VirusTotal
Business Profile
Core Value Proposition
VirusTotal provides threat intelligence and collaborative malware analysis through a crowdsourced AI-driven platform to strengthen collective defense and improve accessibility of advanced threat data.
Target Customer
Security researchers, academics, educators, threat intelligence analysts, enterprises, MSSPs, and security vendors.
Key Differentiator
Open, collaborative platform with Crowdsourced AI engines (e.g., Exodia Labs, Code Insight) and transparent pricing tiers, including a Contributor tier to sustain long-term partnerships and access to threat feeds.
Implementation Timeline
Not specified in the content.
Pain Points
- 1Need for an open, collaborative threat intelligence ecosystem that scales with community contributions.
- 2Desire for affordable, broad access to advanced threat context and analysis.
- 3Requirement for scalable programmatic access (APIs) to large threat datasets and analytics.
Key Features
- 1Public and private API access, private API, and private scanning
- 2 VT Intelligence search with relationships (e.g., bundled_files, submissions) for advanced queries
- 3Crowdsourced AI engines integrated into reports (Exodia Labs, Code Insight)
- 4vt-py Python library for easier API interaction
- 5Colab-based Gemini integration to convert natural language queries into actionable code and queries
Target Customer Industries
Decision Makers
- 1Founder
Client Results
- 1Strengthened, open, collaborative defense against cyber threats
- 2Improved access to advanced threat context for researchers, academics, and defenders
- 3Flexible pricing and contributor programs to sustain community-driven threat intelligence
Competitive Advantages
- 1Open, collaborative, and community-driven platform
- 2Crowdsourced AI engines powering additional insights alongside traditional detections
- 3Transparent, flexible pricing with a free Community tier and a Contributor tier
- 4Strong integration with threat intelligence workflows via vt-py and VT Intelligence search
Key Benefits
Case Studies & Success Stories
Exodia Labs AI analysis flags Westpac Chrome extension as malicious
AI analysis flags a banking extension as malicious; notes include remote WebSocket connections and exfiltration of cookies, one-time passwords, and payment tokens.
Exodia Labs AI analysis flags Spidy Chrome extension as malicious
AI analysis flags a Chrome extension with suspicious behavior, including data collection of user profile and banking details.
Additional Product Information
Product Description
VirusTotal is a threat intelligence and malware analysis platform that combines file/URL scanning with crowdsourced AI analysis and a collaborative community, offering free and paid tiers, API access, and integration with partner threat intelligence services.
Target Market
Organizations and individuals seeking threat intelligence and malware analysis, including researchers, academic institutions, defense and enterprise security teams, MSSPs, and security vendors.
Unique Value Proposition
A collaborative, open platform that blends crowdsourced AI with traditional threat detections, enabling faster, broader threat understanding and access to threat intelligence for researchers and enterprises alike.
Technical Requirements
Public/private API access; vt-py Python library; code examples; Google Colab-based workflows; integration with VT Intelligence and Crowdsourced AI engines like Exodia Labs and Code Insight.
Pricing Model
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