A List of Free Online Spyware blocker scanners

If you are lacking space in your computer hard drive then you have another option of using online spyware blocker scanners to detect any spyware on your computer. Many of the top security firms like Mcafee provide online spyware and virus scanners. The benefits of using these online spyware blockers is that first, they do not require any installation. Second, they are efficient and do not take up a lot of computer memory although it may consume a lot of your internet bandwidth at the time of scanning. However, online spyware blockers also have their cons as if you rely on them then you will miss out on other important features such as real time protection and also miss out on being able to schedule your scans. It is important that you are able to distinguish and compare the pros and cons of an online and offline anti spyware blocker before you make a decision. The best decision would be to utilize both. You can use the online anti spyware blocker to scan files and images you are about to download and such while your offline spyware blocker like Lavasoft Ad-Aware does the rest. One thing I also forgot to note is that most online spyware scanners do not have the function to remove any infections they detect which means you will end up needing an offline spyware blocker at some point if your computer gets infected.

Trend Micro HouseCall

An online spyware blocker which detects and also cleans your computer off viruses and spyware infections. You are recommended to have a computer with the following minimum specifications in order for Trend Micro Housecall to work. You will need an internet explorer browser of 6.0 or later, at least 64 mb of RAM and at least 30 MB of available disk space.

BitDefender Online Spyware blocker

BitDefender Online Scanner uses a strong engine to detect and remove any malware threats from your memory, files and boot sectors of your computer.

Kaspersky Free Online Scan

Kaspersky offers two types of online spyware blockers. The first one scans your whole computer while the second one scans a specified file of 1MB or less.

Symantec Online Spyware Blocker

Symantec, the producer of Norton Antivirus, provides a free online security scan. It will check up on things like hacker exposure, windows vulnerability and your current security score index.

Panda Security Free Spyware Blocker

Panda Security’s Active scan 2.0 is an advanced online scanner which is able to detect malware which some traditional spyware blockers cannot. It uses a technique called collective intelligence, also known as scanning-in-the-cloud.

ESET Online Scanner

ESET’s online spyware blocker is a user friendly scanner which you can use to remove as well as detect malware. The scanner uses the same technology as its signature product, ESET NOD32 Antivirus.