Exchange anti-malware agent must be enabled and configured.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>Microsoft Exchange 2019 offers built-in anti-malware protection for messages going through the transport pipeline. When enabled, the default settings are configured to automatically update.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-259694r942396_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
Open the Exchange Management Shell and run the following command:
& $env:ExchangeInstallPath\Scripts\Enable-AntimalwareScanning.ps1
This will automatically enable the anti-malware agent. After the script completes, run the following cmdlet to complete the process: