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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: