--- title: OpenClaw integrates VirusTotal malware scanning as... description: OpenClaw, an open-source AI agent platform, has integrated VirusTotal malware scanning into its ClawHub marketplace after security researchers discovered 341... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/openclaw-integrates-virustotal-malware-scanning-as-security-firms-flag-enterprise-risks-88ncclt1c twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: OpenClaw integrates VirusTotal malware scanning as security firms flag enterprise risks | daily.dev og:description: OpenClaw, an open-source AI agent platform, has integrated VirusTotal malware scanning into its ClawHub marketplace after security researchers discovered 341... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/openclaw-integrates-virustotal-malware-scanning-as-security-firms-flag-enterprise-risks-88ncclt1c og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/88NccLT1c.png og:image:alt: OpenClaw integrates VirusTotal malware scanning as security firms flag enterprise risks og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # OpenClaw integrates VirusTotal malware scanning as security firms flag enterprise risks **[CSO Online](https://daily.dev/sources/csoonline)** · 4 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary OpenClaw, an open-source AI agent platform, has integrated VirusTotal malware scanning into its ClawHub marketplace after security researchers discovered 341 malicious skills and widespread unauthorized enterprise deployments. The integration automatically scans skills using VirusTotal's Code Insight powered by Google's Gemini, blocking malicious packages and warning about suspicious ones. However, the solution has significant limitations—it cannot detect prompt injection attacks or malicious natural language instructions. Security firms previously found that 22% of enterprises have unauthorized OpenClaw deployments, with Gartner recommending immediate blocking due to cybersecurity risks including exposed API keys and OAuth tokens. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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