VirusTotal is absolutely GOATed. In the words of that Franks RedHot commercial “I put that sh*t on everything”.
As for temps, I know my computer can handle it, but it’s me that needs the fans to spin up at lower temps. I’ve measured my keyboard and under-chassis at 102F (about 39C) with the default fan curve doing almost nothing. My legs cook and my hands/ wrists get uncomfortably sweaty. It just gets worse when I’m working in non air-conditioned spaces in the summer. Having the ability to move that heat out of the computer and away from my body is something I really value. The fan noise never really bothers me (although I used to work around aircraft, so maybe my hearing is shot 
).
Until a BIOS level fan control comes out, fw-fanctrl is the best for both Linux and Windows in my opinion.