• In the Prescan we will try and determine information about your computer.

• Some of the information we gather by scanning your computer and some of the information we collect from your browser.

• This scan will only probe commonly used services and protocols.

• This will show up in your firewall logs as a port scan from scan.sygate.com.

• The scan should take about 30 seconds to complete, if you encounter an error please refresh the web page.

• Same as our quickscan, but uses various stealthing techniques to penetrate firewalls.

• Only scans commonly used TCP services.

• Probably will not be reported by your firewall.

• Should take about 30 seconds to complete, if you encounter an error please refresh the web page.

• If you are running on a private network, you may be connected through a router, proxy, or firewall and we may be checking the connection of that device instead of your computer.

• Personal information provided by this test is not retained or sold in any way by Sygate Technologies, Inc.

• Ideally you should receive "Blocked." This indicates that your ports are not only closed, but they are completely hidden (stealthed) to the world.

• Scans for active trojan horse programs throughout all 65535 TCP ports.

• Will show up in your firewall logs as a port scan from scan.sygate.com.

• Should take about 20 minutes to complete. (Only open ports will be reported)

• If you are running on a private network, you may be connected through a router, proxy, or firewall and we may be checking the connection of that device instead of your computer.

• Personal information provided by this test is not retained or sold in any way by Sygate Technologies, Inc.

• See the list of trojans we scan for.

• Scans the main 1024 TCP ports used for open services.

• Uses various methods to determine if your firewall blocks UDP packets.

• Will show up in your firewall logs as a port scan from scan.sygate.com.

• Should take about 45 minutes to complete.

• If you are running on a private network, you may be connected through a router, proxy, or firewall and we may be checking the connection of that device instead of your computer.

• Personal information provided by this test is not retained or sold in any way by Sygate Technologies, Inc.

• You don't need to install any programs, just connect to the Internet and simply click whenever you want to clean your computer.

• It scans, disinfects and eliminates viruses from all parts of your system, hard disks, compressed files and all your e-mail.

• It incorporates a powerful heuristic system capable of detecting new or unknown viruses.

• It is updated at least once a day, so each scan will be able to detect even the latest viruses.

According to the PC-WELT Test performed on October 31, 2002 on the first seven ActiveX based online scanners, RAV Antivirus currently provides the second best online scanner on the Web. The results relieved a reliable online scanner, that recognized all the 480 wide-spread and boot viruses.

RAV Antivirus Scan Online performs real-time scanning and distinguishes itself by high speed, high detection rate and ease of use. PC-WELT reviewers also appreciated the intuitive interface of the online scanner available on RAV AntiVirus Website, making the understandable even for inexperienced users.

• Scan memory - If this option is enabled, TrojanScan will scan the memory on your computer for any active Trojans
• Auto delete - This feature can automatically delete any Trojans detected by TrojanScan, without prompting
• Prompt - This feature prompts you via a dialog box when a Trojan is detected, giving you the option to delete that Trojan
• Report only - Once the scan is completed, this option generates a report of all Trojans found. Note: This feature does not prompt you if a Trojan is found, nor does it delete any detected Trojans.

McAfee FreeScan helps you detect thousands of viruses on your computer. Based on the award-winning McAfee VirusScan engine, FreeScan searches for viruses, including the latest known "in the wild" viruses, and displays a detailed list of any infected files. Should viruses be found, FreeScan even provides links to more information about the viruses and what you can do to clean your system.

Hacker Exposure Check
Checks whether your computer allows unknown or unauthorized Internet communications.
Windows Vulnerability Check
Checks whether basic information about your computer, including your PC's network identity, is exposed to hackers.
Trojan Horse Check
Checks whether your computer is safe from Trojan horses.
Antivirus Product Check*
Checks whether you're protected by a commonly-used virus protection product.
Virus Protection Update Check*
Checks whether you're safe from the latest viruses. Applicable if you have a virus protection product.
Virus Detection checks for known viruses and Trojan horses, including top threats identified by Symantec Security Response.
Virus Detection provides an analysis of your results and offers suggestions for further action. It does not examine compressed files or fix infected files.
When Symantec receives notification about a new virus, we develop and post a solution as quickly as possible. We are committed to providing swift responses to all virus threats, including Trojan horses.

This scanner is an ActiveX applet. After a short delay in which your browser downloads the control file, you will receive a "Warning Dialogue" requesting permission for the scanner to run. Click "Yes" and the applet will pop up and scan. You will be alerted if any spyware is found. When a spyware or malware is found, you will be alerted and asked if you want to remove it. If no spyware is found, the scanner will disappear on its own.

PestScan may take a few minutes to download to your computer; please be patient. The download time is dependent on your connection speed. While the scan is running, do not attempt any other task in this browser window. Leaving this page before the scan is complete will automatically terminate the scan.

PestScan detects spyware but does not remove it. You can visit our Center for Pest Research for more information on spyware removal, or Buy PestPatrol to automatically remove what PestScan has found, and protect you against any further invasions.

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You can easily test your system for vulnerabilities to Internet threats with our on-line tests. PC Flank's testing facilities consist of six on-line tests: Quick Test, Advanced Port Scanner, Stealth Test, Browser Test, Trojans Test and Exploits Test. As a rule each test takes no more than 3 minutes depending on the speed of your Internet connection.

Here are the descriptions of each test:

Quick test
This test shows how vulnerable your computer is to various Internet threats. The test also determines if a Trojan horse already infects your system and if your Web browser reveals personal info about you or your computer while you're web surfing. This test is a combined version of Advanced Port Scanner, Browser Test and Trojans Test. The test take less than three minutes. Afterwards you will see a full report including recommendations on how to improve the security of your system. This test is recommended to rookie users and users who do not have enough time to pass all the tests. To start the test click here.

Stealth Test
With the help of the Stealth test you can determine if your computer is visible to the others on the Internet. You can also use this test to determine if your firewall is successful in making ports of your system stealthed. To determine if your computer is visible on the Internet the Stealth test utilizes five scanning techniques: TCP ping, TCP NULL, TCP FIN, TCP XMAS and UDP scanning. To start the test click here.

Browser Test
This test will check if your browser reveals any of your personal information. This might be the sites you have visited, the region you live in, who your Internet Service Provider is, etc. The test will recommend specific settings of your browser for you to change. To start the test click here.

Trojans Test
This test will scan your system for most dangerous and widespread Trojan horses. If a Trojan is found on your computer the test recommends actions to take. To start the test click here.

Advanced Port Scanner
The Advanced Port Scanner will test your system for open ports that can be used in attacks on your computer. You can select which scanning technique will be used during the test: TCP connect scanning (standard) or TCP SYN scanning. You can also select what ports of your system you want to scan: desired ports or range of ports, typical vulnerable and Trojan ports, 20 random ports or All ports. This test is recommended to experienced users. To start the test click here.

Exploits Test
This test will detect how vulnerable your computer is to exploits attacks. This test can be also used to test firewalls and routers for stability and reactions to unexpected packets. Most of the exploits are in fact denial-of-service attacks and if your system is unable to pass this examination it may crash or reboot. To start the test click here.

We recommend 3 main routes of passing PC Flank's tests. These are "Rookie", "Advanced" and "Rush".

Rookie:
This route is recommended to rookie users. Start from Quick Test, then run your system through Stealth Test and finish with Trojans Test to scan your system for most dangerous and widespread Trojan horses.

Advanced:
This route is recommended to experienced users. Start from Advanced Port Scanner and scan the ports you want to check, then examine your firewall with Stealth Test, then check your browser' privacy with Browser Test and finish with sophisticated denial-of-service attacks of Exploits Test.

Rush:
This route is recommended to users who do not have enough time to pass all the tests. Start testing your sytem from Quick Test and then examine your firewall with Stealth Test.

If you have any questions regarding PC Flank's tests send your message from the Ask the Experts page.