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Dr. Web Anti-virus Link Checker for Windows

By Eugene KuzinFreeUser Rating
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Key Details of Dr. Web Anti-virus Link Checker

  • Check files to download and Web pages you are about to visit.
  • Last updated on 2/29/2024
  • There have been 5 updates
The Download Now link will prompt a local download of the Firefox extension. To install the extension directly, open the file using your Firefox browser.

Editors' Review

Download.com staff

Dr. Web helps you minimize contact with unsanitary files before you download them, by scanning them in advance and letting you know if the file has a clean bill of health or if you should put on your biohazard suit before handling the innocuous-looking critter.

This review is for Firefox and Thunderbird, although the publisher makes versions for Internet Explorer and Opera, as well. The plug-in adds a context-menu option that scans files for viruses before you download them. It then opens up a new window, and even with a 400MB file it took only about 15 seconds to return a green-themed "Clean" window for a virus-free result. The red-tinted "Infected" pops up if you're about to perform some risky behavior.

One thing to keep in mind with the link checker is that it's designed only to check for viruses and it's only meant to work with downloads. Dr. Web's effectiveness depends on how often its publisher updates its definition files, but since the publisher's been around since the mid-1990s it seems to take its updates very seriously. The plug-in doesn't do much beyond what's advertised, but what it does fill a small but important hole.

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Full Specifications

WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 1.0.15
This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
GENERAL
Release
September 22, 2007
Latest update
February 29, 2024
Version
1.0.15
OPERATING SYSTEMS
Platform
Windows
Operating System
Windows Vista, Windows 10, Windows XP
Additional Requirements
Windows XP/Vista, Mozilla Firefox 1.5 - 2.0
POPULARITY
Total Downloads
22,293
Downloads Last Week
1
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Developer's Description

By Eugene Kuzin
Check files to download and Web pages you are about to visit.

Dr.Web Anti-virus Link Checker allows you to check any file you are about to download, any page you are about to visit with online version of Dr.Web anti-virus. New menu item "Scan with Dr.Web" will appear on hyperlink context menu. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.