
Or maybe you're concerned about a file you're about to download? Paste its address into the URL box, click "Get and upload", and Uploader will grab a copy of the file without ever saving it to your hard drive. You can also drag and drop files onto the Uploader and have them all checked out at once.
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Detect malicious files without having to install anything.

This utility is capable of detecting all kinds of malicious applications: worms, trojans, viruses, etc. If you're suspicious of a particular program then you can highlight it and have the file checked out in a couple of clicks. step-1: create an account in (VirusTotal, a subsidiary of Google) and get API key step-2: visit and download required jar files step-3: just use the methods provided by API. VirusTotal Uploader is a free service dedicated to the analysis of files that can be potentially dangerous for your computer, by means of using multiple antivirus engines. Launch the VirusTotal Uploader separately and it'll also display a list of the processes running right now. Once installed, simply right-click the suspect file, select Send To > VirusTotal and the program will upload it for you, then display the report.

If opening a browser window and heading to the VirusTotal site seems too much of a hassle, though, you can always use their uploader program instead. And in a few seconds you'll get a near instant, and very reliable report on what they've found. VirusTotal is an excellent website which will quickly scan the file you upload with more than 40 antivirus engines from all the main security companies: AVG, Avira, F-Secure, McAfee, Sophos, Symantec and more.
