User-1330468790 posted
Hi anjaliagarwal5@yahoo.com,
Here is a workaround that you could use "System.Diagnostics.Process" to run the window defender
anti virus application.
Then, the only thing you need to do is to check the return codes and do the following action.
As you might need to run the application with some arguments, you could refer to this link:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/threat-protection/microsoft-defender-antivirus/command-line-arguments-microsoft-defender-antivirus
Extract information:
-Scan [-ScanType value]
0 Default, according to your configuration
1 Quick scan
2 Full system scan
3 File and directory custom scan
[-File <path>]
Indicates the file or directory to be scanned, only valid for
custom scan.
[-DisableRemediation]
This option is valid only for custom scan.
When specified:
- File exclusions are ignored.
- Archive files are scanned.
- Actions are not applied after detection.
- Event log entries are not written after detection.
- Detections from the custom scan are not displayed in the user
interface.
Return code is
0 if no malware is found or malware is successfully remediated and no
additional user action is required
2 if malware is found and not remediated or additional user action is
required to complete remediation or there is error in scanning.
Please check History for more information.
More details, you could refer to below codes:
static void Main(string[] args)
{
try
{
string path = @"C:\...\Delete.txt";
System.Diagnostics.Process process = new System.Diagnostics.Process();
System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo startInfo = new System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo();
startInfo.WindowStyle = System.Diagnostics.ProcessWindowStyle.Hidden;
startInfo.FileName = @"C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MpCmdRun.exe";
startInfo.Arguments = "-Scan -ScanType 3 -File \"" + path + "\"";
process.StartInfo = startInfo;
var results = process.Start();
//wait
process.WaitForExit();
if (process.ExitCode == 0)
{
Console.WriteLine("ok！");
Console.WriteLine("Scan Result: " + results);
}
else if (process.ExitCode == 2)
{
//Do whatever you want if the file turns out a malware
Console.WriteLine(path);
Console.WriteLine("Scan Result: " + results);
}
}
catch (Exception e)
{
Console.WriteLine(e.Message); ;
}
Console.ReadLine();
}
Apart from that, you might consider using a 3rd party Anti Virus API/Service. However, this requires you comparing them for pros and cons, e.g.
security and easy-use.
Hope this can help you.
Best regards,
Sean
