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24 alternatives to VirusTotal.com

Analyze suspicious files and URLs.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. VirusTotal.com launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1HO
   Hackerhub.org▲101

   2011 · hackerhub.org · its alternatives →

2. 2FT
   Filter the web by Hacker News▲146

   2016 · hackernewsfilter.com · its alternatives →

3. 3IM
   I made tool that let's you see everything about any website▲411

   Yes, it's open source: https://github.com/lissy93/web-check :) Why I'm building this? There are a lot of tools out there for discovering meta and security data relating to a website, IP or server. But currently, there isn't anything that does everything, all in one place and without a paywall/ user sign up. It's still a WIP, and I'm working on a new version, with some more comprehensive checks, so any feedback would be much appreciated :)

   2024 · v1.web-check.xyz · its alternatives →

4. 4HC
   HackerBooks.com▲351

   2011 · hackerbooks.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   File and Urls Hacker check▲12

   Search for Malicious Files and Urls easily from your browser

   2025 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   URLify▲150

   Turn your URL's into suspicious looking links

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Virus Total▲2

   Analyze suspicious files and URLs to detect types of viruses

   2021 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Malwarebytes 3.0▲177

   A next-generation antivirus replacement

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9SO
   ScriptObservatory.org – How much malicious JavaScript goes unnoticed?▲38

   2015 · scriptobservatory.org · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Virusdie▲100

    Clean and protect your websites like a security expert

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11LS
    Local Sheriff – Browser extension to show PII leaks to third-parties▲79

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

12. 12ST
    Scanning the Web for Security.txt Files▲50

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

13. 13NH
    New Hacker News web client▲128

    2014 · hack.ernews.info · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Maltrail▲5

    Open Source Malicious Traffic Detection System

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Dr. Link Check▲75

    Broken link checker with malware and parked domain detection

    2018 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Ghost Inspector▲80

    Automated browser testing from the cloud

    2014 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    VirusTotal Discord Bot▲6

    Security for Discord

    2020 · its alternatives →

18. 18SH
    Self-hosted VirusTotal-like for scanning files by multiple sandboxed AV▲8

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    URL Unshorten▲7

    Unshorten and check safety!

    2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

20. 20IQ
    Inspect questionable scripts before piping them to sh or bash▲28

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

21. 21MA
    Made a substitution-based URL Sanitizer/Shortener▲11

    2013 · u.onloop.net · its alternatives →

22. 22CF
    Check for web application security issues.▲23

    2012 · webscanservice.com · its alternatives →

23. 23HF
    Hackernews for Mac▲35

    2013 · whimsyapps.com · its alternatives →

24. 24AB
    A better way to analyze logs files on the command line▲25

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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