When downloading any files from the Internet, you need to make sure there is no malicious virus lurking with it. Sometimes your antivirus isn’t enough but you need to safely download files onto Firestick. Rather, here’s a tool that scans a file for malware using almost 70 antivirus engines.
Utilize VirusTotal and Filelinked For Scanning
To protect you online, VirusTotal is a free service that analyzes files and applications. It helps detect all kinds of viruses and malware that may be present.
VirusTotal and its many different antivirus engines will first scan on the server the file you want to download. In the case that other users have recently scanned the file, VirusTotal will also display the latest scan results.
In the case VirusTotal detects no malware, the tool will display:
“No engines detected this URL.”
The “0/67” means 0 out of 67 antivirus engines used by VirusTotal detected the file as malicious.
Antivirus engines could indeed overlook new viruses that cannot yet be detected by any of the engines, so still always be careful and download software from trustworthy sources.
How to Install/Use VirusTotal using FileLinked
FileLinked is a great app which works as a file sharing app and side-loading tool for Firestick, Fire TV and Android devices. Using FileLinked you can share all sorts of files like: applications, videos, photos, music. You create your own store and be the file uploader and file user in the same time.
Follow the step-by-step guide:
2. Navigate to the “Settings” icon at the top right of the initial screen. Make sure to activate the “Enable online virus scanning service” toggle.
Click on Apply.
3. Enter the WebSafetyTips FileLinked Store code -> 11111111 (eight ones) and tap on Continue.
4. Search for VirusTotal app and click on it.
5. Click Install in order to install VirusTotal app on your Firestick or Fire Tv.
6. Head back to FileLinked and open up the file you want to scan with the installed VirusTotal app. In this case, we’ll scan IPVanish app before downloading it.
When no file is detected as malicious, just head back to FileLinked and be more assured about downloading the desired file. You can now safely download files onto Firestick!
Conclusion
Apps/files marked by VirusTotal as malicious does not necessarily mean they are harmful for you. The detection could be caused by a harmless modification or a false-positive detection. If you are in this situation and want to know more, we advise that you contact the code/store creator directly about the suspicious file. It is likely that there will be a harmless explanation for this. However, there are malicious Android applications around the globe that steal resources from your device in the background to use them for their own purposes. It’s not very likely they’ll land on your device, but you want to play it safe. While this free scanning function can protect you from viruses, Trojans and spying software but it is only halfway to reaching the target of 100% safety.
Especially if you’re being spied on by external sources, which is exactly what happens with your ISP. Your online activity will be logged. Afterwards, they can be read by a third party.
That’s exactly where you can protect yourself with the IPVanish VPN. This service changes your IP address and encrypts your connection to the Internet, making it impossible for your Internet Service Provider, government, hackers, etc. to see what you are doing, watching, or accessing online..
We hope you enjoyed the tutorial and drop a comment down below if you have any question!
