The new “Scan Web Address” option allow users to scan a file before they download it in their own computer. You can scan, for example, the file located in www.site.com/file.exe before download it in your computer. It can also be used to scan a single web page .html/.php/.js with all the Antivirus engines. Sometimes when a direct download link to a file is being hidden, Scan Web Address can also handle the redirection or any changes in the filename. Other than that, the online scanning feature by NoVirusThanks has been recently optimized for stability and with improved binder detector.

Let me walk you through it on how to scan a file without downloading it to your computer using NoVirusThanks.

1. Find the link that you want to scan. Let’s take DPC Latency Checker for an example. Visit the official DPC Latency Checker download page.

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2. Right click on the link that lets you download the file and select Copy Link Location.

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3. Now go to NoVirusThanks and click Scan Web Address tab.

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4. Right click on the box just below the text that says “Web Address to Scan”, select Paste and finally click the Submit Address button.

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5. Wait for about a minute and you will have your report on how many antivirus detected the file as infected.

The advantage of this feature allows you to save your time and bandwidth if you are on a limited plan from your ISP. Other than that, people with fear from downloading files over the Internet can now feel safer to download. I believe the maximum file size limit to scan is 20MB.