MCP Virustotal vs Scamcheck MCP Server
A side-by-side look at the MCP Virustotal and Scamcheck MCP Server MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose MCP Virustotal for security work as a local process; choose Scamcheck MCP Server for security as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose MCP Virustotal when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Security domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- Its auth model fits you: API key required.
- You have the keys it needs:
VIRUSTOTAL_API_KEY, MCP_TRANSPORT, MCP_PORT, MCP_ENDPOINT. - You want tools like
get_url_report, url, get_file_report.
Choose Scamcheck MCP Server when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Security domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You have the keys it needs:
SCAMCHECK_API_KEY. - You want tools like
scan_message.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Security | Security |
| Quality signal | 64/100 · Good | 57/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | API key required | Not declared |
| Pricing | BYOK (pay the provider) | Not declared |
| Required env vars | VIRUSTOTAL_API_KEYMCP_TRANSPORTMCP_PORTMCP_ENDPOINT | SCAMCHECK_API_KEY |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 150 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 3 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 24 | 1 |
| Full listing | View MCP Virustotal | View Scamcheck MCP Server |
Tools & capabilities
MCP Virustotal tools 24
get_url_reporturlget_file_reporthashget_ip_reportipget_domain_reportdomainrelationshipsget_url_relationshiprelationshiplimit- +12 more on the listing page
Scamcheck MCP Server tools 1
scan_messageScan a suspicious message, URL, or text for scam indicators using ScamCheck AI. Returns a verdict (Likely Scam / Suspicious / Likely Safe), risk score (0-100), category, confidence, reasons flagged, and recommended actions. Use this whenever a user shares a message they received and wants to know if it's a scam.
Ready-to-paste client configs
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
MCP Virustotal
{
"mcpServers": {
"burtthecoder-mcp-virustotal": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@burtthecoder/mcp-virustotal"
],
"env": {
"VIRUSTOTAL_API_KEY": "YOUR_VIRUSTOTAL_API_KEY_HERE",
"MCP_TRANSPORT": "YOUR_MCP_TRANSPORT_HERE",
"MCP_PORT": "YOUR_MCP_PORT_HERE",
"MCP_ENDPOINT": "YOUR_MCP_ENDPOINT_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Scamcheck MCP Server
{
"mcpServers": {
"scamcheck-mcp-server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"scamcheck-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"SCAMCHECK_API_KEY": "YOUR_SCAMCHECK_API_KEY_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
MCP Virustotal is categorized under Security and uses a local stdio subprocess. Scamcheck MCP Server belongs to Security and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick MCP Virustotal for security work and Scamcheck MCP Server for security.
Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client.
MCP Virustotal is bring-your-own-key: usage is billed by the API provider you supply a key for. Auth: api key required. Scamcheck MCP Server has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.
Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add burtthecoder-mcp-virustotal and scamcheck-mcp-server as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, MCP Virustotal has a quality signal of 64/100 (Good) with 3 views, 0 installs and 150 GitHub stars. Scamcheck MCP Server has 57/100 (Good) with 2 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.