Browser-based Antivirus Status Check Component

A browser-based module that can be invoked from a PHP script, and will check the client machine for the following anti-virus status: · Anti-virus software Installation Status (installed / not installed), and name (AV name and version) · Date of last update of virus definition files · Date when last AV update was run · Date of last file scan ## Deliverables A browser-based module that can be invoked from a PHP script, and will check the client machine for the following anti-virus status: · Anti-virus software Installation Status (installed / not installed), and name (AV name and version) · Date of last update of virus definition files · Date when last AV update was run · Date of last file scan The module should then return this information to a PHP script in a secure fashion (HTTPS). The information can be returned in HTTP POST or XML or JSON format. · Server Environment o OS: Windows Vista / XP / Server 2003 o Web Server: IIS / Apache · Client Environment o OS: Windows XP / Vista o Browser: IE 6+, Firefox 2.5+ Note that this module must be cross-browser (IE + FF), and must be able to work with all the most popular antivirus software. It must not require Administrator privileges for the user, to work. PLEASE INCLUDE FEATURE-WISE TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY / LIMITATIONS AS PART OF YOUR RESPONSE: 1. Can all four information elements be captured ? 2. Can the module support atleast the a/v packages mentioned below ? 3. Can it work without administrator privileges ? 4. Will it support invocation from and information return to the PHP script ? 5. Will the module be cross-browser ? 6. Will any additional server-side components or client-side components be consumed as a part of this module ? A representative list of antivirus software is given below: · McAfee Family · Kaspersky Family · Symantec Family · CA Family · NOD32 · AVG · BitDefender · Panda · Clam