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VirusTotal

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VirusTotal does multiscanning, it aggregates many antivirus products and online scan engines called Contributors.In November, 2018, the Cyber National Mission Force, a unit subordinate to the U.S. Cyber Command became a Contributor.

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  • Free PersonalProprietary

Platforms

  • Mac
  • Windows  Discontinued any updates to the official windows uploader since 2017
  • Linux
  • Online
  • Android
  • Microsoft Edge
  • Google Chrome
  • Mozilla Firefox
4.5 / 5 Avg rating (24)
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Properties

  1.  Lightweight

Features

  1.  Web-Based
  2.  Multi Engine
  3.  Information aggregator
  4.  Content analysis
  5.  Malware Analysis
  6.  URL analysis
  7.  Ad-free
  8.  Direct file uploading
  9.  Google Login
  10.  Dark Mode
  11.  No registration required
  12.  URL Scanning
  13.  OSINT
  14.  API Integration

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  • ekroberts73, s47959089, mrgeecore and RemovedUser liked VirusTotal
    26 days ago
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    about 2 months ago
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Comment summary: VirusTotal is widely appreciated as a tool for analyzing files and URLs for malware. Users commend its ability to pre-check downloads with multiple antivirus engines, though there are concerns about frequent false positives and a need for better control over antivirus quality. The service is praised for detailing why a file might be malicious, enhancing security for tech-savvy users. Some critiques highlight potential bypassing of detections and issues with certain antivirus partners.
Xahkyen
  
Top positive commentNov 2, 2021

It's a great option to be able to participate in a community way by leaving ratings and comments on the analyzed objects, especially when discussing about false positives.

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Mr. Anon
  
Positive commentMay 31, 2024

So helpful to upload a quick file for a sanity check!

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Tiago Sousa
  
Positive commentMay 20, 2024

most easy tool to verify URLs/Links!

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Rato GBM
  
Positive commentApr 22, 2024

A few notes on Virus Total:

  1. There exists and odd vulnerability where Paid users have some access to what other people upload. Some more info: https://darknetdiaries.com/episode/120/
  2. Some malicious files could get through undetected. Follow best practices regardless.
  3. There are sometimes false positives, but more than 2 flags you should get suspicious
  4. Check not only the front page flags, but also go through the description and take a look at alternative file names and urls. It could reveal something.
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Shoji
  
Positive commentNov 12, 2023

web based antivirus that can scan any file for virus or malware

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RemovedUser
  
Positive commentJul 26, 2023

I really like this tool as it allows a good scan of websites and files, allowing an analysis of the links and showing me whether or not I can click on it or open it!

Ideal to keep my Linux Mint more protected and maintain another layer of security for those who connect or work with me.

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BubbleTea
  
ReviewJul 13, 2022

It's free and provides an important insight. However, they do not have any quality control for anti viruses. That means you will be getting a lot false positives. This becomes a huge problem when services integrate VirusTotal and boot your files off the platform when they get false positives.

Who in their right mind decided to put Jiangmin on this platform. A fake Chinese antivirus that apparently sees everything as a virus. If not that, then Webroot or SecureAge APEX decide to scream. Maybe Malwarebytes will have a hissy-fit this time. Who knows?

Compiled your program? Be prepared for users to yell, you code viruses, because some QiHoo 360 or other Antiy-AVL says it's a trojan. Got an encryption DLL? APEX thinks you're up to something. I'm tired of it!

They have over 60 different antiviruses. Most of which nobody has ever heard of or used. All these smooth brain programmers have hard-coded their software to detect viruses when an executable is not signed by Bill Gates himself. I'm talking about you, the developers of "MaxSecurity". Your website takes me to a dead index.html link.

If a homeless man developed an Antivirus using crack, TempleOS and a stolen Dell PC - VirusTotal would want a copy.

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What is VirusTotal?

VirusTotal does multiscanning, it aggregates many antivirus products and online scan engines called Contributors.In November, 2018, the Cyber National Mission Force, a unit subordinate to the U.S. Cyber Command became a Contributor.[6] The aggregated data from these Contributors allows a user to check for viruses that the user's own antivirus software may have missed, or to verify against any false positives. Files up to 650 MB can be uploaded to the website, or sent via email (max. 32MB). Anti-virus software vendors can receive copies of files that were flagged by other scans but passed by their own engine, to help improve their software and, by extension, VirusTotal's own capability. Users can also scan suspect URLs and search through the VirusTotal dataset. VirusTotal uses the Cuckoo sandbox for dynamic analysis of malware.[8] VirusTotal was selected by PC World as one of the best 100 products of 2007.

VirusTotal information

  • Developed by

    Google, Inc.
  • Licensing

    Proprietary and Free Personal product.
  • Pricing

    Subscription that costs $0 per month.
  • Rating

    Average rating of 4.5 (24 ratings)
  • Alternatives

    40 alternatives listed
  • Supported Languages

    • English

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Our users have written 20 comments and reviews about VirusTotal, and it has gotten 478 likes

VirusTotal was added to AlternativeTo by Pablo_Mendoza on Dec 31, 2009 and this page was last updated Dec 4, 2024. VirusTotal is sometimes referred to as VirusTotal Uploader.