We’re pleased to announce that enhanced password detection capabilities have been added to the Cloudmersive Advanced Virus Scan API in a recent update.

Password-protected files are commonly utilized to obfuscate malicious code from regular antivirus software. Without proper content verification policies in place, threat actors can potentially slip password protected files into sensitive storage locations and supply passwords to trigger arbitrary code execution at a later date.

Enhanced password detection capabilities now ensure legacy Excel and Word file formats can be flagged alongside the dozens of modern Office, image, and PDF file formats already supported by the Cloudmersive Advanced Virus Scan API.

For more information on content verification with the Cloudmersive Advanced Virus Scan API, please do not hesitate to reach out to a member of our sales team.