Malware submission

Submit a suspicious file for evaluation or submit a file that is safe but identified as Malware (FP / False Positive).

Where to submit suspicious files (virus/malware samples

• Email list for multiple AV vendors and online AV scanners - AV-Comparatives Forum

Authentium

• Submit virus sample (email or FTP) - http://www.authentium.com/mainv2/submitsample.htm

Avast!

• How can I submit a new virus to Avast!? - Knowledgebase article

AVG

• How To Handle Infection Suspicion? - Official forums topic
• Put the file into password-protected archive and email the archive to virus@avg.com with a brief description as well as the password you used to archive it with.

Avira AntiVir

• Submit your sample - http://analysis.avira.com/samples/

BitDefender

• Virus Submission, how to submit viruses or samples to us - Forum topic

CA Antivirus / eTrust-Vet

• CA Global Security Advisor - http://www.ca.com/us/global-security-advisor.aspx
• Submit malware - http://www.totaldefense.com/support/submit-a-malware-sample.aspx

ClamAV

• Submit suspicious file or false positive (clean but detected) - http://cgi.clamav.net/sendvirus.cgi

Comodo

• Submit suspicious file or false positive - http://www.comodo.com/home/internet-security/submit.php

DrWeb

• Submit suspicious file or false positive - https://vms.drweb.com/sendvirus/

Emisoft

• Submit samples - http://support.emsisoft.com/forum/57-malware-submissions/

requires forum registration

ESET | NOD32

• Virus Sample Submit System - http://samples.nod32.com.sg/

F-Prot

• Submission form for suspicious file(s) - http://www.f-prot.com/virusinfo/submission_form.html
• Submission form for reporting a false positive - http://www.f-prot.com/virusinfo/false_positive_form.html

F-Secure

• Submit Samples - http://www.f-secure.com/en_EMEA/security/submit-samples/

Fortinet / FortiGuard

• Submit a sample - http://www.fortiguard.com/antivirus/submit.html

Lavasoft / Ad-Aware

• Upload Malware Samples - http://www.lavasoft.com/support/securitycenter/file_upload.php

McAfee

• How to Submit Samples to McAfee Labs - http://vil.nai.com/vil/submit-sample.aspx

Microsoft Malware Protection Center

• Submit a sample - https://www.microsoft.com/security/portal/Submission/Submit.aspx

Norman

• Submit file for SandBox analysis - http://www.norman.com/security_center/security_tools/submit_file/

PCTools

• Submit Spyware [Malware] samples - http://www.pctools.com/mrc/submit/

Quick Heal

• Submit sample - http://www.quickheal.co.in/submit_sample.asp
• Submit false positive - http://www.quickheal.co.in/submit_fp.asp

Sophos

• Sample submission form - https://secure.sophos.com/support/samples

SUPERAntiSpyware

• SUPERSampleSubmit - Submit Samples (software utility) - http://www.superantispyware.com/downloads/SUPERSampleSubmit.exe

Symantec

• Submit Virus Samples - http://www.symantec.com/business/security_response/submitsamples.jsp

TrendMicro

• Submission Wizard - http://subwiz.trendmicro.com/SubWiz/Default.asp

Webroot

• Sample submission is only available to Webroot product users - Ask a question