Check torrent files for virus, trojans, spywares with online meta virus search engine

May 4, 2008 · Filed Under How To and Online Tutorials · Comment 

For those that are into downloading executable files from bittorrent, please be aware that a small number of these executable files contain viruses.

Two head is better than one, 32 virus search engine is better than 1. Virus Total is an online virus search engine, just upload any files and it’ll scan it with 32 anti-virus engines (Norton, MacAfee, AVG, Kaspersky Lab and many more). The results may vary but it provides a clue on what to expect.

VirusTotal is a service that analyzes suspicious files and facilitates the quick detection of viruses, worms, trojans, and all kinds of malware detected by antivirus engines. Specs:

  • Free, independent service
  • Use of multiple antivirus engines
  • Real-time automatic updates of virus signatures
  • Detailed results from each antivirus engine
  • Real time global statistics

How to check torrent files for virus

How to check torrent files for virus

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Torrent Meta Search Engine

January 9, 2008 · Filed Under Web Application · Comment 

YouTorrent is the world’s first meta torrent search engine, its unique feature lies in it ability to draws search results from various torrent search engine, making it the one stop search engine for torrents.

YouTorrent is “the world’s first real-time torrent comparison search engine” according to the site itself. The site is a meta search engine, which means that it doesn’t host any torrent files itself. It currently searches 12 sources; Mininova, The Pirate Bay, IsoHunt, MyBittorrent, NewTorrents, SuprNova, Monova, Vuze, BitTorrent, LegitTorrents, SeedPeer and BTjunkie.

The interface is user friendly and does not come with any ads, making it easy on the eyes.

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