# File Upload Security and Malware Protection

DevFeed: [File Upload Security and Malware Protection](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/file-upload-security-and-malware-protection-17709.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://austingil.com/file-upload-security-and-malware-protection/>)

Author: Austin

Published: 2023-05-23T14:37:08Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Back End - Austin Gil](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/back-end-austin-gil.md>)

Topics: [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [Node.js](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/node-js.md>), [Nuxt.js](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/nuxt.md>)

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## AI overview

This tutorial explains how to secure web file uploads using OWASP recommendations. It covers extension validation and malware scanning in an application with a Nuxt.js backend using Node.js request handling.

## Source excerpt

In this article, we implement several of the OWASP recommendations for file upload security. We also dive into malware scanning solutions.