Businesses that receive security advisories from law enforcement agencies will often include a list of file hashes containing indicators of compromise (IOCs). Use the third-party platform VirusTotal to search if the file hash is detected by ThreatDown. Security researchers use this tool to evaluate the threat landscape and it also aggregates multiple antivirus products to provide more valuable detection results.
CAUTION - VirusTotal should only be used to determine if a malicious file hash is detected. We strongly discourage uploading file samples to VirusTotal because doing so can make sensitive and personal information from files publicly accessible and searchable on VirusTotal. For more information, see Why you shouldn’t automate your VirusTotal uploads.
Search on VirusTotal
To review a specific file, navigate to VirusTotal.com and search for a file hash using the list of IOC's in the security advisory. From the Detection tab, scroll down the list of security vendors and locate the Malwarebytes detection result. If VirusTotal returns no matches found, then the sample does not exist on the platform to be analyzed.
The Last Modification Date is when the file was last scanned in VirusTotal. Click Reanalyze to see the latest detection results.
If you have a suspect file that you would like reviewed, we recommend contacting Support.