Link Virus Check - Security Plus

Security Plus is a browser extension that provides free checking of urls for viruses. It uses up to 64 different antivirus products and scan engines to check for viruses that the user's own antivirus solution may have missed.
What is Link Virus Check - Security Plus?
"Link Virus Check - Security Plus" is a Firefox extension offering free checking of URLs for viruses. Employing up to 64 various antivirus products and scanning mechanisms, it cross-verifies for any infections that may have been overlooked by the user's current antivirus solution or ascertains against possible false positives. Proudly powered by VirusTotal online service, this add-on facilitates quick detection of viruses, worms, trojans, and all kinds of malware.

Add-on stats

Users: 857 ▲ 2
Rating: 3.73 (15)
Version: 0.3.1 (Last updated: 2021-03-07)
Creation date: 2014-12-01
Weekly download count: 25
Firefox on Android: Yes
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • storage
  • activeTab
  • notifications
  • contextMenus
  • https://www.virustotal.com/vtapi/*
Size: 97.98K

Other platforms

Link Virus Check - Security Plus (v0.3.1)
4.23 (43) 10,000
Link Virus Check - Security Plus (v0.3.1)
3.50 (2) 859
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Add-on summary

"Link Virus Check - Security Plus" extension is a browser extension that provides free checking of infected URLs for different types of viruses. It uses up to 64 different antivirus products and scan engines to check for viruses that the user's antivirus solution may have missed or to verify against any false positives.

Features:

  1. Powered by VirusTotal online service
  2. Analyzes suspicious URLs with more than 64 different antivirus products
  3. Facilitates the quick detection of viruses, worms, trojans, and all kinds of malware

What is VirusTotal: VirusTotal aggregates many antivirus products and online scan engines to check for viruses that the user's own antivirus may have missed, or to verify against any false positives. Files up to 650 MB can be uploaded to the website, or sent via email (max. 32MB). Anti-virus software vendors can receive copies of files that were flagged by other scans but passed by their own engine, to help improve their software. Users can also scan suspect URLs and search through the VirusTotal dataset. VirusTotal for dynamic analysis of malware uses the Cuckoo sandbox.

How can I use this extension? After installation, whenever you want to download a suspicious file (PDF, EXE, PPT, ...), first right-click on the link and use the "Scan this Link" option that is provided by this extension. If the link has no positive result, it will get a green clean badge, otherwise, you get a red label and a button to visit the full report.

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Firefox Browser Add-ons does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Clean and curated internet browsing
  • Efforts and porting appreciated
  • Potential to enhance security
Cons
  • Fails to check all links
  • Server response is empty error
  • Some links do not work
Most mentioned
  • Server response error
  • Failed to check links
  • Efforts and porting
Recent reviews
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Add-on safety

Risk impact

Link Virus Check - Security Plus requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Link Virus Check - Security Plus has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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