VirusTotalScan
GoodBotVerifiedBOTA security scanner operated by VirusTotal that visits URLs submitted by users to analyze them for malware, phishing, and other malicious content. Operated by Google (Chronicle Security).
What is VirusTotalScan?
VirusTotalScan is the automated crawler component of the VirusTotal platform, a subsidiary of Google's Chronicle Security. It functions by visiting specific URLs that have been submitted by users or security researchers to perform real-time analysis of web content. By rendering pages and inspecting their components, the bot helps identify malicious scripts, phishing attempts, and other security vulnerabilities, contributing to a global database of threat intelligence.
Identification
VirusTotalScanWhy it crawls your site
The bot crawls websites exclusively in response to user-initiated requests to scan a specific URL. When a user submits a link to VirusTotal, the service dispatches this crawler to fetch the page content, which is then analyzed by dozens of integrated antivirus engines and security scanners. You can verify the operator by checking the reverse DNS of the originating IP address, which typically resolves to the virustotal.com domain, or by reviewing the official documentation provided at their website.
Block or allow VirusTotalScan
Add a Disallow rule for VirusTotalScan in your robots.txt file. You can also block at the server level using your web server configuration or CDN firewall rules to filter requests matching the user-agent string.
# Block VirusTotalScan from crawling your entire site User-agent: VirusTotalScan Disallow: / # Allow VirusTotalScan full access User-agent: VirusTotalScan Allow: /
Ensure your robots.txt allows VirusTotalScan. Verify requests by checking the user-agent string.
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