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Posted by dvanarsd on May 6, 2008

NanoScan bills itself as the “fastest online virus scan” in this MakeUseOf article.

“It takes only about 1-2 minutes to scan your whole PC for over a million of potential threats. Please note that NanoScan only checks for problems; it doesn’t fix them. However, if it finds some virus or any other kind of undesirable crapware you can click through provided scan reports and access TotalScan. To use TotalScan you’ll need to register, but the good news it’s 100% free. TotalScan will find those threats and remove them.”

Nano Scan - Features:

  • Detects more than 2.7 million of viruses, spyware, trojans, etc.
  • Access NanoScan virus check right from your personal startpage, i.e. NetVibes, iGoogle or PageFlakes.
  • TotalScan: In case NanoScan detects something use Totalscan to remove it.
  • The first time you use NanoScan you will need to download an ActiveX control or a plug-in, depending on what browser you have.
  • Multi-lingual: Available in English, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Russian.
  • API (for developers): Integrate Nanoscan service into your website for free.

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