1.1. System Requirements

Hardware requirements

Package

System RAM

Free Hard Drive Space

CPU

Metadefender Core 1

4 GB

16 GB + 1.5 GB / one million scan data

4 core

Metadefender Core 4

8 GB

32 GB + 1.5 GB / one million scan data

4 core

Metadefender Core 8

8 GB

32 GB + 1.5 GB / one million scan data

4 core

Metadefender Core 12

16 GB

32 GB + 1.5 GB / one million scan data

4 core

Metadefender Core 16

16 GB

32 GB + 1.5 GB / one million scan data

4 core

Metadefender Core 20

16 GB

32 GB + 1.5 GB / one million scan data

4 core

Metadefender 20+

Consult with OPSWAT Technical Support.

Software requirements

  • Operating System: Windows 7 / 8 / 8.1 / 10 / 2008 R2 / 2012 / 2012 R2

  • Bitness: 64-bit only

  • Windows Installer 4.5 or higher

  • Windows hotfix for Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7

  • Beginning with version 3.11.2, Metadefender Core is only supported on Windows 64 bit operating systems.

Browser requirements for the Metadefender Core Management Console

  • Internet Explorer 10 or later

  • Safari 5.1 or later

  • Firefox 3.5 or later

  • Chrome

Additional installation of 3rd party framework/components

The following framework/component may be shared with other applications. Uninstalling may result in unexpected behavior of other applications.

Name

Details

Optional

IIS express

REQUIRED

.NET framework

  • 4 Client Profile

  • Extended

REQUIRED

Microsoft Visual C++ redistributable

  • Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable

  • Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable

  • Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable - x86

  • Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable - x64

  • Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable - x86

  • Microsoft Visual C++ 2012 Redistributable (x86)

  • Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 Redistributable (x86)

REQUIRED

VMware Virtual Disk Development Kit

REQUIRED

Additional installation of Windows services by Metadefender Core

Name

Service Name

Optional

Metadefender Generic Mail Agent

mdfExgEmailAgent

by default

Metascan

Metascan

by default

Metascan Helper

Metascan Helper

by default

Metascan ICAP

omsICAP

by default

Metascan Quarantine

omsQuarantine

by default

Metascan REST

omsRest

by default

Ports that must be available

component/service

port

mail agent service, quarantine service

8001

Quarantine REST

8000

Metascan REST

8008

mongodb

27018

Driver installation by Metadefender Core

  • RAM drive (if you choose to install OPSWAT RAM drive)

Whitelisting requirements

  • Any process running out of the Metadefender Core install directory should be whitelisted. It is best to exclude the folder from any real time protection