Battle of the 6 Online Malware File Scanners By Devan

Recently two more website which offers FREE online virus scan service that checks uploaded files for malware using multiple antivirus engines. It is VirusChief and FilterBit. Previously have mentioned 4 such similar sites which is VirusTotal,Jotti’s Malware Scanner ,VirScan,Malware Scanner,Virus.org and More.


Since have 6 on the list, I thought it’d be great to make a comparison between these 6 websites to see which offers the best features. I will compare the number of antivirus engines used to scan an uploaded file, time taken to upload and scan, extra file upload methods, file information, upload progress meter and report page. I will also test the accuracy of the antivirus engines by scanning it with a detected version of Bifrost trojan.

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1. VirusTotal


Antivirus Engines: 32
Max Upload Size: Web (20MB), Email (10MB), Windows Context Menu Upload (10MB)
Upload Method: Web + SSL, Email Attachment, Windows Context Menu
Upload Progress Meter: YES
File Information: File Size, MD5, SHA1, SHA256, SHA512, Packer
Provides Report Page: YES
Detection Rate: 32/32 (100%)
Time Taken to Upload and Scan 200KB File: 37 secs

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2. VirSCAN


Antivirus Engines: 36
Max Upload Size: 10MB
Upload Method: Web
Upload Progress Meter: YES
File Information: File Size, MD5, SHA1
Provides Report Page: YES
Detection Rate: 33/36 (92%) Panda, Quick Heal and Trend Micro did not detect Bifrost Trojan
Time Taken to Upload and Scan 200KB File: 4 mins 20 secs

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3. Jotti’s Scanner


Antivirus Engines: 20
Max Upload Size: 10MB
Upload Method: Web
Upload Progress Meter: NO
File Information: File Size, Packer
Provides Report Page: NO
Detection Rate: 20/20 (100%)
Time Taken to Upload and Scan 200KB File: 1 min 15 secs

Click Here:Jotti’s Scanner


3. Virus.Org

Antivirus Engines: 21
Max Upload Size: 5MB
Upload Method: Web
Upload Progress Meter: NO
File Information: File Size, SHA1, Packer
Provides Report Page: YES
Detection Rate: 20/21 (95%) Quick Heal did not detect Bifrost Trojan
Time Taken to Upload and Scan 200KB File: 2 mins 45 secs

Click Here:Virus.Org

4. VirusChief


Antivirus Engines: 10
Max Upload Size: 10MB
Upload Method: Web
Upload Progress Meter: NO
File Information: File Size, MD5
Provides Report Page: YES
Detection Rate: 10/10 (100%)
Time Taken to Upload and Scan 200KB File: 1 min 10 sec

Click Here:VirusChief


5. FilterBit



Antivirus Engines: 6
Max Upload Size: 20MB
Upload Method: Web
Upload Progress Meter: YES
File Information: File Size, MD5, SHA1
Provides Report Page: YES
Detection Rate: 5/6 (83%) ClamAV did not detect Bifrost Trojan
Time Taken to Upload and Scan 200KB File: 21 secs

Click Here:FilterBit