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VirusTotal

Scan a file or URL against many antivirus engines at once.

Cost

Free to start, paid to go further

Free for public use, with rate limits.

Open source

No

The code is private. You depend on the company that makes it.

Your data

Goes to their servers

Your files and text are sent to the company running the service.

Use it for this

Checking a suspicious link or attachment before you open it.

Do not use it for this

Confidential files. Uploads are shared with security vendors.

A moment where you would reach for it

Checking a link in an unexpected email claiming to be from a bank.

How hard is it to pick up?

Anyone can use this on day one.

Worth knowing before you use it

Do not upload confidential documents. Uploaded files may be shared with the security community.

About this entry

Checked on 1 Sept 2026. Prices and free limits change without warning, and often quietly. Treat everything above as a starting point and confirm on the official site before you rely on it.

Nothing here is sponsored. A tool appears because it solves a real problem, not because someone paid for it to be listed.