Sending Files to VIPRE for Analysis

Written By Marissa Fegan (Super Administrator)

Updated at September 5th, 2025

If quarantines a file that you believe should not be quarantined (for example, a potential false positive), you can send it to for analysis to help improve the . You can send multiple files from the   or a single file from the Updates.

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To make sure we can receive files from you:

  1. Click Manage, then Updates.
  2. Switch on ThreatNet Updates.
  3. Check Send threat files when you update us.

To send a file for analysis from quarantine:

  1. Make sure we can receive files from you (see above).
  2. Restore a file from Quarantine. We'll double-check if the file is malicious or not.

To send any file for analysis:

  1. Click Manage, then Updates.
  2. Click Submit Sample.
  3. Select the file and click Open. The window will close and there will be a progress bar. If your connection is fast and/or the file is very small, it may disappear quickly.