SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR SCANNING DATA UTILIZING ONE OF A PLURALITY OF VIRTUAL MACHINES OF A DEVICE

A system, method, and computer program product are provided for scanning data utilizing one of a plurality of virtual machines of a device. In use, data to be scanned is identified utilizing a first virtual machine of a device, where the device further includes at least one second virtual machine and a cache shared by the first virtual machine and the second virtual machine. Additionally, it is determined whether the data was previously scanned by the at least one second virtual machine, utilizing the cache. Furthermore, the data is conditionally scanned utilizing the first virtual machine based on the determination.