Know before you run it

Choose a file you have downloaded and see what your own PC already knows about it — without sending the file anywhere.

Version 1.18.0 · Windows 10 and 11, 64-bit and 32-bit · runs on your PC, opens when you want it

What the check looks at

When Microsoft Defender has already found something

The page shows Defender's own threat name and says what Defender did. It offers no way to run the file and never suggests working around a Windows warning — there is no “run anyway” anywhere in this product.

When the publisher cannot be verified

The file is reported as not verified, not as malware. A great deal of good Indian business software — billing, inventory, shop-counter tools — is unsigned, and calling it dangerous would be wrong. You are told what is known, what is not, and offered Keep, Move aside, Delete or Ask my engineer.

Moving a file aside instead of deleting it

“Move it aside” puts the file into a folder of this app's own, so it is out of the way but still there for your engineer to look at. Nothing is deleted or moved without you confirming it in a second step.

Common questions

Is my file uploaded anywhere?

No. The file never leaves your PC. If a reputation service is ever configured, it is asked about the SHA-256 checksum — a fingerprint of the file, not the file itself.

Is this a virus scan?

No. MY PC DOCTOR has no detection engine. The scanning on your PC is Microsoft Defender's, and this page reads Defender's own record of the file alongside what the file itself can prove.

It says Unknown. Is the file dangerous?

Unknown means unknown. It usually means the file is unsigned or simply new, which is true of most small-business software. If you were not expecting the file, do not run it, and ask your engineer — the page can send them everything it found.

Does it watch my Downloads folder?

No. Nothing is scanned in the background, and no folder is watched. You choose one file and press Check.

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