---
title: "Get-VBRMalwareDetectionTaskSession"
description: "This cmdlet returns malware detection session."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/powershell/get-vbrmalwaredetectiontasksession.html"
breadcrumb: "Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam PowerShell Reference > Managing Security Settings > Malware Detection > Get-VBRMalwareDetectionTaskSession"
dateModified: "2026-08-19"
---

# Get-VBRMalwareDetectionTaskSession

## Short Description
Returns malware detection session.

**Product Edition**: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License

## Syntax
```
Get-VBRMalwareDetectionTaskSession [-Session] <VBRSession> [-Name <String[]>] [<CommonParameters>]
```

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet returns malware detection session.

## Parameters

<table style="width:100%;" class="Blue_Table">
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <th style="width:20%;">
          <p>Parameter</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:20%;">
          <p>Description</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:20%;">
          <p>Type</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:10%;">
          <p>Required</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:10%;">
          <p>Position</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:10%;">
          <p>Accept Pipeline Input</p>
        </th>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Name</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies an array of machines. The cmdlet will return a malware detection session for these machines.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>String[]</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Session</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies a job session. The cmdlet will return a malware detection session related to this job session.</p><p>Accepts the <code>VBRSession</code> object. To create this object, run the <a href="get-vbrsession.md"><code>Get-VBRSession</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><a href="vbrsession.md"><code>VBRSession</code></a></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>0</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True (ByPropertyName, ByValue)</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>

`<CommonParameters>`

This cmdlet supports Microsoft PowerShell common parameters. For more information on common parameters, see [ Microsoft Docs](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.core/about/about_commonparameters?view=powershell-7).

## Output Object
The cmdlet returns the `VBRMalwareDetectionTaskSession` object that contains malware detection session.

## Examples

::: example
### Getting Malware Detection Sessions

This example shows how to get malware detection session for the `Monthly backup` job.

```
$job = Get-VBRJob -Name "Monthly backup"
$session = Get-VBRSession -Job $job
$ts = Get-VBRMalwareDetectionTaskSession -Session $session[0]
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBRJob`](get-vbrjob.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Name` parameter value. Save the result to the `$job` variable.
2. Run the [`Get-VBRSession`](get-vbrsession.md) cmdlet. Set the `$job` variable as the `Job` parameter value. Save the result to the `$session` variable.
3. Run the `Get-VBRMalwareDetectionTaskSession` cmdlet. Set the `$session[0]` variable as the `Session` parameter value. Save the result to the `$ts` variable.

:::

## Related Commands

- [`Get-VBRJob`](get-vbrjob.md)
- [`Get-VBRSession`](get-vbrsession.md)