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Thread: Creating an Antivirus in Java.

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    Default Creating an Antivirus in Java.

    Hello plz is it ideal to create an antivirus in java. i have been giving a project at school to develop an antivirus and i have no idea which source code i should use. plz help: email me at gas_10_12@hotmail.com


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    Default Re: Creating an Antivirus in Java.

    I would not think java would be any good for an antivirus. It doesn't have an OS specific features that would be useful.

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    Default Re: Creating an Antivirus in Java.

    hello friends i am ajeeth kumar. i would like java. i need a antivirus source code for java.

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    Default Re: Creating an Antivirus in Java.

    Hello Ajeeth, even 6 years later Norm's comments are still very valid. Java would be a wholly inappropriate choice of tool to build an antivirus application.
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    For real-time protection, the application would have to run at the OS core, hooking into the file system. On a Windows platform, I don't see how this could be accomplished. On *nix system, this also seems problematic.

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    Default Re: Creating an Antivirus in Java.

    Yeah, Java is not the tool you're looking for.

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    I don't think that sort of control is possible with Java, primarily because it uses a VM and is shielded from the OS. Or rather the OS is shielded from the Java VM. This is by design.

    Edited to add for clarity: I am assuming that you want to write the entire solution in Java, and not mix languages.

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    Default Re: Creating an Antivirus in Java.

    Hai Easy Jet, Java is not the right tool you are searching for! Analyze thoroughly and decide. Interested in learning Programming languages?
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    Default Re: Creating an Antivirus in Java.

    So the SE on Java runs on a not specific operating system. What about the JVM? The anti-virus program is run then on Windows and not on JVM. Ok. I understand. It is ok now, I see it clearly.

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