> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://cyber-reaper.gitbook.io/my-malware-analysis-guide/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://cyber-reaper.gitbook.io/my-malware-analysis-guide/guide/basic-static-analysis/malware-repositories.md).

# Malware Repositories

**Malware Reposotories** or **Malware Databases** are huge repositories of lots of information about malware samples.

What happens is that you submit a file to [VirusTotal](https://virustotal.com/) for example and it will search it for you to check if has been seen in the wild before and detected by any anti-virus along with information related to its behavior, relations, and details.

Here is what is VirusTotal going to look like once you visit the site:

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Below is an example of what would the result look like:

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