diff --git a/radon/lambdas.py b/radon/lambdas.py
index 6759251..b2cf0bd 100644
--- a/radon/lambdas.py
+++ b/radon/lambdas.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 import time
 import boto3
 
-from . import virus_total as vt
+from .virus_total import attachment_scan, uri_scan
 from . import phish_report
 from .investigation_message_searcher import InvestigationMessageSearcher
 from .pull_message import MessagePull
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
 
 sqs = boto3.client('sqs')
+s3 = boto3.client('s3')
 
 
 def sqs_event_handler(event, context):
@@ -69,27 +70,22 @@ def pull_message(org_id, mailbox, msg_id):
 
     # TODO Batch URI dispatch
     for uri in mp.uris():
-        print(uri)
         dispatch('lookup_url', uri['uri'])
 
     for a in mp.attachments():
-        print(a)
         # TODO: let's upload this to s3
-        dispatch('lookup_attachment', a['sha256'], a['filename'], a['content'])
+        s3_path = ''
+        dispatch('lookup_attachment', a['sha256'], a['filename'], s3_path)
 
 
 def lookup_url(url):
-    print(url)
-    return
-    r = vt.url_report(url)
-    if r.status == 'pending':
-        dispatch('lookup_url', url, wait=5)
-        return
+    scan = uri_scan(url)
+    if scan is None:
+        dispatch('lookup_url', url, wait=30)
 
-    # TODO persist scan
 
-
-def lookup_attachment(file_hash, file_name, content):
-    pass
+def lookup_attachment(file_hash, file_name, s3_path):
+    s3_file = s3.get_object()
+    attachment_scan(file_hash, file_name, s3_file['Body'])
 
 # vim:sw=4 sts=4
diff --git a/radon/models.py b/radon/models.py
index cd4a018..01e1574 100644
--- a/radon/models.py
+++ b/radon/models.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import os
 from orator import Model, DatabaseManager
-from orator.orm import has_many, belongs_to
+from orator.orm import has_many, belongs_to, accessor
 
 config = {
     'postgres': {
@@ -57,8 +57,12 @@ def attachments(self):
 
 
 class UriScan(Model):
-    pass
+    @accessor
+    def resource(self):
+        return self.get_raw_attribute('uri')
 
 
 class AttachmentScan(Model):
-    pass
+    @accessor
+    def resource(self):
+        return self.get_raw_attribute('hash_256')
diff --git a/radon/scanner.py b/radon/scanner.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..786def5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/radon/scanner.py
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+import time
+from collections import OrderedDict
+from orator import Model
+from typing import Callable
+
+MAX_CACHE_SIZE = 4096
+MALIGN_TTL = 12 * 60 * 60
+BENIGN_TTL = 30 * 60
+PENDING_TTL = 5 * 60
+
+
+class ExpiringLRUCache:
+    def __init__(self, max_len: int) -> None:
+        self.dict: OrderedDict = OrderedDict()
+        self.max_len: int = max_len
+
+    def get(self, key: str):
+        item, age_out_time = self.dict.get(key, (None, 0))
+        if age_out_time >= time.time():
+            del self.dict[key]
+        return item
+
+    def set(self, key: str, value: Model, age_out_seconds: int):
+        if key in self.dict:
+            del self.dict[key]
+
+        self.dict[key] = (value, time.time() + age_out_seconds)
+
+        if len(self.dict) > self.max_len:
+            self.dict.popitem(last=False)
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return '%s(%r)' % (self.__class__.__name__, self.dict.items())
+
+
+class Scanner:
+    def __init__(self, model: Model, scanner: Callable) -> None:
+        self.cache = ExpiringLRUCache(MAX_CACHE_SIZE)
+        self.model = model
+        self.scanner: Callable = scanner
+
+    def cache_model(self, model):
+        self.cache.set(model.resource, model, MALIGN_TTL if model.malicious else BENIGN_TTL)
+
+    def scan(self, *args) -> Model:
+        resource = args[0]
+
+        mem = self.cache.get(resource)
+        if mem:
+            return mem
+
+        model = self.model.first_or_new(resource=resource)
+        if model.exists:
+            self.cache_model(model)
+            return model
+
+        scan = self.scanner(*args)
+        if scan:
+            model.results = scan
+            model.save()
+            self.cache_model(model)
+        else:
+            model.pending = True
+            self.cache.set(resource, model, PENDING_TTL)
+        return model
diff --git a/radon/virus_total.py b/radon/virus_total.py
index 467a73d..b7dac62 100644
--- a/radon/virus_total.py
+++ b/radon/virus_total.py
@@ -1,16 +1,20 @@
 import logging
 import os
 import requests
-from collections import namedtuple
+import boto3
+from typing import Optional
+
+from .scanner import Scanner
+from .models import UriScan, AttachmentScan
 
 logger = logging.getLogger()
 logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
-VT_API_KEY = os.environ.get('VT_API_KEY')
+
 FILE_NOTIFY_URL = os.environ.get('FILE_NOTIFY_URL')
-Result = namedtuple('Result', ['status', 'result'])
+VT_API_KEY = os.environ.get('VT_API_KEY') or \
+        boto3.client('secretsmanager').get_secret_value(SecretId='VT_API_KEY')
 
 
-# TODO use local -> dynamo caching first
 def api(endpoint, **opts):
     logger.debug(f'VT call to {endpoint} {opts}')
     headers = { 'Accept-Encoding': 'gzip, deflate', 'User-Agent': 'gzip,  Agari' }
@@ -24,16 +28,28 @@ def api(endpoint, **opts):
     return response.json()
 
 
-def url_report(url):
+def vt_url_report(url):
     vt = api('url/report', resource=url, scan=1, allinfo=1)
     if 'scans' not in vt:
-        return Result(status='pending', result=vt)
-    return Result(status='found', result=vt)
+        return None
+    return vt
 
 
-def file_report(file_hash, file_name, file_handle):
+def vt_file_report(file_hash, file_name, file_handle):
     vt = api('file/report', resource=file_hash, allinfo=1)
     if 'scans' not in vt:
         vt = api('file/scan', notify_url=FILE_NOTIFY_URL, file_name=file_name, file_handle=file_handle)
-        return Result(status='pending', result=vt)
-    return Result(status='found', result=vt)
+        return None
+    return vt
+
+
+URI_SCANNER = Scanner(UriScan, vt_url_report)
+ATTACHMENT_SCANNER = Scanner(AttachmentScan, vt_file_report)
+
+
+def uri_scan(uri: str) -> Optional[UriScan]:
+    return URI_SCANNER.scan(uri)
+
+
+def attachment_scan(file_hash, filename, file_handle) -> Optional[AttachmentScan]:
+    return ATTACHMENT_SCANNER.scan(file_hash, filename, file_handle)
diff --git a/requirements-test.txt b/requirements-test.txt
index bf6255f..03579f6 100644
--- a/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/requirements-test.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 pytest
 moto
+requests_mock
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 344c748..45ca3d9 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -4,19 +4,17 @@
 #
 #    pip-compile --output-file requirements.txt requirements.in
 #
---extra-index-url https://257ee1b1133eba72dbc6a1c6f544ba507eb56a25bcdbcadd:@packagecloud.io/agari/private/pypi/simple
-
 backpack==0.1             # via orator
 blinker==1.4              # via orator
-boto3==1.7.82
-botocore==1.10.82         # via boto3, s3transfer
+boto3==1.7.83
+botocore==1.10.83         # via boto3, s3transfer
 certifi==2018.8.13        # via requests
 chardet==3.0.4            # via html5-parser, requests
 cleo==0.6.8               # via orator
 docutils==0.14            # via botocore
 elasticsearch==6.3.1
 faker==0.7.18             # via orator
-futures==3.2.0            # via s3transfer
+futures==3.1.1            # via s3transfer
 html5-parser==0.4.5
 idna==2.7                 # via requests
 inflection==0.3.1         # via orator
diff --git a/test/test_scanner.py b/test/test_scanner.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3439be5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_scanner.py
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+import unittest
+import itertools
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock
+from orator.orm import Model
+
+from radon.scanner import Scanner
+
+class TestScanner(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def run_scan(self, in_cache: bool, in_db: bool, in_api: bool):
+        def lookup(r):
+            if r == 'lookup':
+                return {'stuff': 'api'}
+            else:
+                return None
+
+        model_instance = MagicMock(spec=Model)
+        model_instance.resource = 'frogs'
+        model_instance.exists = False
+        model_instance.pending = None
+        model_instance.malicious = None
+        model_instance.results = {'stuff': 'in_db'}
+
+        DummyModel = MagicMock(spec=Model)
+        DummyModel.first_or_new.return_value = model_instance
+
+        scanner = Scanner(DummyModel, lookup)
+
+        if in_api:
+            model_instance.resource = 'lookup'
+
+        if in_db:
+            model_instance.exists = True
+
+        if in_cache:
+            model_instance.results = {'stuff': 'cached'}
+            scanner.cache.set(model_instance.resource, model_instance, 10)
+
+        return scanner.scan(model_instance.resource)
+
+    def test_scanner(self):
+        for args in itertools.product([True, False], repeat=3):
+            m = self.run_scan(*args)
+            in_cache, in_db, in_api = args
+            if in_cache:
+                assert not m.pending
+                assert m.results['stuff'] == 'cached'
+            else:
+                if in_db:
+                    assert not m.pending
+                    assert m.results['stuff'] == 'in_db'
+                else:
+                    if in_api:
+                        assert not m.pending
+                        assert m.results['stuff'] == 'api'
+                    else:
+                        assert m.pending
diff --git a/test/test_virus_total.py b/test/test_virus_total.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..82181e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_virus_total.py
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import unittest
+import requests_mock
+from io import StringIO
+
+from radon.virus_total import vt_url_report, vt_file_report
+
+class TestVirusTotal(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def test_uri(self):
+        with requests_mock.Mocker() as mock:
+            mock.post('/vtapi/v2/url/report', json={})
+            assert vt_url_report('http://agari.com/') is None
+            mock.post('/vtapi/v2/url/report', json={'scans': [1,2,3], 'positives': 3})
+            assert vt_url_report('http://agari.com/')['positives'] == 3
+
+    def test_file(self):
+        with requests_mock.Mocker() as mock:
+            mock.post('/vtapi/v2/file/report', json={})
+            mock.post('/vtapi/v2/file/scan', json={})
+            fh = StringIO('contents')
+            assert vt_file_report('abc','name', fh) is None
+            assert mock.call_count == 2
+            mock.post('/vtapi/v2/file/report', json={'scans': [1,2], 'positives': 2})
+            assert vt_file_report('abc','name', fh)['positives'] == 2
+            assert mock.call_count == 3