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Email Scanning should be enabled

Why This Matters

Malware can enter your organization through email attachments and messages processed by Exchange. If email scanning is disabled in Microsoft Defender Antivirus, malicious content in mail queues might bypass detection and reach user inboxes. Enabling this protection reduces the risk of malware infections spreading through email traffic.

What Aether365 Checks

This check verifies that the email scanning feature in Microsoft Defender Antivirus is enabled, which protects Exchange mail queues from malware. The result appears in the Aether365 dashboard under the defender checks section.

How to Fix

To enable email scanning in Microsoft Defender Antivirus:

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