Solved: How do I go about scanning viruses manually? - Page 2

Crush · 07-30-2009

Spectre,

That was my next plan of attack.

Please download and run Malwarebytes as follows.

Please download Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware from here:

Download Malwarebytes

Once it installs please navigate to D:\Documents and Settings\Admin\Desktop\Game-Fix.exe

Then right click on it and choose Scan With Malwarebytes Anti Malware

The scan shouldn't take very long at all since it is only one file.

You will be able to access any other scanning programs via this right click context menu and scan with them as well

Spectre · 07-30-2009

Ok, perhaps I'm being misunderstood.

I don't want to use a virus scanner. I want to open the .exe with some sort of program (hex editting or something), and look inside the coding for a virus.

I want to do this to ensure that I'm not getting false positives from these scanners.

Crush · 07-30-2009

Spectre,

Hmm. That changes things. As far as I know, this isn't possible. But, I will do some research.

As far as the file being virused, if it is coming up as such I wouldn't doubt those results.

TechProsComputerRepair · 07-30-2009

alot of times if you've installed an a/v program, you can right-click on the file and select "scan"

or something to that effect

idunno.. is that what you had in mind? how else would you "manually" scan a file??

Spectre · 07-30-2009

Anyways - Thank you so much for your help.

you can mark this as resolved

Crush · 07-30-2009

Spectre,

Might I ask, what did you do to resolve this?

TechProsComputerRepair · 07-30-2009

so... the file is too big to submit to free online a/v scanning services

but you want to open it in a txt editor and inspect a 3.5M file by yourself to find the traces of a virus

???

alriiiiiiiiiiiiiight

07-30-2009	#8
Crush Tech Support Team Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Caldwell, New Jersey Posts: 10,662 PC Experience: Always Learning New Things	Re: How do I go about scanning viruses manual Spectre, That was my next plan of attack. Please download and run Malwarebytes as follows. Please download Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware from here: Download Malwarebytes Once it installs please navigate to D:\Documents and Settings\Admin\Desktop\Game-Fix.exe Then right click on it and choose Scan With Malwarebytes Anti Malware The scan shouldn't take very long at all since it is only one file. You will be able to access any other scanning programs via this right click context menu and scan with them as well __________________ Crush aka Chris [Prework][Afterwork][PCHF Rules][BSOD's][SFC][Screenshots][PC Specs][Donate] I am in fact, quite cool. My graphing calculator confirms this

07-30-2009	#9
Spectre Silver Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 121	Re: How do I go about scanning viruses manual Ok, perhaps I'm being misunderstood. I don't want to use a virus scanner. I want to open the .exe with some sort of program (hex editting or something), and look inside the coding for a virus. I want to do this to ensure that I'm not getting false positives from these scanners.

07-30-2009	#10
Crush Tech Support Team Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Caldwell, New Jersey Posts: 10,662 PC Experience: Always Learning New Things	Re: How do I go about scanning viruses manual Spectre, Hmm. That changes things. As far as I know, this isn't possible. But, I will do some research. As far as the file being virused, if it is coming up as such I wouldn't doubt those results. __________________ Crush aka Chris [Prework][Afterwork][PCHF Rules][BSOD's][SFC][Screenshots][PC Specs][Donate] I am in fact, quite cool. My graphing calculator confirms this

07-30-2009	#11
TechProsComputerRepair Bronze Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 18 PC Experience: PC Guru	Re: How do I go about scanning viruses manual alot of times if you've installed an a/v program, you can right-click on the file and select "scan" or something to that effect idunno.. is that what you had in mind? how else would you "manually" scan a file??

07-30-2009	#12
Spectre Silver Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 121	Re: How do I go about scanning viruses manual Anyways - Thank you so much for your help. you can mark this as resolved

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