Link Safety and Website Malware Scanner
Paste a link — we check it against VirusTotal (90+ antivirus engines), Google Safe Browsing and a phishing detector.
Malware Checker scans a site against known malicious-URL databases: Google Safe Browsing, VirusTotal, PhishTank, Yandex Safe Browsing. A listed site is blocked by browsers with a "Site may be dangerous" warning.
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Multi-source threat verdict
URL blocklists occasionally return false positives. Confirm the threat manually before blocking, then submit a takedown request via the host's abuse contact.
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Enter the website URL to check
URL is sent to VirusTotal API and checked by 70+ antivirus engines
Results are displayed: detection count, threat categories, status
Why check a site for malware?
A compromised site can spread viruses, steal user data, and get blacklisted by search engines. Regular checking via VirusTotal helps detect threats before they affect visitors and SEO.
Multi-Engine Scan
URL is checked against 70+ VirusTotal antivirus engines simultaneously.
Threat Classification
Automatic categorization: malware, phishing, suspicious, clean.
Blacklist Status
Check if the URL is in Google Safe Browsing, PhishTank, and other databases.
Common Mistakes
Best Practices
How Does URL Malware Scanning Work?
This tool submits the URL to VirusTotal, which checks it against 90+ antivirus engines and security vendors simultaneously. Results include detection ratios, vendor-assigned categories (phishing, malware, spam), and a verdict. A clean result does not guarantee absolute safety — new malware may not yet be in vendor databases.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How is a site checked for malware?
The URL is submitted to VirusTotal, which checks it against 70+ antivirus engines and reputation systems. Each engine independently analyzes the URL for malware, phishing, and other threats.
What does a "clean" result mean?
If none of the antivirus engines detected threats, the URL is considered clean. However, this does not guarantee 100% safety: new threats (zero-day) may not yet be recognized by databases.
What if malware is found?
Immediately isolate the site, check files on the server, update CMS and plugins, change passwords. Contact your hosting provider. After cleanup, request a re-review in Google Search Console.
What types of threats are detected?
Malware, phishing, unwanted software, suspicious redirects, cryptomining scripts, SEO spam injection, backdoors, and drive-by downloads.
How often should I check?
It is recommended to check at least once a week, as well as after every CMS/plugin update and when receiving warnings from Google Search Console or your hosting provider.
Related guides
Longer-form reading on this topic from the knowledge base.
Security audit on a schedule
Automatic HTTPS / header / cookie checks — weekly report or on change.