Stop Using the Browser | Scan Everything from the Terminal

👉 YouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC17VZx3ERdQsNvAvXQYjKKw/join In this video, I walk you through how to use VirusTotal’s official command-line interface (vt-cli) to scan files, URLs, domains, and IP addresses directly from your terminal. Whether you're a security researcher, sysadmin, or just curious about threat analysis, this tutorial will help you get started quickly and safely. 🌐 VirusTotal Github: https://github.com/VirusTotal/vt-cli 🔑 VirusTotal API Key: https://virustotal.com 📁 Eicar Test Files: https://eicar.org 🚩 Hall of Shame: https://addr.zone 🌎 Open-Source Threat Intel Feeds: https://github.com/Bert-JanP/Open-Source-Threat-Intel-Feeds 📌 Mistakes & Corrections: I do my best to be accurate, but mistakes happen. If you spot one, let me know in the comments—I’ll give credit to anyone who catches it. Thanks for helping keep the content accurate! I mistakenly referred to the output from vt-cli as JSON, when it is actually in YAML. Thanks to @Johan-iw6mb for catching that! 🎶 Music Credits 🔹 Fresh Forensics - It's Everything by Fresh Forensics ⚠️ Safety Note: In this video, I demonstrate scanning using publicly documented malicious indicators. These are safe to query, but do not visit or interact with malicious sites or files outside a controlled environment. 🕘 Timestamps: 00:01 - What is VirusTotal CLI? 00:53 - Setting Up a Fresh Forensics Lab 01:30 - Exploring the VirusTotal GitHub Repository 02:19 - How to Download VT-CLI 03:33 - Extracting the ZIP File 04:00 - Running VirusTotal CLI for the First Time 04:58 - Moving the VirusTotal Binary to the Right Location 06:35 - Obtaining Your VirusTotal API Key 08:40 - Using Your API Key with VirusTotal CLI 10:04 - TLDR: Navigating the Help Page 11:00 - Exploring the Hall of Shame: Malicious IPs 11:50 - Scanning a Malicious IP Address with VirusTotal 13:36 - Integrating Open-Source Threat Intelligence Feeds 14:11 - Scanning a Known Phishing Domain 16:21 - EICAR Test: Simulating Malware for Detection 18:00 - Scanning a Hashed File for Threats 20:10 - Scanning an Android APK for Malware 23:35 - Scanning a Malicious ZIP File for Threats