StopScan

This method purges all scan requests and ongoing scans. Method returns only when all requests are purged.

ConvertFileType

This method converts the specified input file into a different format.

AnalyzeEx

This method is an extensible file type analysis API that allows the user to set various analyze file type options that can be configured for each file type analysis request. It can be used as a wrapper of the other file type analysis APIs. It also supports specifying custom ticket ID and session ID to associate file type analysis and scan.

AnalyzeFileTypeEx2

This method analyzes a file (or buffer) and attempts to guess its type, detects files of which the file extensions may have been altered, and recursively analyzes contents of archive files.

GetUpdateStatusEx

This method returns information about the virus definition files of the requested product.

SetProperty

Modify one of Metadefender Core's internal properties.

GetProperty

Reads one of the internal properties.

UpdateEngine

This method is called to initiate an update of a specific anti-malware engine on the local machine.

UpdateAntiViruses

This method is called to initiate an update of all anti-malware engines at the same time on the local machine. It is recommended to perform updates via automatic periodic update, which is performed at predetermined intervals as configured in “Update Interval” property.

ScanEx

This method is an extensible scan API which allows the setting of various scan options that can be configured for each scan request.

Process

This method processes a file through a workflow based on the specified user agent.

Init

This method is called to initialize the connection to the Metadefender Core service. This method needs to be called before any other method can be called.

Connection Points

OnProcess

This callback is fired after each Process method when a pre-defined event is found.

Connection Points

OnFileInArchiveInfoAvailable

This callback method is invoked when Metadefender Core's archive library is enabled and a file from within an archive is analyzed (not a scan result). This callback can be used to obtain more discrete information of a file contained within an archive.

Connection Points

ScanStartReport

This callback method is invoked when each engine begins the scan. It is used when a scan request begins. This callback is fired on if “report_on_scan_start” is set to “1” (true).

Connection Points

MyOnUpdateComplete

This callback method is invoked when an update completes. It is fired to all Metadefender Core client objects that are registered to this connection point. However, if there is already an update request that has not completed, only the Metadefender Core client that requested the update will get a callback with the update result of “updateAlreadyRequested(2)”.

Connection Points

MyOnUpdateProgressReport

This callback method is invoked when an update for each engine completes. It is fired to the Metadefender Core client object that initiates the update.

Connection Points

MyScanProgressReport

This callback method is invoked when each engine completes the scan. The callback can be used for a scan progress report when more than one engine is used. If an engine is not used for any reason such as encrypted archive or scan request on a known file inside the folder, no progress report will be fired for the specific file.

Connection Points

MyScanProgressReport

This method is called to initialize the connection to the Metadefender Core service. This method needs to be called before any other method can be called.

Connection Points

MyOnScanComplete

This connection point is fired whenever a scan is completed. This event is not global, but is specific to the client that makes this scan request. In other words, when scanning is requested by a client, other client objects will not get a callback when the scanning is completed.

deprecated

UnsubscribeGlobalEvents

This method is called to unsubscribe to specific or all events. If you subscribe to a specific type of event, you must unsubscribe to that type of event. For example, if you subscribe to scan event type and update event type, you must unsubscribe to both scan event type and update event type. Calling to unsubscribe to events to which you are not subscribed has no effect.

deprecated

SubscribeGlobalEvents

If you want to receive global callbacks such as OnLogAvailable, you must subscribe to global events with an appropriate event type through this call. If you subscribe to a specific type of event, you must unsubscribe to that type of event. For example, if you subscribe to a scan event type and update event type, you must both unsubscribe to the scan event type and update the event type.

deprecated

AnalyzeFileType

This method analyzes the contents of a file and attempts to guess its type.

deprecated

GetUpdateStatus

This method returns information about the virus definition files of the requested product.

deprecated

PutToScanAndCleanQueue

This method places a file to the scan-and-clean queue. In other words, the scan request will be processed asynchronously.

deprecated

PutToScanQueue

This method is called to place a file to the scan-queue. In other words, the scan request will be processed asynchronously.

deprecated

ScanAndClean

This method is called to scan and clean a file. This is done in a synchronous (blocking) fashion - the method returns only after the scan is complete.

deprecated

Scan

This method is called to scan a file or a memory buffer. This is done in a synchronous (blocking) fashion - the method returns only after the scan is complete.

deprecated

InitEx

This method can still be used for the purpose of initializing an instance of a Metadefender Core object. However, with more flexible and extensive DB controller, the ability to have its own log writer per instance is disabled.