Secure your file upload workflows with embedded malware scanning 

 

Client-Server SDK embeds Bitdefender's anti-malware engine directly into software platforms that process uploaded files. With a 99.9% malware detection rate, offline scanning, and flexible integration options, it helps software vendors secure document upload and content ingestion workflows.   


99.9%
Malware detection rate
validated through independent testing
50+
OEM partners
already running the SDK in production environments
Up to 2,600+
Files scanned per second
for document-focused workloads
Fully private
By design
offline scanning for complete privacy

How Bitdefender Client-Server SDK works

Diagram of the Bitdefender Client-Server SDK flow

Client-Server SDK consists of a client component and a server component. Files are submitted for scanning and analyzed by Bitdefender's anti-malware engine. The SDK returns a detailed verdict that can be used to automate decisions, enforce security policies, and support document processing workflows.

Key Capabilities

Key capabilities

Modern anti-malware engine

Layered threat detection that combines signatures, machine learning, behavioral analysis, and feature extraction to identify known and emerging threats.

Complete scan control

Configure how files are scanned, analyzed, and handled, from detection aggressiveness to archive unpacking and disinfection actions.

Flexible integration options

Add malware scanning through REST API, ICAP, SPAMD, clamd, Java APIs, or C APIs and integrate with existing workflows.

Full multithreading support

Support high-volume workloads with scalable scanning across multiple threads and processes.

Why choose Client-Server SDK

Building and maintaining an in-house malware scanning engine requires continuous malware research, detection updates, testing, tuning, and long-term maintenance. Client-Server SDK gives software vendors direct access to Bitdefender's anti-malware technology through a production-ready SDK already used by more than 50 OEM partners.

See it in action
01

High detection accuracy

Bitdefender's anti-malware engine delivers a 99.9% malware detection rate, validated through independent testing, while maintaining minimal false positives.

02

Designed for high-volume file processing

Scan 41-114 files per second across mixed workloads and 2,600+ files per second for document-focused workloads.

03

Fully private

Scanning runs offline by default. For cloud-assisted capabilities, transmitted information is anonymized before leaving the environment.

04

Expert support included

Technical support, documentation, sample code, and template server configurations help teams accelerate deployment and integration.

Use cases

Secure customer file uploads

Add malware scanning to workflows where customers, employees, partners, or vendors upload files through applications, portals, or APIs.

Customer onboarding & verification

Inspect uploaded files as part of onboarding, identity verification, KYC, loan origination, claims processing, and other document-driven workflows. A strong fit for fintech, regtech, and insuretech platforms, as well as organizations with broader security and compliance initiatives.

Gateways & content processing

Embed malware scanning into web gateways, secure content gateways, file transfer solutions, and content ingestion pipelines.

Modernize file scanning workflows

Organizations looking to move beyond open-source scanning tools or homegrown approaches can add Bitdefender's anti-malware technology through a production-ready SDK already used by more than 50 OEM partners.

Add Malware Scanning Directly to Your Platform

See how Client-Server SDK can fit into your architecture and start testing it in your environment.

Your file upload workflow is an entry point for malware. Embed malware scanning directly into your platform to stop threats at the point of entry.



Why teams choose Bitdefender Client-Server SDK

99.9%

Malware detection rate in independent AV tests, with minimal false positives.

2,600/sec

Files scanned per second for documents; 41–114 files per second for mixed content like images and executables.

50+

OEM clients already running it in production, including file upload services and scanning kiosks.

Meet the Bitdefender team

Alina DRAGANESCU

VP of Strategic Initiatives

Zibeon SERRATO

Sr. Director of Product Management

Richard TALLMAN

Sr. Director, Worldwide MSP & Cloud Sales

David SHEN

Sr. Director, Product Management

Martin ZUGEC

Director, Technical Marketing

Paul LUPO

Sr. Product Specialist

Cristi LEONTIEV

Product Manager

Jennifer CHILDS

Sr. Field & Channel Marketing Manager

Randi FLEMING

Sr. Manager MSP North America Sales