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Malicious file detection & response: Wazuh to VirusTotal with Slack alerts

Ready for 3.0

by Rajneesh Gupta · 3,307 views · created 2025-07-14 · SecOps

Ready for 3.0. This template uses no nodes that n8n 3.0 removes. No removed nodes, versions or helpers found. Static check, last run 2026-10-19.

What this workflow does

This workflow has 9 nodes and runs when an HTTP POST request hits its webhook URL. Along the way it connects Gmail, ServiceNow and Slack.

How it runs

Trigger: When an HTTP POST request hits its webhook URL.

  1. Extract IOCs (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
  2. VirusTotal File Hash Validation (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API (GET)
  3. Generate File Summary (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
  4. file summary display (HTML): parses or builds HTML
  5. Filter Suspicious Files (Switch): routes items into 1 branches
  6. Gmail: uses Gmail
  7. Slack: uses Slack
  8. Create File Incident (ServiceNow): create (incident)

Services it uses

GmailServiceNowSlack

Before you upgrade to n8n 3.0

Nothing in this workflow is removed in n8n 3.0, so it should import and run after the upgrade.

Nodes used (8)

From the author

Malicious File Detection & Threat Summary Automation using Wazuh + VirusTotal + n8n This workflow helps SOC teams automate the detection and reporting of potentially malicious files using Wazuh alerts, VirusTotal hash validation, and integrated summary/report…

Excerpt from Rajneesh Gupta's description on n8n.io.

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