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Bar chart showing CPU usage and scan duration for Metascan, Deep CDR, Proactive DLP, and Vulnerability technologies
MetaDefender for File Security

File Security, Accelerated

MetaDefender for File Security is the only solution engineered to efficiently detect over 99% of threats, protect against data loss and identify vulnerabilities—all in milliseconds.

Fast Processing Without Compromise

MetaDefender Core™ delivers high-speed performance with built-in application tuning, optimizing CPU, RAM, disk, and OS utilization—maximizing efficiency without sacrificing security.

With built-in application tuning, including processing policies based on file size and type, scan request queue size, and parallel threading, MetaDefender Core and MetaDefender Modules deliver the right security and performance for any file workflow.

OPSWAT MetaDefender Core interface displaying processing slots, system health metrics, and resource usage

Proven Efficiency

Below are test results for a typical data set of 5,000 files, with a total extracted file size of 7.5 GB and an average file size of 1.5 MB. Hardware utilization is essential, and for this reason, the results reflect the minimum hardware investment required to run Meta Defender Core, specifically:

  • Windows Server, 16 vCPU and 32GB Memory
  • Linux, 16 vCPU and 32GB Memory
ModuleScan Duration (Minutes)vCPU Efficiency (Utilization)Milliseconds Processing / Object
WindowsLinuxWindowsLinuxWindowsLinux
Metascan31 Mins35 Mins43%84%14 ms16 ms
Deep CDR20 Mins20 Mins60%50%10 ms10 ms
Proactive DLP16 Mins15 Mins40%39%7 ms7 ms
Vulnerability10 Mins12 Mins58%46%5 ms6 ms
Metascan 8 Engines WithScan Duration (Minutes)vCPU Efficiency (Utilization)Milliseconds Processing / Object
WindowsLinuxWindowsLinuxWindowsLinux
Deep CDR35 Mins42 Mins64%79%16 ms20 ms
Deep CDR & Proactive DLP37 Mins47 Mins73%81%18 ms22 ms
Deep CDR & Proactive DLP & Vulnerability38 Mins49 Mins74%81%18 ms23 ms
  • Individual Module

    ModuleScan Duration (Minutes)vCPU Efficiency (Utilization)Milliseconds Processing / Object
    WindowsLinuxWindowsLinuxWindowsLinux
    Metascan31 Mins35 Mins43%84%14 ms16 ms
    Deep CDR20 Mins20 Mins60%50%10 ms10 ms
    Proactive DLP16 Mins15 Mins40%39%7 ms7 ms
    Vulnerability10 Mins12 Mins58%46%5 ms6 ms
  • Combined Module

    Metascan 8 Engines WithScan Duration (Minutes)vCPU Efficiency (Utilization)Milliseconds Processing / Object
    WindowsLinuxWindowsLinuxWindowsLinux
    Deep CDR35 Mins42 Mins64%79%16 ms20 ms
    Deep CDR & Proactive DLP37 Mins47 Mins73%81%18 ms22 ms
    Deep CDR & Proactive DLP & Vulnerability38 Mins49 Mins74%81%18 ms23 ms

Multiscanning Detection Efficacy

MetaScan™ Multiscanning harnesses the power of multiple AV engines to improve detection rates. Our all-in-one platform ensures high efficacy without compromising efficiency.

MetaDefender Core Package 4 Engines 8 Engines 10 Engines 12 Engines 15 Engines 16 Engines 20 Engines ISV Package Max Engines
Detection of top 10000 threats 87.3% 89.9% 91.2% 92.3% 95.5% 95.1% 96.4% 98.5% 99.2%

The most searched for threats on MetaDefender Cloud based on user requests.

For a complete list see our licensing page.

Cybersecurity Attacks Are on The Rise

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