Description
Your PC suddenly crawls or the browser gets hijacked, you suspect something, but your main antivirus scans and says all clear — this is when you want a second opinion without installing a second resident AV that fights the first. Trellix Stinger (formerly McAfee Stinger) is exactly that: a single portable executable that runs a standalone on-demand scan the moment you download it, targeting the specific threats that are prevalent and dangerous right now, deleted afterward with nothing left running.
It is not meant to replace your antivirus but to sit alongside it as an emergency spot-scanner. Scans can target a chosen drive or folder, it can perform rootkit scanning (checking boot sectors and processes for deeper infections), and it draws on Trellix's GTI cloud reputation data to improve detection. Because it focuses on specific, prevalent threats rather than full real-time protection, it stays light in both size and intent, ideal for a quick check when you think you are infected. Windows, free.
Portable single file: download and run with nothing installed and no resident service, then delete it — built for emergencies.
Targeted removal: focuses on the most prevalent, most damaging threat families with a standalone on-demand scan for a second opinion.
Coexists with your AV: works as a spot scanner beside your existing antivirus, without replacing it or conflicting.
Rootkit and boot-sector scanning: inspects boot sectors and processes to catch deeper rootkit-class infections.
GTI cloud intelligence and custom scope: uses Trellix cloud reputation data to raise detection and lets you target specific drives or folders.
The download entry is on the Trellix site; on first run you scroll through and accept the end-user licence agreement before scanning begins.
It is not meant to replace your antivirus but to sit alongside it as an emergency spot-scanner. Scans can target a chosen drive or folder, it can perform rootkit scanning (checking boot sectors and processes for deeper infections), and it draws on Trellix's GTI cloud reputation data to improve detection. Because it focuses on specific, prevalent threats rather than full real-time protection, it stays light in both size and intent, ideal for a quick check when you think you are infected. Windows, free.
Features
Portable single file: download and run with nothing installed and no resident service, then delete it — built for emergencies.
Targeted removal: focuses on the most prevalent, most damaging threat families with a standalone on-demand scan for a second opinion.
Coexists with your AV: works as a spot scanner beside your existing antivirus, without replacing it or conflicting.
Rootkit and boot-sector scanning: inspects boot sectors and processes to catch deeper rootkit-class infections.
GTI cloud intelligence and custom scope: uses Trellix cloud reputation data to raise detection and lets you target specific drives or folders.
The download entry is on the Trellix site; on first run you scroll through and accept the end-user licence agreement before scanning begins.
