminate detected viruses.

I want to introduce you to this utility by telling you about the pros and cons of the program, after which you can decide to download it from the link at the end of the article.


Pros of Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool:

1. The program is available for download absolutely free and has no internal purchases.

2. Cute and intuitive clear interface. For some reason, the developers of some healing utilities do not pay enough attention to such an important component as a well-thought-out program interface. Kaspersky Lab took care of this aspect, so you will not have any difficulties when launching the utility for the first time.

3. The program does not conflict with antiviruses and other antivirus programs third party manufacturers, so you don’t have to delete them in order to use Kaspersosky utility normally. This means that the program does not care at all whether you use Kaspersky antivirus or antivirus from any other manufacturer.

4. The utility is capable of finding and eliminating viruses that are not included in the signature database. If many antiviruses search for viruses based on existing antivirus database, then the Kaspersky utility uses a different algorithm that is capable of finding not only those viruses that were included in its database, but also still unknown viruses.

5. The utility can “clean” infected files. Now you don’t have to delete the infected program - Kaspersky utility will find the virus code in it and delete it.

6. If the virus that has infected your computer is blocking the installation of an anti-virus utility, then you can install it completely safely using Safe Mode Windows.

7. After collecting all necessary information, the program will create special scripts that you can subsequently use for manual treatment.

This is where the advantages of the utility end, so I move on to the disadvantages.

Disadvantages of Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool.

1. The healing utility is by no means an antivirus, which can provide complete protection of your computer in real time. This product should only be used as an addition to your existing antivirus.

2. This utility does not know how to independently update its databases. Therefore, in order for subsequent system checks to be effective, you will have to periodically visit the official Kaspersky Lab website to download and install current updates. Please note that the fourth plus of the utility, which I cited above, does not in any way exempt you from updating the program.

3. Lack of help and additional services. Kaspersky Lab has deprived this product any service support. Therefore, if you encounter problems while working with the utility, you will have to contact thematic forums.

Despite its shortcomings, Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool is a worthwhile product that will perfectly complement your existing antivirus and can significantly increase the protection of your computer.