---
title: "Malware Detection Exclusions List Updated"
description: "Sent when a user updates malware exclusions. For more information, see Malware Exclusions. Event ID: 42280 Event message details: Malware exclusions list has been modified with <N> objects. <ModifiedObjectNames> Severity: Info"
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/events/event_42280.html"
breadcrumb: "Event Reference > Malware Detection > Malware Detection Exclusions List Updated"
dateModified: "2026-10-01"
---

# Malware Detection Exclusions List Updated

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

## General Information

**Event ID**: 42280

**Event message details**: Malware exclusions list has been modified with `<N>` objects. `<ModifiedObjectNames>`

**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">ModifiedObjectIDs</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Machine IDs.</p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">ModifiedObjectIDs="e92f7699-8dbb-4ae8-b06a-44446a8c379b"</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">ModifiedObjectNames</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Machine names.</p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">ModifiedObjectNames="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="Malware exclusions list has been modified with 1 objects. Virtual Machine 02"</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
</table>

## Syslog Message Example

```
1 2026-07-25T16:05:38.153114+02:00 VBRSRV01 Veeam_MP - - [origin enterpriseId="31023"] [categoryId=0 instanceId=42280 ModifiedObjectIDs="e92f7699-8dbb-4ae8-b06a-44446a8c379b" ModifiedObjectNames="Virtual Machine 02" UserName="TECH\user1" VbrHostName="vbrsrv01.tech.local" VbrVersion="13.1.0.411" Version="1" Description="Malware exclusions list has been modified with 1 objects. Virtual Machine 02"]
```