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May 27, 2014

Malware Scanning Tool ‘VirusTotal Uploader’ Released for OS X [Mac Blog]

by John_A

Google subsidiary VirusTotal announced (via The Next Web) and launched a version of its VirusTotal Uploader for OS X, bringing the popular malware scanning tool to Apple’s platform for the first time.

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After a quick installation, the program allows users to drag and drop any file, folder, or application to preform a malware scan. VirusTotal Uploader utilizes over 50 different databases to search for any traces of malware.

Hopefully this will lead to VirusTotal receiving more Mac applications, diving deeper into an increasingly targeted OS by attackers and allowing antivirus companies and researchers making use of VirusTotal’s backend to build stronger defenses against these threats.

VirusTotal Uploader for OS X can be downloaded for free from the utility’s official website.



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