Quick Look
VT4Browsers analyzes files and links to protect users from infections and malicious content by integrating over 60 antivirus solutions.
AI Overview
Who is this for?
Internet users who want to proactively check files and links for security threats.
Key Features
- → Scan suspicious files and links
- → Integrates over 60 antivirus engines
- → Provides virus definitions and website scan results
- → Option to share DNS resolutions for community security
- → Detects viruses, worms, trojans, and more
Reviews Analysis
Overall Sentiment
Mostly PositiveUsers find the extension very useful for quickly checking suspicious links and files, though some mention occasional minor issues.
Note: AI analysis focuses on the substance and recency of reviews, which may differ from the overall store rating.
What Users Love
- ✓ Excellent for checking suspicious links and files.
- ✓ Provides peace of mind when browsing.
- ✓ Integrates well with VirusTotal's services.
Points to Consider
- × Some users experienced occasional minor bugs.
- × The default sharing of DNS resolutions might be a privacy concern for some.
Official Description
From the Developer
VirusTotal Browser Extension.
Avoid infections and other unwanted outcomes when you receive a suspicious file or link by checking the file or link with VirusTotal’s free and easy service. VirusTotal's mission is to help make the internet a safer place while helping to improve the security and antivirus industries and the online safety of other members of the VirusTotal Community. Learn more at https://docs.virustotal.com/docs/how-it-works.
By default the extension also allows you to collaborate with the security industry by sharing the DNS resolutions (ip address to domain name mappings) performed by your browser. These will never be tied to your identity and the sharing can be deactivated in the extension settings.
Privacy policy at https://docs.virustotal.com/docs/privacy-policy
Virustotal is a free online service that analyzes files and URLs enabling the identification of viruses, worms, trojans and other kinds of malicious content detected by antivirus engines and website scanners. VirusTotal is not a substitute for antivirus or security products, but integrates over 60 antivirus solutions and more than 60 URL scanning tools to provide a valuable second opinion on a given file or web site and as a way to detect false positives.
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Key Info
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Rating:
4.3/5.0
(321 ratings)
- Users:100,000
- Version:4.0.10
- Updated:Apr 18, 2024
- Developer:Visit Website →
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