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A context menu that allows you to right click any file in Windows Explorer and scan it using VirusTotal.

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VirusTotal Context Menu - Right click on a file to scan it.

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How to use

  1. Download the latest release from https://github.com/Genbox/VirusTotalContextMenu/releases
  2. Unpack the ZIP file to where you want the application. It is portable.
  3. Get an API key from VirusTotal.com and put it inside appsettings.json
  4. Register the context menu handler by right-clicking the VirusTotalContextMenu.exe file and select "Run as Administrator"
  5. Now you can right-click any file an select "VT Scan" to scan it using VirusTotal

Notes

  • You can use VirusTotalContextMenu.exe "--register" and "--unregister" command line arguments as well.
  • VirusTotal limits the number of requests to 4 per minute.
  • VirusTotal also limits the file size to 32 MB.
  • It sends your file to VirusTotal if they don't already have it.

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A context menu that allows you to right click any file in Windows Explorer and scan it using VirusTotal.

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