Before you download, open, or share files from the internet, you need to be sure they’re safe. And how do you do that? I simply use a file scanner to check for known threats like malware, viruses, and ...

Scanning documents on Android phones typically requires specific apps. However, if you use the Files by Google app on your device, you can now scan documents right within the app. In addition, you can ...

Downloading files from the Internet is an everyday activity for all of us. Whether for work or for entertainment, we often download files. However, a simple virus file downloaded from the internet can ...

When you need a second opinion about a file that you think is malware, then online Malware scanners come in handy. And it is even better if the online scanner uses multiple antiviruses to scan a file.

It can be hard to remember all that your phone can do.

VirusTotal is a service that analyzes suspicious files and URLs, facilitating the quick detection of viruses, worms, trojans, and all kinds of malware detected by antivirus engines. It thus enables ...

Sideloading apps involves downloading APK files from sources outside the Google Play Store, which means these files are not vetted by Google's security checks. This increases the risk of downloading ...

A Google policy announced last week gives the company permission to scan files for illegal and harmful content. The policy focuses on Google's drive cloud-storage ...

In an ideal world, virus scanning would occur before the download. That's the idea behind VTzilla, a Firefox add-on that scans files for viruses before you download them. Once installed, it adds a ...