VirusTotal Domain Monitor

VirusTotal Domain Monitor is a browser-native tool for webmasters, agencies, hosting teams, SEO specialists, and domain operators who need a practical way to monitor domain reputation through the official VirusTotal API.

Add domains to a watchlist, inspect the current site instantly, review per-vendor verdicts, check WHOIS data, and keep false positives organized from one place. The extension is designed for routine reputation monitoring, domain audits, migration checks, launch reviews, and ongoing domain portfolio maintenance.

Key features

- Domain watchlist with scheduled background checks
- Current-site badge with instant status: clean, suspicious, or malicious
- Current Site inspector with per-vendor verdicts, statistics, and WHOIS data
- Bulk add domains from pasted domain lists, URLs, or mixed text
- Pre-check usage estimate before larger scans
- Reanalyze stale VirusTotal results
- Configurable rescan policy: never, stale after 30 days, stale after 7 days, or always
- False-positive workflow with templates for 60+ vendors
- AI-ready prompts for dispute preparation
- Per-vendor status tracking: Not disputed, Disputed, Resolved
- Daily API usage counter to help manage quota
- Pause mode to preserve VirusTotal API allowance
- Excluded domains list for noisy or irrelevant sites
- Import and export watchlist data in JSON and CSV
- IDN support with Unicode display
- Dark, light, and auto theme
- Available for Chrome, Edge, and Firefox

Built for the free VirusTotal API

Use your own VirusTotal Public API key. The extension spaces requests safely, limits bulk activity, and shows daily usage so you can stay within the free tier more comfortably.

Who it is for

- Webmasters and site owners
- SEO and technical SEO specialists
- Agencies managing multiple domains
- Hosting and operations teams
- Domain investors and portfolio operators
- Anyone who needs a practical domain reputation workflow

Common use cases

- Monitor important domains over time
- Check whether a domain appears suspicious or malicious in vendor verdicts
- Review domain reputation before migration or launch
- Investigate reputation issues that may affect trust, traffic, or deliverability
- Refresh stale VirusTotal data
- Organize and track false-positive handling
- Audit larger domain lists with bulk import

What it does not do

- It does not block websites
- It does not inject warnings into web pages
- It does not replace antivirus software
- It does not scan page content locally
- It does not use a third-party reputation backend outside the official VirusTotal API

Privacy

The extension communicates only with the official VirusTotal API. Your API key, settings, watchlist, cached results, and notes remain in browser storage. No analytics. No telemetry. No external sync.

Setup

1. Create a free account at virustotal.com
2. Copy your VirusTotal Public API key
3. Open the extension and paste the key
4. Add domains to your watchlist
5. Choose a check interval and rescan policy