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title: "VBRMalwareDetectionOptions"
description: "Contains malware detection settings. Get-VBRMalwareDetectionOptions Set-VBRMalwareDetectionOptions"
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/powershell/vbrmalwaredetectionoptions.html"
breadcrumb: "Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam PowerShell Types > VBRMalwareDetectionOptions"
dateModified: "2026-08-19"
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# VBRMalwareDetectionOptions

Contains malware detection settings.

## Properties

<table style="width:100%;" class="Blue_Table">
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <th>
      <p>Property</p>
    </th>
    <th>
      <p>Type</p>
    </th>
    <th>
      <p>Description</p>
    </th>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Sensitivity</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">VBRRansomwareScanningSensitivity</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Malware index settings</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">QuickBackupOnExternalEventEnabled</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Boolean</p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Enables a Quick Backup</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">GuestIndexScanEnabled</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Boolean</p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Enables guest processing index scan.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">UpdateExtensionsListPeriodically</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Boolean</p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Enables automatic update of suspicious files extensions</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">SuspiciousExtensions</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>String[]</p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>File mask for suspicious files extensions</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">NonSuspiciousExtensions</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>String[]</p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>File mask for trusted files extensions.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">NotificationOptions</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p><a href="vbrnotificationoptions.md" class="T_Filenames">VBRNotificationOptions</a></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Notification options</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
</table>

## Related Commands

- [`Get-VBRMalwareDetectionOptions`](get-vbrmalwaredetectionoptions.md)
- [`Set-VBRMalwareDetectionOptions`](set-vbrmalwaredetectionoptions.md)