Integrate Dr.Web Anti-Virus Link Checker add-on with Firefox

Dr.Web is fantastic little anti-virus and and anti-spyware package for Windows XP and Linux which boasts of several unique features that you won’t find available in competing anti-virus products. Eugene Kuzin, author of the Dr.Web anti-virus link checker, was kind enough to create a very helpful little add-on for Firefox which allows for you to integrate the Dr.Web anti-virus scanner directly into your browser.

This is very handy as it allows you to scan files and folders for viruses before downloading them, which will obviously help drastically cut down on the amount of potential viruses and generally unpleasant scripts finding their way onto your computer’s hard drive.

Here is a brief excerpt taken from the official Dr.Web Anti-Virus Link Checker web page over at Mozilla.org to help whet your whistle:

This plugin allows you to check any file you are about to download, any page you are about to visit with online version of Dr.Web anti-virus!

The Dr.Web Anti-Virus Link Checker tool for Firefox is completely free and available at the following link: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/938

Just go ahead and visit the link above and you will be able to download the extension; from there you will be asked to restart Firefox - accept and Firefox will do the rest. When everything has restarted you will notice that whenever you press your right mouse button on a link or a file, that a new option will be available towards the button of the menu which allows you to scan the corresponding file or link you clicked on.

The Dr.Web Anti-Virus Link Checker tool will then go onto scan the requested file which can take anywhere from a few seconds to a few minutes, and possibly more if you are scanning a particularly large file. After the anti-virus checker has finished it will provide you with a full summary of the file; and most importantly, either a bright green “Clean” or ” bright red “Infected” message.

That’s pretty much all there is to it, really. Just don’t forget to take full advantage of this new anti-virus function in Firefox next time you opt to download that file that you feel might feel is a little suspicious…

Have fun and enjoy a much safer browsing experience!