Description of Scan Result Codes

These are the possible values returned for file scans. These values appear in scan_all_result_i and scan_all_result_a:

Not all codes will be returned by MetaDefender Cloud. Some codes are only returned by the on-premise version.

ValueShort descriptionLong description
0No Threats FoundNo threat detection or the file is empty.
1Infected/KnownA threat is found.
2SuspiciousClassified as a possible threat but not identified as a specific threat.
3Failed To ScanScanning is not fully performed (for example, invalid file or no read permission). If no engine is included and scan is enabled, this will be the final result.
5UnknownUnknown signature. NOTE: this is only used in multiple hash lookup. For single hash lookup, scan_result_* are not returned as a response. see 3.1 Retrieving scan reports using a data hash for more details.
7Skipped CleanScan is skipped because this file type is on the allowlist.
8Skipped InfectedScan is skipped because this file type is on the blocklist.
9Exceeded Archive DepthThreat is not found but there are more archive levels which were not extracted.
10Not Scanned / No scan resultsScan is skipped by the engine either due to update or other engine specific reason. If the scan is disabled, this will be the final result.
11AbortedThe current scan was stopped due to an issue with OPSWAT servers
12EncryptedFile/buffer is not scanned because the file type is detected as encrypted (password-protected).
13Exceeded Archive SizeThe extracted archive is too large to scan.
14Exceeded Archive File NumberThere are more files in the archive than configured on the server.
15Password Protected DocumentA document that is protected by a password [e.g., Office documents or PDFs that require a password to view its contents]. If a file is password protected document, no sanitization will be applied. MetaDefender Cloud supports detecting password-protected document for: PDF, DOCX, DOC, DOCM, DOTX, DOTM, DOT, PPTX, PPT, POT, POTM, POTX, PPS, PPSM, PPSX, PPTM, PPTX, XLSX, XLS, XLSM, XLSB,XLS, XLTX, XLTM, XLT, XLAM, XLA.
16Exceeded Archive TimeoutThe archive process reached the given timeout value (pre-defined value of 30 minutes)
17MismatchThe file's extension does not match the detected file type. Currently not supported by MD Cloud, feature coming soon
18Potentially Vulnerable FilePossible vulnerability detected for the applied file.
19CanceledThe file scan was canceled because it failed to scan too many times
23Filetype not supportedThe engine does not support scanning this file type. Certain engines only scan specific file types such as executable files or documents.
30Blocked Verdict by Deep CDRBlocked Verdict by Deep CDR
252Empty FileThe scan was not completed because the file content was empty.
253Not ScannedRate limit exceeded, retry after the limit is reset. Limit: <no. of> requests / day
254In queueThe file has been added to the scan queue and is waiting to be processed
255In progressThe scanning is in progress
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