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VirusTotal vs VirusTotal Uploader: catalog facts
VirusTotalVirusTotal Uploader
Free

Scanning URLs and files on the website is free.

Free

Free and open source under the GPL 3.0; requires a VirusTotal API key.

Web Windows
  • Aggregates verdicts from many scanning engines
  • Handles both URLs and files
  • Uploads files to VirusTotal from the desktop
  • Open source and buildable from source
  • Uploaded items are processed by a third-party service
  • Verdicts can disagree and need interpreting
  • Requires a VirusTotal API key
  • Unofficial and not supported by VirusTotal
Web application Downloadable app
Closed source Open source
License not stated License: GPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed Account needed
Not stated if it works offline Needs internet

Checked September 23, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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