VirusTotal launches Monitor tool to fight false positives
Popular malware aggregation repository VirusTotal has launched its Monitor tool, intended to mitigate the process by which legitimate files as labeled as malicious. Created in 2004, and now owned by Chronicle, a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc., VirusTotal works by aggregating over 70 antivirus scanners that can detect and flag malicious files that users upload. But the scanners are not always accurate, and some software developers have had their creations mistakenly flagged as malware, creating what is known as a false positive. According to VirusTotal, false positives can lead to reputation damage for the antivirus vendor, a loss of access and trust for end users, and a drop in revenue for software publishers. VirusTotal’s Monitor tool was created to combat these issues. It works by allowing developers to upload their software to a private cloud, the contents of which are scrutinized by VirusTotal’s dozens of scanners. If a file is flagged as […]
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