TriggerInfectionScanSpecificPath

Will scan given file and folder path(s) recursively. If scanning directories, it is important to end directory paths with a slash in order to indicate that the path points to a directory, rather than a file.

Syntax

Method ID

#define WAAPI_MID_TRIGGER_INFECTION_SCAN_SPECIFIC_PATH 80003

JSON Input Structure

{
  "input": {
    "method": 80003,
    "target_path": [
      string,
      ...
    ],
    "force_rescan": boolean,
    "no_file_upload": boolean,
    "no_sample_sharing": boolean,
    "no_hash_lookup": boolean
  }
}

Input Properties

Parameter	Type	Description
`target_path`	array<string>	Array of absolute paths to files and folders which need to be scanned. Directory paths must be terminated with a slash in order to indicate that the path refers to a directory.
`force_rescan`	boolean	(optional) If true, will do a force rescan even we have cached result.
`no_file_upload`	boolean	(optional) If true, the scanned file will only be scanned using the hash lookup, and will not be uploaded to Metadefender or target Metadefender server for scanning. Default value is 'false'
`no_sample_sharing`	boolean	(optional) If no_file_upload is set to true, then this value is ignored. Otherwise, if this value is set to true - the file will be saved on Metadefender Server, with intention of sharing samples with antimalware vendors for research. Default value is 'false'
`no_hash_lookup`	boolean	(optional) If true, file will not be scanned at all and will not be uploaded to Metadefender or target Metadefender server for scanning. If true, 'no_file_upload' is not used anymore. Default value is 'false'

JSON Output Structure

{
  "result": {
    "method": 80003,
    "code": number,
    "timing": number,
    "timestamp": string,
    "infection_scan_id": string
  }
}

Output Properties

Property	Type	Description
`result.method`	number	The method ID that generated this result.
`result.code`	number	The result code. See Result Codes.
`result.timing`	number	The measured time for the method call in milliseconds.
`result.timestamp`	string	The timestamp in seconds of when the call was made.
`result.infection_scan_id`	string	A session id key representing the created scanning session

Result Codes

Code	Name	Description
0	`WAAPI_OK`	The operation completed successfully.

note

Other codes may be returned. See the full Result Codes reference for the complete list.

Remarks

Error Handling

The results of this function are determined by the error code returned by the call. If successful, WAAPI_OK or a special success code will be returned. Always check both the function return value and the result.code field in the output JSON.

Examples

Examples will be added here demonstrating the usage of this method.

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