🛡️ Node ClamAV File Scanner

A simple and efficient Node.js utility for sanitizing and scanning uploaded files using ClamAV.

Features

• Sanitization: Clean files (SVG, PDF, JPEG) before scanning.
• Virus Scanning: Leverages ClamAV for virus detection.
• Easy Integration: Simple API for quick setup.

Installation

npm install node-clamav-file-scanner

Usage

1. Initialize ClamAV Scanner

const { initClamavScanner, scanFile } = require('node-clamav-file-scanner');

initClamavScanner({
  host: '127.0.0.1',  // ClamAV server host
  port: 3310,         // ClamAV server port
  timeout: 50000,     // Timeout in ms
});

2. Scan Files

try {
  await scanFile(file, true); // 'true' to enable sanitization
  console.log('File is clean!');
} catch (error) {
  console.error('Error scanning file:', error.message);
}

scanFile Parameters file: The file object with properties path, originalname, and mimetype.

sanitizeFlag: (Optional) If true, sanitizes before scanning.