SCANNER API FOR EXECUTING MULTIPLE SCANNING ENGINES

摘要

A scanning interface (302) is coupled to an application (304). The application (304) and manages the operation of the gateway, or any other device on which the scanner is installed. The application (304) is capable of providing the scanning interface (302) with an indication that data is received at the gateway or any other situation that may warrant a scanning procedure. In response to such indication, the scanning interface (302) is adapted for generating a request for the data to be scanned for viruses, malicious code and/or unwanted content. The scanning interface (302) may automatically generate the request in response to the indication at the gateway. An event processor module (310) is coupled to the scanning engines (308) and the engine interface application control module (306) for receiving the events from the scanning engines (308). The events of each of the scanning engines (308) include a unique format. The processor module (310) serves to translate the events and send the same to the engine interface application control module (306).