Built by one developer, for everyone
VirusPurge is a personal project — no VC funding, no corporate team, no hidden agenda. Just a developer who cares about making security tooling accessible and free.
Gheonea Emilian
Software Developer & Security Enthusiast
I’m a full-stack developer with a strong interest in cybersecurity, infrastructure, and developer tooling. I built VirusPurge because I wanted a fast, private, no-nonsense way to scan files without uploading sensitive data to a service I don’t control. If you find it useful, that’s everything I was aiming for.
Connect on LinkedInWhy I built VirusPurge
Most free antivirus scanners either require you to install software, create an account, or upload your file to a third-party service — none of which is ideal when the file in question might be sensitive. VirusPurge was built to provide fast, privacy-conscious malware scanning with minimal data retention.
I also wanted to understand the full stack of a security-adjacent SaaS product — authentication, payments, rate limiting, scan queueing — and building this from scratch was the best way to do that. The blog is a byproduct: writing about security topics forces me to understand them properly.
What powers it
Threat detection
Continuously updated malware detection technologies and threat intelligence.
Privacy-first handling
Uploaded files are processed temporarily and are not retained longer than necessary.
Open-source foundation
Built on trusted open-source security technologies with regularly updated detection signatures.
Contact
Contact channels
- Support: [email protected]
- Billing & refunds: [email protected]
- Privacy / data requests: [email protected]
- Security & abuse reports: [email protected]
- Or use the contact form.
Read the blog
Practical security guides on phishing, email authentication, malware, and more — written from hands-on experience.