Virus Total: Find out what Africa may learn regarding Virus Total acquisition by Google in September 2012

One of the biggest merits of VirusTotal is its capacity as a free service for analyze suspicious files and URLs and facilitate the quick detection of viruses, worms, trojans, and all kinds of malware.  Google has understood the stack, reason why it decides to make its own property.

 

Virus Total goal seems simple:  Help keep people safe on the web especially also in Africa. However as a small, resource-constrained company, a company delighted that Google, a long-time partner, has acquired VirusTotal. 

This may be the great news for you, and bad news for malware generators, because:

• The quality and power of its malware research tools will keep improving, most likely faster; and
• Google’s infrastructure will ensure that Virus Total tools are always ready, right when you need them.  

VirusTotal promises to continue to operate independently, maintaining its partnerships with other antivirus companies and security experts. “Google has a long track record working to keep people safe online and we look forward to fighting the good fight together with them.’’  Virus Total Team asserts.