VirusTotal.com

Infobox Website
name = VirusTotal



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url = http://www.virustotal.com
commercial = No
type = Free antivirus testing
language = Multilanguage
registration =
owner = Hispasec Sistemas
author = Hispasec Sistemas
launch date = June 2004
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VirusTotal.com is a website that provides free file checking. It is fairly unusual in that it performs aggregate tests using 36 different antivirus products. [ [http://www.virustotal.com/sobre.html VirusTotal - Free Online Virus and Malware Scan - About VirusTotal ] ] Tests can be run either on the website or through email. [ [http://www.virustotal.com/metodos.html VirusTotal - Free Online Virus and Malware Scan - Email/Uploader ] ] The variety of products used by the website allows a user to check for viruses that his own antivirus solution may have missed, or to verify against false positives. The drawback to using VirusTotal is that it can only scan submitted files, and cannot perform system-wide scans on the user's computer.

VirusTotal was selected by "PC World" as one of the best 100 products of 2007. [ [http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,131935-page,14/article.html PC World - The 100 Best Products of 2007 ] ]

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