How to scan a file using C# .Net application

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Hi,

In my .net application I wanted to scan a file and check if it virus free.

To say in detail, I'll have a windows service which is a folder watcher service. Whenever a file enters to a specific folder this service should scan the file to check if it is not affected with any virus. If it is affected with Virus move it to a failure folder and if it free of virus move it to the succeeded folder.

Can this be done ? If so please help me in this.

Thanks in Advance,
Mathi.

Posted 14-May-14 20:24pm

Mathi2code

Updated 14-May-14 20:25pm

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DamithSL 15-May-14 2:29am

do you have virus scan software?

Mathi2code 15-May-14 2:46am

Actually I dont have any idea how to do this.
If you tell me an approach to use a third part DLL which will do Virus Scanning we can go for it.
If you tell me you want to insall this anti-virus in the system to do such action I can do that.
So have to decide from ideas that I get from you guys.

Bernhard Hiller 15-May-14 2:54am

Yes, it can be done.
But by asking this question in this way, I am sure: YOU cannot do it (yet - after long learning you might be able to do it).

Mathi2code 15-May-14 2:58am

Thanks Bernhard.
Is there any article or link which I could follow to learn to do it?
Or do you have any idea?
If so could you please give me an idea. Since I dont have a start point in doing this.

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*Suvabrata Roy* · Answer 1 · 2014-05-15T01:08:00

Hi,

Its better if you go to C++

but dose not matter there is some API/Engine which you may use. :http://sourceforge.net/projects/zillyaavengines/?source=directory[^]

Another interesting API but Paid : http://www.opswat.com/products/metascan[^]

Microsoft Free API but purpose is different : http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms537365%28v=vs.85%29.aspx[^]

Thanks,
Suvabrata