Overview

The Metascan Multiple Antivirus Engine is an API driven, multi-scanning solution that enables IT professionals and software engineers to integrate malware scanning protection into their proprietary solutions using many antivirus engines from vendors like ESET, Kaspersky, Symantec, McAfee, and many others.

Metascan technology is ideal for increasing detection rates for all types of malware without the hassle of licensing, modifying, and maintaining multiple antivirus engines. All engines integrated into Metascan products are optimized to scan simultaneously to allow fast, high performance scanning. View a performance analysis of Metascan file-scanning using 20 engines.

Metascan includes numerous work-flow and scanning features, which support many environments and allow the technology to be applied to countless use cases, such as scanning file upload servers, connecting to an existing antivirus from vendors like Symantec or McAfee via API, or implementing a data loss prevention solution with custom engines and post actions. Start building your custom scanning solution with one of the Metascan Package Options.

Read more in the Metascan brochure.

See Metascan in action with Metascan Online, a free online file scanner that uses multiple antivirus engines to scan files for threats. As a demo of our multi-scanning technology and the web interface feature, Metascan Online provides a great view of the possibilities with OPSWAT’s multiple engine scanning solutions.

Why use multi-scanning technology?

No antivirus engine is perfect. With new threats emerging constantly and system environments changing, it would be impossible for one product to offer guaranteed protection 100% of the time. For organizations that need enhanced security, one solution does not provide enough protection. By using multiple anti-malware engines to scan, you can increase detection rates significantly and benefit from the strengths of each engine. When new threats emerge, only one of those engines needs to add detection in order for your system to be protected. Read more about multi-scanning on our blog.

Keylogger detection by 10 antivirus engines. Click to enlarge.

How Metascan works:

Metascan has multiple antivirus scanning engines embedded within its framework at the API level.This means that scanning operations are executed with a high level of performance, which cannot be achieved by simply passing files to separate command-line or GUI based versions of antivirus products. Anyone looking to integrate with an antivirus solution such as McAfee or Symantec via API or SDK will find Metascan to be an ideal security solution. A full list of compatible engines is available to show the range of antivirus API solutions that can be integrated to Metascan.

Engines included in Metascan:

See which embedded engines are currently available in Metascan packages by visiting our Package Options. Interested in having your engine added to Metascan or Metascan Online? Become a Metascan Engine Supplier to extend your reach into new markets, and submit your engine for inclusion in Metascan Online to participate in our malware sample sharing program. Learn more about Metascan partnering opportunities>>

Solutions built with Metascan:

Learn more about the potential of Metascan technology through the additional multi-scanning solutions offered by OPSWAT, built using our core Metascan toolkit. MetaDefender for Media (MD4M) is our turnkey solution for scanning external media, and MetaDefender for Secure Access (MD4SA) is a tool for quickly scanning endpoints’ running processes and memory.

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