Cloudmersive Virus Scan (Preview)
The Cloudmersive Virus Scan API lets you scan files and content for viruses and identify security issues with content.
This connector is available in the following products and regions:
| Service | Class | Regions |
|---|---|---|
| Logic Apps | Standard | All Logic Apps regions except the following: - Azure China regions - US Department of Defense (DoD) |
| Power Automate | Premium | All Power Automate regions except the following: - US Government (GCC High) - China Cloud operated by 21Vianet - US Department of Defense (DoD) |
| Power Apps | Premium | All Power Apps regions except the following: - US Government (GCC High) - China Cloud operated by 21Vianet - US Department of Defense (DoD) |
| Contact | |
|---|---|
| URL | https://account.cloudmersive.com/contact-support |
| Connector Metadata | |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Cloudmersive, LLC |
| Website | https://cloudmersive.com/virus-api |
| Privacy policy | https://cloudmersive.com/privacy-policy |
This connector is critical for any file processing application to ensure that the files you are processing are not contaminated with viruses, malware, trojans, spyware or ransomware. Cloudmersive Virus Scanning covers millions of virus and malware signatures, multi-threat and multi-factor scanning, and supports a wide range of file formats, including Office, PDF, HTML, Flash and archive formats such as .zip. Stateless in-memory processing ensures fast performance and strong security. You can learn more at the Anti-Virus Scan API page.
To use this connector, you need a Cloudmersive account. You can sign up with a Microsoft Account or create a Cloudmersive account. Follow the steps below to get your API Key.
Get the API Key and Secret
Here you can create and see your API key(s) listed on the API Keys page. Simply copy and paste this API Key into the Cloudmersive Virus Scan Connector.
Now you are ready to start using the Cloudmersive Virus Scan Connector.
Creating a connection
The connector supports the following authentication types:
| Default | Parameters for creating connection. | All regions | Not shareable |
Default
Applicable: All regions
Parameters for creating connection.
This is not shareable connection. If the power app is shared with another user, another user will be prompted to create new connection explicitly.
| Name | Type | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|---|
| API Key (from https://cloudmersive.com) | securestring | The Api Key for this API | True |
Throttling Limits
| Name | Calls | Renewal Period |
|---|---|---|
| API calls per connection | 100 | 60 seconds |
Actions
| Scan a file for viruses |
Scan files and content for viruses. Leverage continuously updated signatures for millions of threats, and advanced high-performance scanning capabilities. Over 5 million virus and malware signatures. Continuous cloud-based updates. Wide file format support including Office, PDF, HTML, Flash. Zip support including .Zip, .Rar, .DMG, .Tar, and other archive formats. Multi-threat scanning across viruses, malware, trojans, ransomware, and spyware. High-speed in-memory scanning delivers subsecond typical response time. |
| Scan a website for malicious content and threats |
Operation includes scanning the content of the URL for various types of malicious content and threats, including viruses and threats (including Phishing). |
Scan a file for viruses
Scan files and content for viruses. Leverage continuously updated signatures for millions of threats, and advanced high-performance scanning capabilities. Over 5 million virus and malware signatures. Continuous cloud-based updates. Wide file format support including Office, PDF, HTML, Flash. Zip support including .Zip, .Rar, .DMG, .Tar, and other archive formats. Multi-threat scanning across viruses, malware, trojans, ransomware, and spyware. High-speed in-memory scanning delivers subsecond typical response time.
Parameters
| Name | Key | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Input File
|
inputFile | True | binary |
Input file to perform the operation on. |
Returns
Result of running a virus scan
- Body
- VirusScanResult
Scan a website for malicious content and threats
Operation includes scanning the content of the URL for various types of malicious content and threats, including viruses and threats (including Phishing).
Parameters
| Name | Key | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Url
|
Url | string |
URL of the website to scan; should begin with http:// or https:// |
Returns
Result of running a website scan
- Body
- WebsiteScanResult
Definitions
VirusFound
Virus positively identified
| Name | Path | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
FileName
|
FileName | string |
Name of the file containing the virus |
|
VirusName
|
VirusName | string |
Name of the virus that was found |
VirusScanResult
Result of running a virus scan
| Name | Path | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
CleanResult
|
CleanResult | boolean |
True if the scan contained no viruses, false otherwise |
|
FoundViruses
|
FoundViruses | array of VirusFound |
Array of viruses found, if any |
WebsiteScanResult
Result of running a website scan
| Name | Path | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
CleanResult
|
CleanResult | boolean |
True if the scan contained no threats, false otherwise |
|
WebsiteThreatType
|
WebsiteThreatType | string |
Type of threat returned; can be None, Malware, ForcedDownload or Phishing |