VirusTotal Public API
Uniting anti-malware engines to make the web safer.
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This API is best for analyzing and detecting viruses, malware, and other malicious threats.
VirusTotal Public API enables developers to quickly search against more than 70 different anti-malware engines. This allows developers to screen all user input such as URLs, files, and Domain names for security threats related to malicious files or malicious content associated with them. Information can also be gathered on any IP address or domain visit, allowing for historical analysis.
Key features
- API endpoints that allow scanning of URLs
- files and domains
- fanotification support
- detailed report of IP address and Domain reports
- search and comment functions
- access to historic scan and sample data.
Potential use cases
- Malware detector: Create an application that can detect malicious software by using the VirusTotal Public API.
- URL analyzer: Develop an application that can be used to perform security checks on URLs and detect threats.
- IP/Domain tracking: Create an application that can provide real-time information about IPs and domains by using the VirusTotal Public API.
VirusTotal's API has allowed our business to quickly identify any malicious threats on our customers' inputted urls and files, as it has enabled access to more than 70 anti-malware engines. We would highly recommend VirusTotal's API to anyone looking to quickly analyse security threats.
Related Technologies
- The Google Safe Browsing API and Cisco Security API are related APIs that can be used for scanning malicious threats.