Read: How to scan email attachments online for a virus. X-Ray a freeware that automates the process of submission of malware files may also interest you. too has a desktop file scanner called JottiQ. The utility also adds an item ‘Send To VirusTotal to the context menu, which makes things even easier.
The scan results will display in your browser as usual. After installing it, you can simply right-click any file under 20MB and choose “VirusTotal” from the Send To Windows menu. VirusTotal also offers a desktop utility called as VirusTotal Uploader.
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The scanning options are embedded in the context menu and download dialog, making the analysis process as easy as clicking a single button. You can get them all here. Moreover, they will scan not only files but also URLs. They allow you to download files directly with VirusTotal’s web application before storing them in your Windows PC. VTchromizer for Chrome (and Edge Chromium) and VTzilla for Firefox are browser plugins that simplify the process of scanning Internet resources with VirusTotal. VirusTotal has also now made a browser extension for Firefox and Chrome. Open the URL tab and paste the link you want to be scanned and wait for the results. The VirusTotal URL scanner uses several services like those of Firefox, Google SafeBrowsing, Opera-AVG, Phishtank, Internet Explorer’s SmartScreen filter and TRUSTe.
VirusTotal will scan the file and displays the results in a minute or two. Visit and under the File tab, upload the file you want to be scanned. How to submit and scan, files and URLs using Multiple AntiVirus engines at VirusTotalĮarlier it only scanned suspicious files, by uploading them to their server and checking them with definitions of several antivirus software. VirusTotal is one of the popular websites that lets you scan a file for malware using more than 40 antivirus engines and definitions. There are many online malware scanners that use multiple antivirus engines to scan suspicious files, like, ,, ,, viruschief, filterbit, meta scan, etc. It thus enables the identification of viruses, worms, trojans and other kinds of malicious content detected by multiple antivirus engines and web analysis toolbars. VirusTotal is a service that analyzes suspicious files and now URLs and facilitates the quick detection of viruses, worms, trojans, and all kinds of malware detected by antivirus engines.