McAfee Stinger is a small unsupported

Technical support

Technical support or tech support refers to a range of services by which enterprises provide assistance to users of technology products such as mobile phones, televisions, computers, software products or other electronic or mechanical goods...

 on-demand virus scanner designed to remove specific viruses

Computer virus

A computer virus is a computer program that can replicate itself and spread from one computer to another. The term "virus" is also commonly but erroneously used to refer to other types of malware, including but not limited to adware and spyware programs that do not have the reproductive ability...

. It is not designed as a general-purpose anti-virus program, but as a tool to assist in dealing with infected systems. It uses current technology and easily fits on a USB drive. The latest version provides detection for 2720 viruses, trojans & variants.

In recent versions of Stinger, McAfee has developed the software to specifically target fake alert threats, a form of Scareware

Scareware

Scareware comprises several classes of scam software with malicious payloads, or of limited or no benefit, that are sold to consumers via certain unethical marketing practices. The selling approach uses social engineering to cause shock, anxiety, or the perception of a threat, generally directed at...

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External links

• Download site with instructions and the current list of threats covered