VirusTotal released an updated VTZilla browser extension this week to offer support for Firefox Quantum, the new and improved Web browser from Mozilla. The browser extension was designed with a simple goal in mind: allow users to send files to scan by adding an option in the Download window and to submit URLs via an input box. The VTZilla extension already proved highly popular among users, but version 1.0, which had not received an update since 2012, no longer worked with Mozilla’s browser after Firefox Quantum discontinued support for old extensions. Starting toward the end of last year, Mozilla required all developers to update their browser extensions to WebExtensions APIs, a new standard in browser extensions, and VirusTotal is now complying with the requirement. The newly released VTZilla version 2.0 builds on the success of the previous version and brings along increased ease-of-use, more customization options, and transparency. Once the updated browser extension has been...
