McAfee AVERT Stinger
April 26th, 2006Another useful free virus scanner is McAfee Stinger. It does not have fancy features like on access scanning and scheduling, but is great for quickly scanning a possibly infected PC.
Stinger is a stand-alone utility used to detect and remove specific viruses. It is not a substitute for full anti-virus protection, but rather a tool to assist administrators and users when dealing with an infected system. Stinger utilizes next generation scan engine technology, including process scanning, digitally signed DAT files, and scan performance optimizations.
Stinger does not require installation so it’s completely mobile. Updates are made by downloading the latest executable.