If you have an application that accepts external files, detecting malware in uploaded documents is a key step to mitigate the risk of malicious attacks. Embedded malware can steal information, take control of devices, or perform other harmful activities. Attacks can be as simple as inserting executable code into image file formats, or as complex as exploiting vulnerabilities in how the server opens and processes the files.

Virus scanning at the point of upload helps to detect these malicious threats and prevent them from being executed, ensuring the integrity of files and protecting users. This reduces cybersecurity risks, safeguards user data and privacy, and helps meet compliance requirements.

Automatically Identify Malicious Content in Uploaded Docs

The ability to detect malware in uploaded documents helps protect against threats like spyware that aims to gather information from computing devices, trojans that gain a persistent hold on computer systems, and ransomware that encrypts data and demands money for its release. Attackers can use these types of malware to gain unauthorized access to internal resources or to target customers and users.

Detecting malware in uploaded documents allows you to enforce security policies and build trust and confidence in your applications. Malware detection can be applied to all file types including images, videos and PDF documents. The malware scanning feature works on files that have been chunked or reassembled into blobs, and can also be integrated with workflows that scan, detect, and notify based on their results.