The next code shows how detect if an antivirus software is installed in Windows using C# and the WMI.
[sourcecode language=”csharp”]
using System;
using System.Text;
using System.Management;
namespace ConsoleApplication1
{
class Program
{
public static bool AntivirusInstalled()
{
string wmipathstr = @"\\" + Environment.MachineName + @"\root\SecurityCenter";
try
{
ManagementObjectSearcher searcher = new ManagementObjectSearcher(wmipathstr, "SELECT * FROM AntivirusProduct");
ManagementObjectCollection instances = searcher.Get();
return instances.Count > 0;
}
catch (Exception e)
{
Console.WriteLine(e.Message);
}
return false;
}
public static void Main(string[] args)
{
bool returnCode = AntivirusInstalled();
Console.WriteLine("Antivirus Installed " + returnCode.ToString());
Console.WriteLine();
Console.Read();
}
}
}
[/sourcecode]
