Java - Is it possible to programmatically determine if the Windows antivirus solution is up to date?

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Is it possible to programmatically determine if the Windows antivirus solution is up to date within Java?

Is there maybe a systems call you can make. From what I understand windows has a way of allowing other programs to get the antivirus status. I guess I'm wondering if it's possible within a Java app versus say a .net app — Stephane Grenier, Mar 24 '12 at 02:31
You might want to use WMI for that, there's [an answer on SO for C#](http://stackoverflow.com/a/1331918/916657). As for how to do this in Java, there's [jWMI](http://henryranch.net/software/jwmi-query-windows-wmi-from-java/) and [several other approaches](http://stackoverflow.com/a/4638004/916657). — Niklas B., Mar 24 '12 at 02:34
Whichever solution is installed. The same way Windows know it's up to date and other programs I've use that same status. — Stephane Grenier, Mar 24 '12 at 02:41

score 7 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:50

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You can use the productUptoDate property of the AntiVirusProduct WMI Class. Here you have some samples (in C# and Delphi) of use and the location(the namespace depends of the Windows version) of such class.

for access th WMI service from Java you can use jinterop or jWMI

edited May 23 '17 at 11:50

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Using the jWMI, i can't find exactly how to query the display name with this command : System.out.println(getWMIValue("Select * from AntivirusProduct","displayName")); – imanis_tn Apr 23 '12 at 14:59

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 24 '12 at 02:41

This is a VBScript our company used to use - it uses WMI as Niklas B.'s solution does as well, so it will only work on XP SP3+. It uses the same provider as Windows Security Center (which doesn't always pick up every AV solution! However, does provide a lot of information on the AV solution.

Set objSWbemServices = GetObject("winmgmts:\\.\root\SecurityCenter")
Set colFirewall = objSWbemServices.ExecQuery("Select * From antivirusProduct",,48)
For Each objAntiVirusProduct In colFirewall
  WScript.Echo "companyName: " & objAntiVirusProduct.companyName
  WScript.Echo "displayName: " & objAntiVirusProduct.displayName
  WScript.Echo "instanceGuid: " & objAntiVirusProduct.instanceGuid
  WScript.Echo "onAccessScanningEnabled: " & objAntiVirusProduct.onAccessScanningEnabled
  WScript.Echo "productUptoDate: " & objAntiVirusProduct.productUptoDate
  WScript.Echo "versionNumber: " & objAntiVirusProduct.versionNumber
Next

Best of luck and happy coding!

Java - Is it possible to programmatically determine if the Windows antivirus solution is up to date?

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