VirusTotal Domain Monitor

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

Track domains in a watchlist, check the current site instantly, review per-vendor verdicts, inspect WHOIS details, and handle false positives from one place. The extension is built for day-to-day reputation monitoring, domain audits, migration checks, and ongoing portfolio hygiene.

Key features

Domain reputation watchlist with scheduled background checks
Current-site badge with instant clean, suspicious, or malicious status
Current Site inspector with per-vendor verdicts, statistics, and WHOIS data
Bulk add domains from pasted domains, URLs, or mixed text
Preflight budget estimate before large checks
Reanalyze stale VirusTotal results when older data needs refreshing
Configurable rescan policy: never, stale after 30 days, stale after 7 days, or always
False-positive dispute workflow with templates for 60+ vendors
AI-ready prompts for dispute preparation
Per-vendor dispute status tracking: Not disputed, Disputed, Resolved
Daily API usage counter to help stay within quota
Pause mode to preserve your VirusTotal API allowance
Excluded domains list to skip noisy or irrelevant sites
Export and import watchlist data in JSON and CSV
IDN support with Unicode display
Dark, light, and auto theme
Supports Chrome, Edge, and Firefox

Built for the free VirusTotal API

Use your own VirusTotal Public API key. The extension throttles requests, spaces checks with a safe interval, limits bulk activity, and shows daily usage so you can work within the free API tier more comfortably.

Who this extension is for

Webmasters and website owners
SEO and technical SEO specialists
Domain investors and domain portfolio operators
Agencies managing multiple sites or client domains
Hosting, operations, and security-aware site teams
Anyone who needs a domain reputation checker with workflow support

Useful 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 affecting traffic, trust, or deliverability
Recheck stale VirusTotal data
Organize and track false-positive disputes with vendors
Audit large domain lists with bulk import

What it does not do

It does not block websites
It does not inject browser warnings into 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 dispute notes stay in browser storage. No analytics. No telemetry. No external sync.

Setup

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