
While the UI is simple to use, it does not scale well. For example:Ĭonfiguring the scan settings of Azure Microsoft Anti-Malware (Image Credit: Aidan Finn) The one odd bit is the scan time is based on the minute of the day. The UI for installing and configuring these settings is pretty simple. Schedule scan: You can perform a quick or full scan on a regular basis on the day and time of your choosing.Real-time scanning: Do you want real-time protection? This offers the best protection, but for any admin where IPS is critical, real-time scanning can be a bad thing.

Microsoft has a large collection of such scan exceptions. Scan exceptions: Most server applications have some files, folders or processes that must not be scanned by antivirus.When you add the Microsoft Anti-Malware extension, you are prompted to configure the scan settings. In this post, I’ll show you how you can use PowerShell to deploy Microsoft Anti-Malware to your Azure virtual machines. While that deployment solution is great for small or one-off deployments, it will not scale. I briefly discussed how one could deploy anti-malware via the Ibiza preview portal in that post. Microsoft made antivirus software generally available to Azure virtual machines last year, including Microsoft Anti-Malware (free - but remember that scanning causes storage transactions that are not free) and third-party paid-for solutions.
