VirusTotal also provides several client tools to help users interact with the VirusTotal service more seamlessly. These tools are available for major operating systems, see the section that's best for you.

Windows

Apple operating system

Linux

Third-party uploaders

Windows Uploader (unmaintained)

Discontinued support for Windows Uploader:

We will stop updating the official Windows uploader from 2017 (see VirusTotalUploader for alternative 3rd party open source uploaders)

It is a simple Microsoft Windows desktop application that makes it easy to interact with VirusTotal with just a right-click of your mouse. No technical background is required.Download the app hereand start using it right away.

Send the file to VirusTotal

This task can be easily accomplished using VirusTotal Uploader. Once you have downloaded and installed the uploader, simply right-click on the file you wish to upload and selectSend toSelect the VirusTotal option from the context menu:

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You can also run VirusTotal Uploader (e.g. by clicking its desktop shortcut icon) and click the “Select file and upload” button:

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Even easier, just select the files you want to upload and drag them into the VirusTotal Uploader's window.

Note that you can also use the VirusTotal Uploader from the command line. You just need to provide one or more files as arguments:

C:\path\to\vt\uploader\VirusTotalUpload2.exe file_to_upload.exe

Scanning running processes

Some malware samples continue to run on the system as normal processes. This is what the antivirus industry calls active malware. VirusTotal Uploader includes a feature that helps users identify active malware:Upload process executablebutton. When you click this button, VirusTotal Uploader will attempt to find and read the process's image file and send it to VirusTotal for analysis.

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Capture and scan online documents

Another handy option is to have VirusTotal fetch and scan an online file without you having to download it first. Enter the URL, or right-click it and select “Copy link location” to cut and paste it, then click “Get and upload button. The file will be downloaded but not saved to your hard drive (by default). You will get the usual list of results and can then decide whether you want to download it.

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Since the vast majority of malware infections begin as web downloads or email attachments, we believeGet and uploadOptions are very useful.

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The VirusTotal Uploader can also be configured to download files to a temporary folder and delete them afterwards, or to automatically delete them by clicking Options." button to store them in a specific location.

Mac OS X Uploader

This Apple OS X desktop application makes interacting with VirusTotal easy: just drag and drop files into the application to scan them. No technical background required.Download the app hereand start using it right away.

Scanning Documents

Using the Uploader, you can scan files in a number of ways:

  • Drag and drop files onto the app to scan.

  • From FileSelect the file you want to scan from the menu.

  • Right-click or Control-click the file, clickOpenMethod, and then select the VirusTotal Uploader app.

For example, drag and drop a file into the application window:

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Linux Uploader

While we haven't built a dedicated Linux uploader itself, it is possible to compile the Mac OS X uploader core for your distribution, and since it uses Qt, it can be used cross-platform.You can find it at https://github.com/VirusTotal/qt-virustotal-uploaderClone the project and build it for your platform. 

Third-party uploaders