try to use your common sense and dont clock on suspects links, beleive me common sense is the best antivirus you will have 
agree that tool is very usefull.
You just need to be careful with links posted in threads.
Whenever possible try to scan links with http://www.virustotal.com
Whenever possible try to scan links with http://www.virustotal.com
agree that tool is very usefull.
not that useful actually, it detect plenty of false positive, it's better to copy past the link in a well secured VM, like vmware that can be encrypted too, or sandbox if you prefer
the temptation of checking a link is the main factor here, malicious coders usually play on this