I am sure everyone downloads tons of zip, rar, exe and other popular file formats everyday from the internet, thus making your computer vulnerable to virus, trojan, worms or malware attacks. The risk of other files on your computer getting infected is high or even worse you might end up formatting your hard disk.
Now you can scan a file online even before downloading it on your computer or scan a file you suspect might contain virus, trojan, worm or malware you downloaded before opening it!
What is VirusTotal?
VirusTotal is a service that analyzes suspicious files and facilitates the quick detection of viruses, worms, trojans, and all kinds of malware detected by antivirus engines.
Specs:
- Free, independent service
- Use of multiple antivirus engines
- Real-time automatic updates of virus signatures
- Detailed results from each antivirus engine
- Real time global statistics
VirusTotal has been awarded by the American edition of PC World Magazine, one of the 100 best products of year 2007 in the Security Web Site category. URL : http://www.virustotal.com/
VirusTotal is a service developed by Hispasec Sistemas, an independent IT Security laboratory, that uses several command line versions of antivirus engines, updated regularly with official signature files published by their respective developers.
This is a list of the companies that participate in VirusTotal with their antivirus engines.
- AhnLab (V3)
- Aladdin (eSafe)
- ALWIL (Avast! Antivirus)
- Authentium (Command Antivirus)
- AVG Technologies (AVG)
- Avira (AntiVir)
- Bit9 (FileAdvisor)
- Cat Computer Services (Quick Heal)
- ClamAV (ClamAV)
- CA Inc. (Vet)
- Doctor Web, Ltd. (DrWeb)
- Eset Software (ESET NOD32)
- ewido networks (ewido anti-malware)
- Fortinet (Fortinet)
- FRISK Software (F-Prot)
- F-Secure (F-Secure)
- G DATA Software (GData)
- Hacksoft (The Hacker)
- Ikarus Software (Ikarus)
- Kaspersky Lab (AVP)
- McAfee (VirusScan)
- Microsoft (Malware Protection)
- Norman (Norman Antivirus)
- Panda Security (Panda Platinum)
- Prevx (Prevx1)
- Rising Antivirus (Rising)
- Secure Computing (Webwasher)
- BitDefender GmbH. (BitDefender)
- Sophos (SAV)
- Sunbelt Software (Antivirus)
- Symantec (Norton Antivirus)
- VirusBlokAda (VBA32)
- Trend Micro (TrendMicro)
- VirusBuster (VirusBuster)
The website is available in the following languages:
- Polski: Pawel & Michael
- Cesky: Strongy!
- Deutsch: Moritz Konstantin Meurer
- Magyar: István Csizmazia
: LinHongJun- Italiano: Mario Dedè
- Português: Daniel Henrique Tsuha
- Svenska: Charlie Krogars
- Français: Gérard Mélone
- Ελληνικά: Alexander Filos
- Nederlands: Croonen Martijn
- Türkçe: Uður BOZDAÐ
- Română: Căruntu Radu
- Русский: Konstantin Potemichev
- Dansk: Peter Ørsted
- Slovenšèina: Sašo Badovinac
: Iso-G
: JaeHyung Lee 
That's not all!!! You can even email your file you suspect might be infected! How?...
Create a new message with scan@virustotal.com as destination address of your email.
- Write SCAN in the Subject field.
- Attach the file to be scanned. Such file must not exceed 10 MB in size. If the attached file is larger, the system will reject it automatically.
- You will receive an email with a report of the file analysis. Response time will vary depending on the load of the system at the time of placing your request.
VirusTotal is not substitute any antivirus software installed in a PC, as it only scans individual files on demand. It does not offer permanent protection for the user's system either.
Although the detection rate afforded by the use of multiple antivirus engines is far superior to that offered by just one product, these results DO NOT guarantee the harmlessness of a file.
Currently, there is not any solution that offers a 100% effectiveness rate for detecting viruses and malware. You may become a victim of misleading advertising, if you buy such a product under those premises.
