VirusTotal Code Insight expands support for more scripting languages in its AI code analysis tool

Google has announced that it has added support for more scripting languages to VirusTotal Code Insight, an artificial intelligence-based code analysis feature. The move comes after the positive response from the cybersecurity community following the announcement of VirusTotal Code Insight at the RSA Conference 2023.

Code Insight has broadened its support for script formats, moving beyond PowerShell to offer analysis for a variety of scripting languages, including Batch (BAT), Command Prompt (CMD), Shell scripts (SH), and VBScript (VBS). This means that users can now analyze code written in these languages, which were previously not supported.

In addition to this, Google has doubled the maximum file size limit for files processed by Code Insight, allowing for analysis of larger files. The model delivers more concise and focused high-level explanations, placing greater emphasis on code behavior. The user interface has been redesigned to display only the first sentences of the report by default, with the option for users to expand the report as needed, preventing extensive reports from overwhelming the default view.