How to download a checked file from virustotal

See Steffen's answer as to why this might be a bad idea. However, you can still send hashes of the files to VirusTotal which can match known malware samples already in VT but won't detect new or modified malware — BlueCacti. GroundZero Sending file hashes may be dangerous, too. For instance, it is easy for VT to determine which users have a copy of a certain porn movie on their hard disk. Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. See also their Privacy Policy which clearly says: Information we share When you submit a file to VirusTotal for scanning, we may store it and share it with the anti-malware and security industry Files, URLs, comments and any other content submitted to or shared within VirusTotal may also be included in premium private services offered by VirusTotal to the anti malware and ICT security industry Still, I think that your idea of offering a simpler access to a useful service directly from the mail client makes sense.

Improve this answer. Steffen Ullrich Steffen Ullrich k 27 27 gold badges silver badges bronze badges. Yes, there is a commercial tool won't say names out there that got some attention because they had an option to upload files and attachments to virus total, some companies realized some of their sensitive data was being exposed.

I know some companies will just upload and check hashes instead — nd SteffenUllrich, it would be good to add this one: support. Mirsad: good suggestion, I've added it to the answer. Show 5 more comments. Josh Ross Josh Ross 3 3 silver badges 10 10 bronze badges. Yes, the files do get exposed to people outside of VT administrators. Vilican 2, 8 8 gold badges 20 20 silver badges 34 34 bronze badges.

Same for anywhere else, not VT specifically. Rob Rob 1 1 gold badge 3 3 silver badges 11 11 bronze badges.

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In other words, you still need to scan your downloaded file using VirusTotal. The good thing about this option is that the downloaded file will be automatically scanned and checked by VirusTotal so if you want to learn how, simply proceed to the steps listed below.

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