Looks suspicious check in Virustotal.com
Created: 06 Aug 2009 | Updated: 14 Jul 2010 | 5 comments
Sometimes when a file is not detected as threat and you think it is a Malware and still it is not getting detected.
In order to scan it from a different antivirus you actually un-install the current antivirus to install a 3rd party antivirus you update the definitions and then scan a file.
Just to know that even that is not detecting it.
In order to scan it from a different antivirus you actually un-install the current antivirus to install a 3rd party antivirus you update the definitions and then scan a file.
Just to know that even that is not detecting it.
There is a easier way of scanning a file with 39 well known antivirus software with their updated definitions.
Simply submit your file to
VirusTotal is a service that analyzes suspicious files and facilitates the quick detection of viruses, worms, Trojans, and all kinds of Malware detected by antivirus engines.
- AhnLab (V3)
- Antiy Labs (Antiy-AVL)
- Aladdin (eSafe)
- ALWIL (Avast! Antivirus)
- Authentium (Command Antivirus)
- AVG Technologies (AVG)
- Avira (AntiVir)
- Cat Computer Services (Quick Heal)
- ClamAV (ClamAV)
- Comodo (Comodo)
- CA Technologies (Vet)
- Doctor Web, Ltd. (DrWeb)
- Emsi Software GmbH (a-squared)
- Eset Software (ESET NOD32)
- Fortinet (Fortinet)
- FRISK Software (F-Prot)
- F-Secure (F-Secure)
- G DATA Software (GData)
- Hacksoft (The Hacker)
- Hauri (ViRobot)
- Ikarus Software (Ikarus)
- INCA Internet (nProtect)
- K7 Computing (K7AntiVirus)
- Kaspersky Lab (AVP)
- McAfee (VirusScan)
- Microsoft (Malware Protection)
- Norman (Norman Antivirus)
- Panda Security (Panda Platinum)
- PC Tools (PCTools)
- Prevx (Prevx1)
- Rising Antivirus (Rising)
- Secure Computing (SecureWeb)
- BitDefender GmbH (BitDefender)
- Sophos (SAV)
- Sunbelt Software (Antivirus)
- Symantec (Norton Antivirus)
- VirusBlokAda (VBA32)
- Trend Micro (TrendMicro)
- VirusBuster (VirusBuster)
It will scan it and will give you the results for all the antivirus companies in a minutes or two..
after viewing the results you can either submit the file to Symantec security response at : https://submit.symantec.com/basic /essential /BCS depending on your contract.
VirusTotal is not substitute any antivirus software installed in a PC, as it only scans individual files on demand. It does not offer permanent protection for the user's system either.
Although the detection rate afforded by the use of multiple antivirus engines is far superior to that offered by just one product, these results DO NOT guarantee the harmlessness of a file.
Currently, there is not any solution that offers a 100% effectiveness rate for detecting viruses and Malware. You may become a victim of misleading advertising, if you buy such a product under those premises.
Sometimes no Antivirus Company will detect it since it will be a new threat that nobody knows about so it even Virus Total is not 100% reliable service. But still it is used by most of the Administrators and Organizations around the world.
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As an addendum to this, if you do see this detected as a threat of any kind you can submit it to http://www.threatexpert.com, this will give you a report in roughly 10-15 minutes of every registry key, file, process, etc. that it modifies as well as any ip addresses/domains it attempts to contact.
Remote Product Specialist, Business Critical Services, Symantec
Is that it is owned by Symantec.
Not to say that I like Virustotal any less for being neutral.
Helped me recently to check one of the files.. Good day
Please don't forget to mark your thread solved with whatever answer helped you : ) Rafeeq
For those who do it lot of times a day
Uploader and email.
You can upload files with context menu and scan files in your email before downloading them by forwarding the mail to scan@virustotal.com.
http://www.virustotal.com/vtsetup.exe
http://www.virustotal.com/metodos.html
De facto when AV does something, it starts jumping up and down, waving its arms, and shouting...
"Hey! I found a virus! Look at me! I'm soooo goooood!"
Olá minha gente amiga;
Quero e preciso lhes pedir a gentileza de me orientarem como navegar nesse site www-secure.symantec.com ma linguagem Português, pois não tenho conhecimento do Inglês; sendo assim fica muito difícil (até impossível) o meu conhecimento sobre esse site ! POR FAVOR...! Ok ?
Aguardo essa PRECIOSA ajuda & orientação de vocês e antecipo meus sinceros agradecimentos!!!
Envio ABRAÇOS carinhosos a todos(as) vocês.
Deste amigo;
Raimundo José de Miranda
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