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A script that automatically submits to virustotal is like reinventing a very slow virus scanner.
by eli 11y ago
A script that automatically submits to virustotal is like reinventing a very slow virus scanner.
- bmir-alum-007 11y agoExactly, hence the preference for a partnership directly to get some more API access priority / infrastructure $ for dedicated scanner worker bots (virustotal is probably a bunch of internal VMs with COM instrumentation agents to WinRM or CLI Linux scanner versions, so more of those for private/dedicated users * ). * I think virustotal could be easily monetized (without altering or cheapening itself) by freemium to orgs, nonprofits, govts that want faster, private, shared/dedicated access to the same "cloud" capabilities. There was HitmanPro which was good early on, but it didn't seem to be stay anywhere near as comprehensive as virustotal.
- Istof 11y agoWould you rather have a slow virus scanner or a computer that is constantly slowed down by a virus scanner that is not always needed?
- bmir-alum-007 11y agoVirustotal doesn't run locally, there's zero client impact!
- eli 11y agoPretty much every virus scanner since the dawn of viruses can be set to only scan on-demand.