Guest Indexing Data Scan

To scan guest indexing data, Veeam Backup & Replication uses file system activity analysis. The following malware activity can be detected:

• Known Suspicious Files and Extensions
• Indicators of Compromise

• Multiple Deleted Files

• Multiple Extension Changes

Supported Scenarios

Consider the following:

• You can only scan guest indexing data when backing up the following machines:

• VMware VMs including VMware Cloud Director VMs
• Hyper-V VMs
• Machines with Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows

• Detection of "sleeping" malware is not supported by this method.

In This Section

• How Guest Indexing Data Scan Works
• Configuring Guest Indexing Data Scan
• Logs and Indexing Data Retention