Virus Checker for Downloads

Automatically check all the download files against well-known anti-viruses using VirusTotal API
What is Virus Checker for Downloads?
'Virus Checker for Downloads' is a Chrome extension that enhances your browsing security. Without needing any configuration, it checks all download links against 68 antivirus solutions using the VirusTotal web service. It notifies you if the link is potentially harmful, and you can choose to allow or deny the download thereafter. The extension operates asynchronously, ensuring your downloads are not interrupted. It also respects the rate limits of VirusTotal's free API by checking download job results every 20 seconds.

Extension stats

Users: 10,000+
Rating: 3.16 (50)
Version: 0.2.1 (Last updated: 2021-07-22)
Creation date: 2019-08-12
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • storage
  • downloads
  • notifications
  • alarms
Host permissions:
  • https://www.virustotal.com/*
Size: 79.79K

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Extension summary

The "Virus Checker for Downloads" extension provides an additional security level to your browsing experience by checking all download links against 68 antivirus solutions. The extension needs zero configuration. Once a new download request is submitted, the download link is sent to VirusTotal web service and will be checked for viruses. Once the report is ready, the extension evaluates the response and notify you if the link is a threat. If there are more than pre-defined positive responses to the link, a warning window will appear to notify you about the possible threats of this download. You can either decide to allow or deny this download.

Features:

  1. Check every downloading job that is placed to the download manager
  2. Works asynchronously, which means your downloading job is not being interrupted.
  3. Respects the rate limits of VirusTotal free API (it only checks once per 20 seconds for job results)

What is VirusTotal (from Wikipedia):

VirusTotal aggregates many antivirus products and online scan engines to check for viruses that the user's antivirus may have missed, or to verify against any false positives. Files up to 128 MB can be uploaded to the website or sent via email. Anti-virus software vendors can receive copies of files that were flagged by other scans but passed by their engine, to help improve their software and, by extension, VirusTotal's capability. Users can also scan suspect URLs and search through the VirusTotal dataset. VirusTotal for dynamic analysis of malware use Cuckoo sandbox. VirusTotal was selected by PC World as one of the best 100 products of 2007.

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User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Helped some users identify and delete potentially harmful downloads.
  • Some users found the extension useful.
  • It provided warnings about potential viruses.
Cons
  • Many reports of the extension giving users viruses.
  • The extension does not function as intended for most users.
  • Repeated issues with it not opening scanning results or working at all.
Most mentioned
  • Does not work
  • Gave users viruses
  • Helped some users with warnings
Recent reviews
I expect a virus checker to remove and check for all viruses on my computer, SO WHY, TELL ME WHY as soon as I download it there are weird files and malware on my computer. IT DOESNT TURN OFF, I cant download my dirty adult movies anymore because of this "extension" P.S. I have an STD and a virus now... thank you virus checker. I still cant find a suitable lockdown or virus checker :( thats all I want
by Diddy KItten, 2024-08-23

by John B, 2024-05-18

Does not seem to be working anymore :(
by Sunny Liu, 2024-01-18
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Virus Checker for Downloads requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Virus Checker for Downloads has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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