The default scripts available just switch it on with default settings and real-time protection. Configuration Options for MSAV ExtensionĪs mentioned above the client can be installed with some configurations options. For now I will get on with the implementation as there is little documentation out there currently (Feb 2016). I may do another article on the integration with OMS and the business value of the tool in the near future. It also has some good configuration options for a free tool such as specifying exclusion file types and paths, schedules and real-time protection. The tool itself is a version of the enterprise class Microsoft System Center suite of products and so it is not just a basic tool and I have known it to behave and work very well.

However with the use of Operations Management Suite (OMS) which also has a free tier you can quickly get a view on all your Azure VM infrastructure and see VM protection status including whether they are up to date or not. This extension has been made available from Microsoft for free to protect your virtual machines running in Azure, so there is one good reason to start with ! As it is a free tool there is no central management server or console. Why Install the Microsoft Anti Virus Extension ? Using a script and a config file also gives us the option to customise the application configuration. This is because the feature to add it in the portal is not yet available for ARM VMs. Hi ! In this article I will show how to install the MS AV extension into an Azure Resource Manager (ARM) based Virtual Machine using PowerShell.

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