Dr. Web Cureit is a convenient and standalone antivirus and antispyware scanner that analyzes your PC for viruses, Trojans, spyware, hackerware, adware, rootkits and other malicious elements. The healing utility does not require installation and can be launched from a USB drive. Excellent detection, stylish appearance, the modern interface attracts many new users to the program every year.
Do you need to scan an infected computer? Or are you working on a PC that you don't fully trust? Doctor Web Curate is a specially designed application for these tasks.
The free utility can cure infected system or files, regardless of whether they are spyware or viruses.
Key Features Dr Web Cureit
The attractiveness of the program lies largely in its simplicity. Although the scanner does not require installation, it contains many of the configuration options and comprehensive scanning capabilities that you would expect from a full version of an antivirus.
Dr Web Cureit is based on an ICSA certified scan engine that provides reliable detection. The program is offered as an executable file that only needs to be double-clicked to run and, in many cases, is the only viable solution.
After all, as you know, viruses or spyware often try to block the installation of a new antivirus or PC protection application, so this is really a big advantage.
Dr Web Cureit does not conflict with any antivirus solution already installed on your system. What's also special about the program is that it's available in a huge variety of languages, comes with an excellent help file, and gives you plenty of statistics about your scans.
After launch, Kurate will automatically detect the language of your operating system and configure the scanner interface accordingly (if the local language is not supported, English will be enabled).
3 available operating modes
"Express analysis"
"Full Scan"
and “Selective” - with brief description, presented in the right panel of the main window.
In express mode (quick search), the boot sectors of all disks will be scanned, RAM, startup objects, Windows and boot disk root directories, user documents, as well as user temporary folders.
After checking your PC, Cureit will provide a list of problems and suggest a solution.
The application is not too resource-heavy, so you can continue to work while the analysis occurs, although this is not recommended until the entire process is complete.
Please remember that Kurate is an “on-demand scanner” only; it can detect and remove malicious files, but does not provide real-time protection. To do this you need to install full version Doctor Web antivirus.
Benefits of Cureit
Virus databases are updated several times an hour, and the latest version of the scanner is always available for download on the Doctor Web developer website.
Dr. Web Cureit is a convenient and standalone antivirus and antispyware scanner that analyzes your PC for viruses, Trojans, spyware, hackerware, adware, rootkits and other malicious elements. The healing utility does not require installation and can be launched from a USB drive. Excellent detection, stylish appearance, and modern interface attract many new users to the program every year.
Do you need to scan an infected computer? Or are you working on a PC that you don't fully trust? Doctor Web Curate is a specially designed application for these tasks.
The free utility can cure infected system or files, regardless of whether they are spyware or viruses.
Key Features Dr Web Cureit
The attractiveness of the program lies largely in its simplicity. Although the scanner does not require installation, it contains many of the configuration options and comprehensive scanning capabilities that you would expect from a full version of an antivirus.
Dr Web Cureit is based on an ICSA certified scan engine that provides reliable detection. The program is offered as an executable file that only needs to be double-clicked to run and, in many cases, is the only viable solution.
After all, as you know, viruses or spyware often try to block the installation of a new antivirus or PC protection application, so this is really a big advantage.
Dr Web Cureit does not conflict with any antivirus solution already installed on your system. What's also special about the program is that it's available in a huge variety of languages, comes with an excellent help file, and gives you plenty of statistics about your scans.
After launch, Kurate will automatically detect the language of your operating system and configure the scanner interface accordingly (if the local language is not supported, English will be enabled).
3 available operating modes
"Express analysis"
"Full Scan"
and “Custom” - with a brief description presented in the right panel of the main window.
In express mode (quick search), the boot sectors of all disks, RAM, startup objects, root directories of Windows and the boot disk, user documents, as well as user temporary folders will be checked.
After checking your PC, Cureit will provide a list of problems and suggest a solution.
The application is not too resource-heavy, so you can continue to work while the analysis occurs, although this is not recommended until the entire process is complete.
Please remember that Kurate is an “on-demand scanner” only; it can detect and remove malicious files, but does not provide real-time protection. To do this, you need to install the full version of Doctor Web antivirus.
Benefits of Cureit
Virus databases are updated several times an hour, and the latest version of the scanner is always available for download on the Doctor Web developer website.
Most users usually have some kind of antivirus program installed on their computer. But in some cases, suspicions may arise that the antivirus program is not coping well, or that it missed something. Then you can use the Russian-language free healing utility Dr.Web CureIt!
The advantage of using it is that it can scan your computer without disabling the main antivirus, if it is installed.
Such a check can be carried out once a month or otherwise, there are no clear recommendations. If for some reason there is no antivirus on your PC at all, then you can also scan your computer using the free healing utility Dr.Web CureIt.
Signs of an infected computer
Let's look at the most common signs that your computer is likely infected with a virus (of course, the list below is not exhaustive):
1. The home page in the browser has changed, while no new programs have been installed recently.
2. Pages and sites on the Internet open spontaneously (as a rule, these are all kinds of spam: fraudulent offers to make money online, online casinos, sites of dubious content, etc.).
3. Shortcuts appeared on the Windows Desktop that no one had added there (most often these are links to sites with approximately the same content as in the previous case).
4. The computer suddenly began to work noticeably slower (again, without installing any new programs on it).
5. Well-known and long-used applications have become much slower to launch and work.
6. The hard drive is being used intensively (its indicator is constantly on or blinking rapidly) when there are clearly no programs running on the computer.
At the same time, such activity is also typical for useful background programs (antiviruses, scanning and optimization programs hard drive, background backup applications, software updates, etc.). Therefore, it is worth making sure that these useful programs are not currently running. This can be done, for example, by checking all active given time processes using Windows.
7. The Internet connection is actively used, although no programs or processes are running on the computer that can create Internet traffic (browsers, file download programs, update utilities, etc.). You can check this in the same way as in the previous case.
It should be noted that almost every program includes an automatic update option (most often in background), so you should check for such traffic especially carefully.
Free healing utility Dr.Web CureIt
1) Based on the list above, armed with reasonable suspicions regarding the likely presence of malware on your computer, you can resort to the help of the free healing utility Dr.Web CureIt! To do this:
- you need to download it to your computer’s hard drive,
- run the check,
- and then you can remove it from your PC.
Important: the validity period of the Dr.Web CureIt! is only two days, so downloading it “for future use” makes no sense.
And anti-virus databases are updated almost hourly, because new viruses appear with approximately the same frequency.
If necessary, you can download the latest version of the treatment utility Dr.Web CureIt! from the official website and restart the scan on your PC. Thus, the healing utility Dr.Web CureIt! performs verification at the user's request. However, we must be aware that it is not a means of permanent anti-virus protection. In addition to it, it must be installed on the computer.
By the way, the healing utility (Dr.Web CureIt! and other analogues) has another name: antivirus scanner program, which just means that the program (utility) is intended for one-time scanning, and not for permanent computer protection.
I draw your attention to one important point before using the free healing utility Dr.Web CureIt! You should leave the computer alone and do not perform any actions on it until the utility completes its scan. It is highly undesirable to launch the Dr.Web CureIt utility and at the same time listen to music, correspond with someone, or perform any other actions while scanning your computer for viruses.
All programs and all windows should be closed and the utility allowed to work properly.
To do this, you can run the Dr.Web CureIt utility, for example, overnight, after closing all applications.
The utility can run from 15-30 minutes to several hours, depending on the state of the computer being tested.
2) You can download its latest version at:
Typically, this program detects significantly more viruses and malware than its competitors.
Rice. 1. Download the healing utility Dr.Web CureIt! from the official website
By clicking on the “Download for free” button (Fig. 1), a window will appear:
Rice. 2. Check the boxes in exchange for the free Dr.Web CureIt treatment utility!
Here (Fig. 2) you need to check two boxes next to the proposals:
- “I agree to send statistics about the scanning progress and the software and hardware of my PC to Doctor Web,”
- "I agree to the terms of the license agreement."
Then you can click on the “Download” button, which will be inactive without checking these two checkboxes.
Note: If you purchased licenses or something else from Doctor Web, then you don’t have to check the box next to “I agree to send statistics about the scanning progress...”, but then you will need to enter the Dr.Web serial number from the previously purchased product.
3) When the Dr.Web CureIt utility is downloaded, it will be located in the “Downloads” of your browser, you need to find it there and click on the downloaded file.
The “License and Updates” window will open (Fig. 3), where we put a checkmark next to
- “I agree to participate in the software quality improvement program. Statistics collected during a computer scan will be automatically sent to Doctor Web.
Rice. 3. In the “License and Updates” window, check the “I agree” box
Click on the “Continue” button, the “Select a test” window will appear:
Rice. 4. You can “Start scanning” the entire computer or “Select objects to scan”
As can be seen in Fig. 4, you can immediately click the large “Start scan” button (1 in Fig. 4).
4) But it happens that you need spot check or full examination.
Under the “Start scanning” button there is a link “Select objects to scan” (2 in Fig. 4). If you click on it, then for a complete check you should check all the items in the list. To do this, just check the topmost checkbox next to “Scan objects”.
Rice. 5. Select objects to scan with the healing utility Dr.Web CureIt
At the same time, you can check those flash drives that were previously used on a supposedly infected computer. To do this, you must first (before launching the Dr.Web CureIt utility) insert flash drives into the USB ports, and then also mark them in the list. In this case, you can be sure that the check will be comprehensive (although it will take a lot of time, so this must be taken into account in advance).
5) Without sufficient experience, it is better not to change other important program settings. By default, the utility will try to disinfect infected files and quarantine incurable ones.
If you want to actively participate in the check, you can set the option of sound notification about all events during it. To do this, click on the icon with the image wrench top right (3 in Fig. 4 or 3 in Fig. 5). If, on the contrary, you want to “fire and forget,” you can set the option to automatically apply default actions to threats there.
Finally, if the scan will continue in the absence of the user (which, of course, only makes sense if the program automatically applies default actions), you can also set the option to automatically turn off the computer after the scan is completed. In this case, you can familiarize yourself with the results of the program by reading the text file of its report.
6) If the Dr.Web CureIt! If you have placed any files in quarantine, it is better to click on the “Decontaminate” button.
Rice. 6. Checking Dr.Web CureIt! completed
Note: If system files on your computer have been infected, the scan will detect them and present them as threats. If you remove them, the Windows system may NOT boot after that. It is possible that it is for this reason that it is sometimes recommended to check with the Dr.Web CureIt utility only when operating system Windows is loaded in safe mode.
7) As a result of the files being quarantined, some application of which these files were part could stop working. You should not try to extract them from there, thus “restoring” the functionality of the application.
The correct and safest thing to do would be to delete all files from quarantine after the scan is completed, and then uninstall and reinstall the corresponding applications if they do not work or work incorrectly.
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How check your computer for viruses for free. For this, the free Dr.Web CureIt! utility is usually sufficient.
In Russian it’s simply “Doctor Web”.
You can download from the official website.
I’ll also say that it’s better to check by booting your computer in safe mode! Because, if you don’t know, a virus is a small program that sneaks into your computer to carry out certain actions! But programs do not start in safe mode! And the virus, in this mode, is easier to catch and remove!
How to boot your computer in safe mode?
To do this, when booting or rebooting the computer, when it is just starting to turn on, you need to hold down or continuously (with an interval of about 0.5 seconds) click the F8 key.
Until a black screen appears on the monitor, as shown in the picture below (if you didn’t manage to catch this moment the first time, then restart your computer and try again):
Using the arrows on the keyboard, you need to select the line “Safe Mode” and press Enter.
Of course, you can run the scan in normal mode! This is just a recommendation for the best!
Let me remind you that Dr.Web CureIt does not require installation on your computer! The utility simply starts and does its job. After which, you can simply delete it like a regular shortcut!
Regardless of the mode in which you do this, now the further steps are the same! So, let's launch...
So, when you click the “Disarm” button, which will appear after the scan is completed on the right side of the program, all threats will be removed from your computer! After this, you can close our “doctor”.
Another important point! If, when closing Dr.Web, a small white window appears with a warning about modification of the host file (which is a system file), then when asked whether you allow it to be corrected, be sure to answer “Yes”!
Well, I also recorded a video for you of how I do it in real life! Watch it if you perceive the video format better.
How to check your computer for Dr.Web viruses
In this article we will talk about what is the free utility Dr Web CureIt how to download and use it.
I already wrote about protecting information from viruses in an article about .
But, since no antivirus (even a paid one) gives a 100% guarantee of complete protection against all viruses, you not only have to comply basic rules use the Internet safely, but use additional means of protecting and checking your computer.
One of the effective additional programs for checking your computer for viruses is a free utility, the essence of which is that with its help you can check all the files on your computer, regardless of whether any antivirus is installed on your computer or not, and if malicious objects are detected , cure him.
At the same time, there is no need to remove or even disable the existing installed antivirus!
Of course, for the most effective verification you need to download Dr Web CureIt scanner with the latest anti-virus database (updated one or more times per hour).
How to download Dr Web CureIt
Of course, it is preferable to download CureIt from the official website of this utility. To do this, go to the website: www.freedrweb.com/cureit/, scroll to the bottom of the page and click on the button there Download for free:
IN next window to download the free version (for home use) press the button Next:
Since we use free version utilities, then we download the version from additional function sending statistics. This means that after scanning our computer for viruses, Dr Web CureIt will simply send a report to Doctor Web to improve its program. This is quite normal.
So, click on the button Download Dr Web CureIt with the function of sending statistics:
Launch the downloaded file. It will be recommended to scan your computer in Enhanced Security mode. This way, you can more effectively check your PC for malicious elements. But during this time you will not be able to perform other actions with the computer. However, it is better to agree and relax a little while the Dr Web CureIt scanner does its job.
Check the box (we agree to sending statistics) and click Continue:
Click:
You can visually observe the scanning results:
And after finishing we get the result. If everything is ok, it will be reported as follows:
After this you can close it.
When we find malicious elements, select cure infected files. If they cannot be cured, they will be quarantined.
In what cases should you scan with the Dr Web CureIt utility?
I recommend scanning your computer with the Dr Web CureIt utility (as well as with an installed antivirus, for example, such as) Firstly when there is a suspicion that the computer has become infected with some kind of virus.
For example, strange messages may appear on the screen; some unsolicited Internet pages may suddenly open; there may be some malfunctions in the operation of the computer or in the operation of any programs; the computer may suddenly restart; a program may suddenly freeze or a message about an unknown error may appear; etc.
Of course, the manifestation of one of these signs does not mean that the computer is definitely infected with some kind of virus, but still, if any strange behavior of the computer appears, it is advisable to scan it for viruses with the current (latest) anti-virus database.
Secondly, since not all viruses manifest themselves in an obvious way, I also advise you to scan your computer with the Dr Web CureIt utility regularly, for example, once every few months or once a month or more often (depending on how actively you use the Internet and download information from other computers via flash drive or disk).
The point is that if the computer is not used to access the Internet and if information from other computers is not entered into it, then there is no need to check the computer for viruses at all, since there is nowhere for them to get into it.
It's another matter if you actively use the Internet and often search through search engines various information by visiting many sites. Here you already need to take care of safety. In this case, you can run the Dr.Web CureIt scanner more often if you have unlimited Internet (downloading this utility, about 100 MB, may still be expensive if you do not have a cheap Internet).
By the way, if you still have Internet restrictions, you can download Dr Web CureIt scanner using another computer where there is unlimited or inexpensive Internet (friends, acquaintances, work, etc.). Then transfer the downloaded utility, for example, to a flash drive, and test your computer at home by launching Dr Web CureIt even from the same flash drive.
If you decide to launch the Dr Web CureIt scanner as planned, then you can do this in normal mode in order to continue working on your computer, because scanning all files can take several hours (depending on the amount of information on the computer).
So: If you use the Internet or transfer any files from another computer, regularly scan your computer for malicious elements. Even if you have some kind of antivirus installed, still check your computer with additional tools. A free utility Dr Web CureIt, — great solution for such a thing.
