---
title: "Objects Added to Malware Detection Exclusions"
description: "Sent when a user adds a machine to malware exclusions. For more information, see Malware Exclusions. Event ID: 42260 Event message details: <N> objects have been added into the malware detection exclusions list. <AddedObjectNames> Severity: Info"
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/events/event_42260.html"
breadcrumb: "Event Reference > Malware Detection > Objects Added to Malware Detection Exclusions"
dateModified: "2026-10-01"
---

# Objects Added to Malware Detection Exclusions

Sent when a user adds a machine to malware exclusions. For more information, see [Malware Exclusions](https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/backup/vsphere/malware_detection_exclusions.html).

## General Information

**Event ID**: 42260

**Event message details**: `<N>` objects have been added into the malware detection exclusions list. `<AddedObjectNames>`

**Severity**: Info

## Parameters

<table class="Blue_Table">
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <th>
      <p>Parameter Name</p>
    </th>
    <th>
      <p>Description</p>
    </th>
    <th>
      <p>Example</p>
    </th>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">AddedObjectIDs</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Machine IDs.</p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">AddedObjectIDs="89f22910-8584-4a33-bce9-606bd271a225,e92f7699-8dbb-4ae8-b06a-44446a8c379b"</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">AddedObjectNames</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Machine names.</p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">AddedObjectNames="Virtual Machine 01,Virtual Machine 02"</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">UserName</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      Name of the user who performed an operation.
    </td>
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">UserName="TECH\user1"</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">VbrHostName</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      Backup server name. Can be a DNS name, an FQDN or an IP address.
    </td>
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">VbrHostName="vbrsrv01.tech.local"</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">VbrVersion</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      Veeam Backup & Replication version.
    </td>
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">VbrVersion="13.1.0.411"</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">Version</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      Event version (service parameter).
    </td>
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">Version="1"</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">Description</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      Event message details.
    </td>
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">Description="2 objects have been added into the malware detection exclusions list. Virtual Machine 01 Virtual Machine 02"</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
</table>

## Syslog Message Example

```
1 2026-07-25T07:31:15.259982-07:00 VBRSRV01 Veeam_MP - - [origin enterpriseId="31023"] [categoryId=0 instanceId=42260 AddedObjectIDs="89f22910-8584-4a33-bce9-606bd271a225,e92f7699-8dbb-4ae8-b06a-44446a8c379b" AddedObjectNames="Virtual Machine 01,Virtual Machine 02" UserName="TECH\user1" VbrHostName="vbrsrv01.tech.local" VbrVersion="13.1.0.411" Version="1" Description="2 objects have been added into the malware detection exclusions list. Virtual Machine 01 Virtual Machine 02"]
```