/**
* Scan a file via VirusTotal
* @param string $filename The filename to scan, provide an absolute filename
* @param boolean $rescan Wether or not to force a rescan
* @return array Thee information returned by VirusTotal.
*/
public static function scanFile($filename, $rescan = false)
{
// The api key must be set!
$apikey = config("virus-total-api.api_key");
if (!$apikey) {
throw new \Exception("Please setup your VirusTotal api key to use the api.", 1);
}
// Prepare the file scanner
$filescan = new \VirusTotal\File($apikey);
// Try/Catch to get rate limit exceptions thrown by the api wrapper
try {
// Force rescan if needed.
if ($rescan) {
$scanResults = $filescan->rescan($filename);
} else {
$scanResults = $filescan->getReport($filename);
if ($scanResults['response_code'] == 0) {
$scanResults = $filescan->scan($filename);
}
}
} catch (\Exception $e) {
if ($e instanceof \VirusTotal\Exceptions\RateLimitException) {
return ['success' => false, 'error' => 'rate limit exceeded'];
} else {
throw new \Exception("Please setup a valid VirusTotal api key to use the api.", 1);
}
}
return array_merge(['success' => true], $scanResults);
}
