A simple desktop application that allows users to scan files using the VirusTotal API directly from their Windows machine.
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VirusTotal Desktop allows users to easily check files for viruses and malware using the VirusTotal API without needing to open a browser.
Follow these instructions to install the VirusTotal Desktop Scanner on your system, either by downloading a prebuilt release or building from source.
Ensure you have the following installed on your system before proceeding:
- Windows 10/11 (required for WPF applications)
- .NET SDK (latest LTS version recommended)
Download and install from https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download - Git (if building from source)
Install from https://git-scm.com/downloads
- Go to the Releases section of the repository.
- Download
VirusTotal-Desktop.exefrom the latest release. - Run
VirusTotal-Desktop.exe.
- Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/levy-y/virustotal-desktop.git
cd virustotal-desktop- Build the project:
.\build.ps1 build- Run the
VirusTotal-Desktop.exein the\bin\Release\net8.0-windows\win-x64\publishfolder
To use the VirusTotal API, you need to set up your API key.
2. Get a free API Key at https://www.virustotal.com/gui/join-us
3. Open the Settings tab -> Api Key -> Edit, and paste your key there
Contributions are what make the open source community such an amazing place to learn, inspire, and create. Any contributions you make are greatly appreciated.
If you have a suggestion that would make this better, please fork the repo and create a pull request. You can also simply open an issue with the tag "enhancement". Don't forget to give the project a star! Thanks again!
- Fork the Project
- Create your Feature Branch (
git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature) - Commit your Changes (
git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature') - Push to the Branch (
git push origin feature/AmazingFeature) - Open a Pull Request
Distributed under the MIT license. See LICENSE.txt for more information.