.ExcludedExtensions – Specify file extensions to exclude from scanning (pip-delimited)..TimeForWeeklyScheduledScans – What time should the scheduled scan run?..DayForWeeklyScheduledScans – Which day of the week (0 – 7 where 0 means daily)..EnableWeeklyScheduledScans – Weekly scheduled scans enabled?..EnableRealtimeProtection – Should real-time protection be enabled?..EnableAntimalware – Should EP be enabled or not?..ServiceLocation – Specify the datacenter region where your application is deployed, for example “West Europe” or “East Asia”.Anyway, the following options are available:
And since these are in the service configuration, you can also modify them through the management portal, the management API, or sysadmin-style using PowerShell. No problem! The ServiceConfiguration.cscfg file has some options waiting to be eh, touched.
Now since I started this blog post with “IT administrators”, chances are you want to fine-tune this plugin a little. That’s it! When you now deploy your Windows Azure solution, Microsoft Endpoint Protection will be installed, enabled and configured on your Windows Azure virtual machines. As with remote desktop or diagnostics, EP can be enabled by a simple XML one liner:ġ 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Enabling anti-malware on Windows AzureĪfter installing the Microsoft Endpoint Protection for Windows Azure Customer Technology Preview, sorry, EP, a new Windows Azure import will be available. Sounds a lot like Microsoft Endpoint Protection or Windows Security Essentials? That’s no coincidence: EP is a Windows Azurified version of it. For the sake of bandwidth, I’ll be referring to it as EP.ĮP offers real-time protection, scheduled scanning, malware remediation (a fancy word for quarantining), active protection and automatic signature updates. Since the cloud, from a technical perspective, is just a server, why not follow that security best practice on Windows Azure too? It has gone by almost unnoticed, but last week Microsoft released the Microsoft Endpoint Protection for Windows Azure Customer Technology Preview. Most IT administrators will install some sort of virus scanner on your precious servers.
Protecting Windows Azure Web and Worker roles from malware MaEdit on GitHub
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