# checkVT - Browser Security

> checkVT sends the selected URL through a parsing process, then to VirusTotal to check if it has been analyzed for malware.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/checkvt](https://chrome-stats.com/d/checkvt)

## Overview

- **ID:** `checkvt`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** ealmonte32
- **Category:** privacy-security,search-tools
- **Daily users:** 3
- **Weekly downloads:** 2
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (1 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.3.2.2
- **Last updated:** 2025-12-19
- **First published:** 2020-11-06
- **Size:** 43 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/checkvt/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/ealmonte32/checkVT](https://github.com/ealmonte32/checkVT)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/checkvt/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/checkvt/privacy/)

## Description

checkVT is an open source Firefox add-on that allows users to check selected URLs against VirusTotal for malware analysis. It incorporates a feature to find the effective URL (redirect) and sends that to VirusTotal for analysis, helping users detect phishing attempts.

## Rankings

- #52,360 — Overall
- #35 — antivirus
- #76 — security
- #114 — malware

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `contextMenus`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Very low risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/checkvt)