VirusTotal: Analyze files, URLs & IPs with VirusTotal’s extensive network of 70+ antivirus scanners. Enhance your cybersecurity efforts. Free for non-commercial use.
VirusTotal provides a comprehensive analysis platform for files and URLs using over 70 antivirus scanners and URL/domain blocklisting services, along with various tools for extracting relevant information. Users can submit files or URLs via the web interface, desktop uploaders, browser extensions, or a public API, with the web interface offering the highest scanning priority. Submissions contribute to enhancing global IT security by sharing results between VirusTotal and its partner organizations, allowing them to improve their detection systems. This core analysis also powers features like the VirusTotal Community, enabling users to comment on files and URLs and share insights. VirusTotal is free for non-commercial use and offers a detailed breakdown of each antivirus engine’s findings, including labels (e.g., I-Worm.Allaple.gen) and additional information, such as botnet or phishing site classifications. For qualified customers, VirusTotal provides premium services with advanced search capabilities to identify and analyze malicious files and URLs, providing valuable insights for cybersecurity professionals and anti-virus partners to develop new defenses against emerging threats.
