VirusTotal Goes Retro with New ASCII Site for Older Browsers

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VirusTotal has quietly launched a new retro ASCII site this week that is designed for visitors using older browsers, who want a minimalist experience, or wish to feel the nostalgia of how it felt connecting to a BBS or console in the past. Due to its reduced page size, this new interface is also ideal for mobile browsers who are typically on a slower connection.

The new VirusTotal site is located at VirusTotal - Free Online Virus, Malware and URL Scanner and is rendered using only text, without any images. It also uses a minimal amount of JavaScript and 3rd party libraries to reduce its size and load times.

This optimization shows, as according to Pingdom speed tests, the normal page located at VirusTotal has a page size of 947.9 KB, a load time of 425 ms, and contains 35 requests. In comparison, this new user interface only has page size of 6.1 KB, a load time of 266 ms, and 6 requests.

When visiting the new page, users will still have the normal functionality that they are used to in the full version. Users will still be able to submit files and URLs and search for previous scan results.

Main VirusTotal Page

Main VirusTotal Page

An example of a scan results page using this new interface can be seen below.

VirusTotal Scan Results

VirusTotal Scan Results


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