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Threat intelligence platform designed to help organizations scan, identify and protect files, URLs and networks from anomalies/malware.
Provider
VirusTotal
Located In
Spain
Foundation
2004
Open API
Yes
Deployment
Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
Training
Documentation
Support
Email/Help Desk, Chat, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base
Content Source: VirusTotal
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VirusTotal Reviews
"Detect threat like a detective with VirusTotal"
Pros: 1. One of the best software for detecting viruses and malware.2. Most famous software and widely used in the security industry.3. Even used at the investigation level.
Cons: 1. Sometimes unable to detect old viruses and malware.2. UI can be more efficient
"Equipo Seguro, Drive Seguro, Archivos Seguros con Virus Total"
Overall: Estoy encantado con este software ya que protege mi equipo y mis archivos en la nube de los virus.
Pros: Que analice mi equipo, analice mis correos, mis archivos de correo, en mis drive, que me diga que contiene o no contiene virus . Es un maravilloso software.
Cons: A veces no permite subir archivos empaquetados porque detecta virus siendo archivos utilizados en programación
"It's okay"
Pros: This software is reaaaally clean, everyone could use it. You surely need to know what you're doing while using it, but it's easy to understand and has a lot of options.
Cons: While still having a lot of options, if compared to other softwares, it has a weak execution. Could work better and smoother.
"Great tool for malware analysis and threat intelligence"
Pros: Most popular malware analysis tool on the internet, providing scan results from dozens of antivirus vendors for both files and URLs/domains. The Enterprise Edition offers many additional features, such as multisearch, content visualization, graphs, and more. It can also be integrated in many third party applications with the use of API keys.
Cons: Searches could be more accurate. Sometimes, searching for something in particular returns too much, unrelated data that could be avoided.
"VirusTotal - Very Resourceful and Impactful "
Pros: With VirusTotal, handling threats intelligence has been easy. We no longer worry about threats.
Cons: Well, so far VirusTotal has been smooth. No issues.