How to virus scan a ZIP archive in C# .NET Framework

Virus scanning ZIP archives in C# isn’t nearly as painful as you might think. That is, if you have an API ready-made for the job.

Open your package manager console and run this command to install the virus scanning API client.

Install-Package Cloudmersive.APIClient.NET.VirusScan -Version 2.0.3

Once that’s finished, go ahead and invoke our virus scan function, like this:

using System;
using System.Diagnostics;
using Cloudmersive.APIClient.NET.VirusScan.Api;
using Cloudmersive.APIClient.NET.VirusScan.Client;
using Cloudmersive.APIClient.NET.VirusScan.Model;
namespace Example
{
public class ScanFileExample
{
public void main()
{
// Configure API key authorization: Apikey
Configuration.Default.AddApiKey("Apikey", "YOUR_API_KEY");
// Uncomment below to setup prefix (e.g. Bearer) for API key, if needed
// Configuration.Default.AddApiKeyPrefix("Apikey", "Bearer");
var apiInstance = new ScanApi();
var inputFile = new System.IO.Stream(); // System.IO.Stream | Input file to perform the operation on.
try
{
// Scan a file for viruses
VirusScanResult result = apiInstance.ScanFile(inputFile);
Debug.WriteLine(result);
}
catch (Exception e)
{
Debug.Print("Exception when calling ScanApi.ScanFile: " + e.Message );
}
}
}
}

Alright, we are finished. Seriously, it’s just that easy.