Google acquires VirusTotal

[m0wgli]

Google it would appear have acquired VirusTotal.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/09/07/google_buys_virustotal/

http://techcrunch.com/2012/09/07/google-acquires-online-virus-malware-and-url-scanner-virustotal/

For those not familiar with VirusTotal it offers a service to scan and analyse suspicious files and URLs, againt over 40 AntiVirus engines. VirusTotal is often used to test custom exploit payloads against (despite it being a quick way to get the lifespan of your payload reduced).

[H1t M0nk3y]

I wonder why Google would acquire VirusTotal. There seems to be a reason they aren't willing to share...

Any ideas?

[ajohnson]

http://twitter.com/SecurityHumor/status/244194429030776832

[SephStorm]

Huge news, I use VT frequently, and I hope as they say, google puts its power behind the company without infringing on the way the system works.

[BillV]

Will they continue to submit signatures to AV companies as VT has been thought/known to do?