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Muhammad Umair
Ever wanted to scan a suspicious looking file using multiple antivirus software ?
I upgraded my Ubuntu linux to Lucid Lynxand installed Oracle Virtual Box over it. I later installed Windows XP as a virtual operating system and thought it might be better if I would install an antivirus program on it. However, as I moved my antivirus program and some other files from my USB drive, I had a gut feeling that things are just not right.
So..a bit of googling landed me at
Virustotal.com
which allows to scan a file using multiple antivirus
software, and it does what it says perfectly.
The site is extremely easy to use, I uploaded a file over it and it took less than a minute to generate results. The file was found positively ID’ed by it and one antivirus triggered a positive result from a scan of 41 antivirus.
Pros
1. Extremely fast scanning
2. Scanning using 40+ antivirus
3. complete detail about the file is provided
Cons
1. Cant scan my whole PC :(
2. Can only scan one file at a time
3. 20 MB file limit (that means I cant scan heavy executables like that ofAdobe Photoshop and Burnout Paradise)
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