--- title: Install VirusTotal CLI (UNOFFICIAL) on Ubuntu using the Snap Store | Snapcraft description: Get the latest version of VirusTotal CLI (UNOFFICIAL) for on Ubuntu - Do everything you'd normally do using VirusTotal's web page with this tool. url: https://snapcraft.io/install/vt-cli/ubuntu --- [Canonical Snapcraft](https://snapcraft.io/) # Install VirusTotal CLI (UNOFFICIAL) on **Ubuntu** # VirusTotal CLI (UNOFFICIAL) (vt-cli) [林博仁 Buo-ren Lin (brlin)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/brlin "View all snaps from 林博仁 Buo-ren Lin (brlin)") * [林博仁 Buo-ren Lin (brlin)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/brlin "View all snaps from 林博仁 Buo-ren Lin (brlin)") * [Security](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=security) * [Utilities](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=utilities) [Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/vt-cli/ubuntu#install) #### Do everything you'd normally do using VirusTotal's web page with this tool. Welcome to the VirusTotal CLI, a tool designed for those who love both VirusTotal and command-line interfaces. With this tool you can do everything you'd normally do using VirusTotal's web page, including: * Retrieve information about a file, URL, domain name, IP address, etc. * Search for files and URLs using VirusTotal Intelligence query syntax. * Download files. * Manage your LiveHunt YARA rules. * Launch Retrohunt jobs and get their results. And much more: **Snap maintainer notice:** This is NOT an official distribution of the VirusTotal CLI, refer to the snap's own issue tracker for support: The upstream preferred `vt` command is not available by default, you can set it up manually by running the following command in a text terminal: ``` sudo snap alias vt-cli.vt vt ``` To scan files under storage mounted under the `/media`, `/run/media`, and the `/mnt` directories, you need to connect the snap to the `removable-media` snapd security confinement interface by running the following command in a text terminal: ``` sudo snap connect vt-cli:removable-media ``` ### Package name * vt-cli --- ### License * Apache-2.0 --- ### Last updated * 9 June 2026 - latest/stable * 9 June 2026 - latest/beta --- ### Websites * [gitlab.com/brlin/vt-cli-snap](https://gitlab.com/brlin/vt-cli-snap "https://gitlab.com/brlin/vt-cli-snap") --- ### Contact * [gitlab.com/brlin/vt-cli-snap/-/issues](https://gitlab.com/brlin/vt-cli-snap/-/issues "https://gitlab.com/brlin/vt-cli-snap/-/issues") --- ### Source code * [gitlab.com/brlin/vt-cli-snap](https://gitlab.com/brlin/vt-cli-snap "https://gitlab.com/brlin/vt-cli-snap") --- ### Report a bug * [gitlab.com/brlin/vt-cli-snap/-/issues](https://gitlab.com/brlin/vt-cli-snap/-/issues "https://gitlab.com/brlin/vt-cli-snap/-/issues") --- ##### Report a Snap Store violation * [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/vt-cli/ubuntu#report-snap-modal) --- ## Enable snaps on Ubuntu and install VirusTotal CLI (UNOFFICIAL) Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully. Snaps are discoverable and installable from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions. ### Enable snapd If you’re running [Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)](https://www.ubuntu.com/) or later, including [Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)](https://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/features) and [Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FocalFossa/ReleaseNotes), you don’t need to do anything. Snap is already installed and ready to go. For versions of Ubuntu between [14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TrustyTahr/ReleaseNotes) and [15.10 (Wily Werewolf)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/WilyWerewolf/ReleaseNotes), as well as Ubuntu flavours that don’t include *snap* by default, *snap* can be installed from the Ubuntu Software Centre by searching for *snapd*. Alternatively, snapd can be installed from the command line: ``` sudo apt update sudo apt install snapd ``` Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly. ### Install VirusTotal CLI (UNOFFICIAL) To install VirusTotal CLI (UNOFFICIAL), simply use the following command: ``` sudo snap install vt-cli ``` ### Other popular snaps… [See more...](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=featured) [See more in Featured](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=featured) ### More things to do… #### [Get the snap store](https://snapcraft.io/snap-store) Browse and find snaps from the convenience of your desktop using the snap store snap. #### [Learn more about snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs) Interested to find out more about snaps? Want to publish your own application? Visit [snapcraft.io](https://snapcraft.io/) now. [Back to top](https://snapcraft.io/install/vt-cli/ubuntu) © 2026 Canonical Ltd. 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