An apparatus and method for processing remotely located data is disclosed. The present invention comprises a computer software program that operates on a local machine and a remote machine. A user must first select a module to execute and specify the remote data. The local machine creates a temporary directory on the remote machine and copies a control script into the temporary directory. The control script copies the module from the local system to the remote system and executes the module. The module generates an output and transmits the output back to the local machine. The control script then deletes the module on the remote system. The control script also deletes the temporary directory and the control script on the remote system, leaving the remote data in the same condition as it was prior to analysis.
