F-Secure Online Scanner is now available free of charge 
(28/05/2009)
F-Secure has announced the availability of its upgraded Online Scanner that checks PCs thoroughly, detecting any viruses, spyware and other malware free of charge.
F-Secure Online Scanner is used by millions of people annually and has long been a popular feature of F-Secure’s website cleaning up hundreds of thousands of PCs from viruses. F-Secure’s statistics show that about 20 per cent of Online Scanner users do in fact have viruses, worms or other malware on their computer.
New features in F-Secure Online Scanner include:
• Support for Firefox
• Quick scan
• Friendly new interface
• Localised in more than 20 languages
Sean Sullivan from F-Secure Security Labs says, “After you scan for viruses with the Online Scanner, it’s always a good idea to use the F-Secure Health Check tool, also free, which finds any vulnerabilities on your PC. Used together, the Online Scanner and Health Check provide a great way of checking that your PC is safe to use online.”
F-Secure Online Scanner is free to use for anyone concerned that their computer has been infected with a virus.
The free Online Scanner gives a manual scan that checks and cleans the PC but does not provide automatic protection after that. To prevent a PC from being infected again, you should install a full security product with real-time protection.
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