I prefer to have VirusTotal ask before it scans any files and allow me to choose exactly what I do and don’t wish to submit, so I turned off the “Don’t scan documents” restriction and enabled the “Show ‘Send to VirusTotal’ prompt” for all downloads.
It’s also configured to confirm that you wish to upload any other non-executable files, such as compressed archives or images. This is for the sake of privacy, as documents and photos are more likely to include confidential information that you wouldn’t want to share with a third party such as VirusTotal. It’s not mentioned, but images are also omitted by default – I was even able to download an image with an embedded RAR file. VT4Browsers won’t stop you from downloading or visiting malicious files and websites, but it will provide you with the information you need to made informed decisions about some of the more dubious things you encounter on the web.īy default, VT4Browsers automatically uploads and scans all executable file downloads except documents – it lists DOCX, DOC, XLS, XLSX, PDF as examples. Linux users, particularly those who deal with a lot of files destined for use on other operating systems, will also find it helpful. VT4Browsers isn’t designed to be a substitute for the real-time protection built into Windows and macOS operating systems, or for third-party antivirus tools, but it provides a useful additional layer of protection.
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