Run a Virus Scan While Uploading files in ASP.NET

Question

I have developed a web based application in ASP.NET and C# where users have the facility to upload files on the server through this application I want the application to Scan th

Answer 1

First of all the file must be saved onto the server before you can scan it. If you notice Yahoo will upload the file first - but not allow the attachment to be sent until scanned.

Then you can use an antivirus with a command line interface or some other kind of API. Both of these can be called via C# and should provide the functionality you require. Parhaps write a wrapper class that takes a file and returns true or false depending on whether a virus was detected.