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VirusTotal API v2
==============

Python scripts to interact with the virustotal.com APIs v2:
- https://www.virustotal.com/en/documentation/public-api/
- https://www.virustotal.com/en/documentation/private-api/


Installation
==========

.. code-block:: bash

$ pip install virustotal-api-v2

Usage: bash
==========
.. code-block:: bash

usage: vt.py [-h] [-k] [-sk SETKEY] [-gf GETFILE] [-gu GETURL]
[-gi GETIP] [-gd GETDOMAIN] [-c COMMENT COMMENT]
[-sf SCANFILE] [-su SCANURL] [-r RESCAN] [-b BEHAVIOUR]
[-uf URLFEED] [-nt NETWORK] [-fs FILESEARCH] [-dl DOWNLOAD]
[-o OUTPUT] [-q] [-nb]

optional arguments:
-h, --help | show this help message and exit
-k, --getkey | print your VirusTotal API Key
-sk, --setkey [api_key] | set VirusTotal API Key
-gf, --getfile [options: path/to/file, md5] | return result of the specified file
-gu, --geturl [url] | return result for the specified url
-gi, --getip [ip_address] | return result for the specified IP address
-gd, --getdomain [domain] | return result for the specified
-c, --comment [resource] [comment] | comment on a specified resource (hash)
-sf, --scanfile [options: path/to/file, md5] | return result for the specified file
-su, --scanurl [url] | submit the specified url for a scan
-r, --rescan [options: /path/to/file, hash] | request newscan for
-b, --behaviour [options: /path/to/file, hash] | request dynamic behavioural report [Private API]
-uf, --urlfeed [package] | request received items for time window [Private API]
-nt, --network [options: /path/to/file, hash] | request traffic dump for file [Private API]
-fs, --filesearch [options: /path/to/file, hash] | request file search [Private API]
-dl, --download [options: /path/to/file, hash] | download file [Private API]
-o, --output [options: stdout, html, json] | set the result output type. default=json
-q, --quiet | when set, no prints to stdout
-nb, --nobrowser | when using `html` mode, will disable automatic open of report


Usage: python
============
.. code-block:: python

# import
#-------
fron vt import VT
vt = VT()

# key management
#-------
vt.getkey()
vt.setkey('___KEY___')


# API calls: FILES
#-------
vt.getfile('path/to/filename.ext')
vt.getfile('ee0fc30726c6dc1ef9ed15809c58d2bb438456ab')
vt.scanfile('path/to/file.ext')
vt.rescan('file.ext')
vt.rescan('ee0fc30726c6dc1ef9ed15809c58d2bb438456ab')

# API calls: NET
#-------
vt.geturl('https://github.com/nu11p0inter/')
vt.scanurl('http://github.com/nu11p0inter.com')
vt.getip('98.76.54.32')
vt.getdomain('github.com')

# API Call: Comment
#-------
hash = open(file, 'rb').read()
msg = "#Malware @https://github.com/nu11p0inter/virustotal/"
vt.comment(hash, msg)
vt.comment('path/to/filename.ext', msg)


# Set OUTPUT method:
#-------
vt.out('html')
vt.out('print')
vt.out('json')


Author
======
Tal Melamed
<dev@appsec.it>
https://github.com/nu11p0inter/


License
=======
By using the scan API, you consent to virustotal [Terms of Service](https://www.virustotal.com/en/about/terms-of-service/)
and allow VirusTotal to share this file with the security community. See virustotal [Privacy Policy](https://www.virustotal.com/en/about/privacy/) for details.


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