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General availability of on-demand malware scanning of Azure Files in Microsoft Defender for Storage
Analysis / inference: On‑demand malware scanning for Azure Files is now generally available in Microsoft Defender for Storage. Scans can be launched from the Azure portal, via the REST API, or automated with Azure Logic Apps, Azure Automation runbooks, and PowerShell scripts.
- Published
- 26 May 2026, 05:30 AM IST
- Source
- Microsoft Defender for Cloud release notes · Limited verification
- Classification
- Microsoft Security
Section 01 · Summary analysis
Analysis / inference: On‑demand malware scanning for Azure Files is now generally available in Microsoft Defender for Storage. Scans can be launched from the Azure portal, via the REST API, or automated with Azure Logic Apps, Azure Automation runbooks, and PowerShell scripts.
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Affected scope
ProductsDefender for Cloud