Get the most out of VirusTotal by creating a free account! VT tips and tricks

Create a free account with VirusTotal! Log in and stay logged in, you’ll thank me later : ] Here’s why:

Just a general reminder to make sure to setup and create a free VirusTotal account and make sure to sign in before Threat Review each day. Take a look at the difference between the detail in a malicious hash lookup when NOT being signed in , and being signed in:

Now being signed in:

As you can see, there’s a major difference. Not only can you see a variety of different YARA rule flags as well as crowd sourced sigma rules available for the hash lookup.

Map Graph View

Another awesome aspect of logging into your free VT account , you have access to their map / graph view for executables:

Go ahead and click on More — Explore in VirusTotal Graph

After opening , you can see we have a very complex breakdown of all the dropped , bundled files, as well as execution parents , IP locations, etc :

This allows you much more control and understanding of how malware is behaving, where it’s communicating and ultimately giving you a more granular understanding of how to protect against it

Leave me a comment and let me know if you have any other VT tips / tricks / hacks