Universal Virus Sniffer

Besides your standard and, hopefully, updated antivirus, you may want to try a malware scanner if you suspect that the reason behind your computer acting strange is a virus. Universal Virus Sniffer is a lightweight tool designed to help you scan, detect and deal with viruses and infected files.

It is important to note that the application is designed to kill any potential threat on your computer and hence, it will not ask you what you want to do next once malware is detected. This is why it is best to refrain from using it, unless you know what you are doing. To avoid any other issues, such as having non-malware apps deleted from your system, it’s recommended that you close all running apps.

The interface is rather rugged, but includes several options that you can consider using when dealing with a malware infection. For starters, you need to select one of the three working modes, namely active, inactive and remote. Following a relatively quick scan, the app displays the findings and, if malware is detected, you can preview its location, status and even the manufacturer, in some cases.

As previously mentioned, the tool kills any malware detected without asking for confirmation. According to the developer, this also applies to hidden DLL files found in the address space of a process. You can submit your findings to specialized websites or add it to a database.

A noteworthy feature of the tool are the scripts you can create to ensure ongoing and real-time protection for your system. When you’re working with a system image, the scripts can be generated automatically to treat the malware infection.

In the eventuality that you are looking for a protection solution that can offer features above the regular antivirus apps, then perhaps you can consider giving Universal Virus Sniffer a try.