Vtflooder

Category: pua_tool · Aliases: None known · Sample count (EMBER 2018): 12,150 · Enrichment: hand-curated · Updated: 2026-05-27

Overview

VTFlooder is a family of tools designed to flood VirusTotal and similar threat-intelligence platforms with submissions to obscure analysis or saturate detection signals. While not strictly malware in the traditional sense, VTFlooder variants are commonly bundled with or distributed alongside actual malicious payloads and are frequently flagged as PUA or trojan-generic by AV engines. Their presence on a system typically indicates broader compromise.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Vtflooder?

VTFlooder is a family of tools designed to flood VirusTotal and similar threat-intelligence platforms with submissions to obscure analysis or saturate detection signals. While not strictly malware in the traditional sense, VTFlooder variants are commonly bundled with or distributed alongside actual malicious payloads and are frequently flagged as PUA or trojan-generic by AV engines. Their presence on a system typically indicates broader compromise.

How does Vtflooder spread?

VTFlooder is a tool used to flood VirusTotal with submissions to obscure related malicious samples, distributed through underground forums.

What are the signs of a Vtflooder infection?

High outbound traffic to VirusTotal endpoints, unfamiliar uploader process, and detections referencing VTFlooder are diagnostic.

What should I do if I think I have Vtflooder on my system?

If you suspect this malware on your system, do not attempt manual removal. Contact SystemHelpdesk expert MSP support at 855-783-7555 for professional incident response guidance.

Need help with an active incident? If you suspect this malware on your system, do not attempt manual removal. Contact SystemHelpdesk expert MSP support at 855-783-7555 for professional incident response guidance.

Machine-readable

Get this profile as JSON: https://jordanricky1604-ship-it.github.io/malware-families-catalog/api/vtflooder.json

About this catalog

This profile is part of the Malware Families Catalog, a public dataset of 2,899 malware families extracted from the EMBER 2018 benchmark. The catalog is also published on Hugging Face and Kaggle.