VirusTotal API

Set up in the configuration file

Step #1 - Open FileScanIO/fsTransform/conf/transform.properties.custom in a text editor

Add the following configuration variables, please use your own API key.

Optionally update the VirusTotal API usage limit: virusTotalQueriesPerMinute. Setting 0 means unlimited.

enableVirusTotalLookups=true

virusTotalAPIKey=<your secret>

virusTotalQueriesPerMinute=3

Please remember to save the file.

Step #2 - Restart the fsio service

sudo service fsio restart

Step #3 - Scan a file and verify if the VirusTotal API results are displayed in OSINT Lookup section

It is recommended to test a file that is commonly known, e.g.: a Windows executable.

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