Metadefender, an SDK, which allows integration of various antivirus engines into applications for real time scanning, is now available in version 1.7. Those who are troubled by security threats and brand-new viruses may now relax and enjoy, because Metadefender bundles several different antivirus engines, thus significantly increasing the probability of successfully detecting malware.
With more and more intricate malware appearing daily, it sometimes gets hard for one antivirus to detect all the threats, as method used by it may turn out to be ineffective in this particular case. But several powerful antivirus engines employing different logics leave no chances for a virus to escape. This is how Metadefender works: it enables users to integrate antivirus engines from Avast!, ClamAV, Quick Heal and VirusBuster EDK into application, which ensures higher scanning performance and safety for files, archives and e-mail messages. It also allows using independently installed antivirus engines from Symantec, Sophos and AVG, and SpamAssassin spam filter. Note that with Metadefender, ClamAV is legal to be used for commercial applications without breaking ClamAV’s GPL license agreement.
What’s more, using different antivirus scanners simultaneously provides an opportunity to detect newest viruses and spyware considerably faster. Actually, no antivirus software product can be always the first to detect new malware. That’s when a user can benefit from Metadefender’s running several antivirus engines: it ensures that at least one of them will be quick enough to deliver new virus signatures and provide necessary protection for the system. Metadefender automatically updates the bases of virus definitions several times a day.
Metadefender can benefit companies and software developers that produce mail and proxy servers, firewalls, spam filters and security systems. It can be installed and used at Windows servers 2000/2003/2008 and end user PCs. It is also possible to install Metadefender under Limited Windows user account. Metadefender supports Microsoft’s Component Object Model, which means that it can be used from C/C++ (actually from any language that allows calling windows dll) and also in such popular programming languages as Visual Basic, C# and other languages that support ActiveX. Using four engines allows checking up to 3000 files a minute. The SDK supports a large number of file types, archives, wrappers, executable files, and provides the same API for all antivirus engines. It also allows curing infected files instead of immediately deleting them, which means that no important information will be lost. Infected or suspicious files are isolated in the quarantine zone.
Metadefender 1.7 runs under Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008 and may be purchased securely online. Developer and Company licenses are available. To find out about pricing and ways to purchase Metadefender please visit http://www.metadefender.com/order.
