Malware filters in Exchange Online

- [Instructor] We need to consider how Exchange Online…deals with malware to prevent it from being delivered…to a user's inbox.…We know that if it's left unchecked,…malware can spread viruses…and even deploy ransomware with devastating effects…on your organization.…Within Office 365, there are several malware policy settings…that you can configure.…The policies define what happens…when malware is detected.…For new policies you can specify the users,…groups or even domains…for whom the policy will apply to…by creating recipient-based rules.…

Exchange Online automatically enables…company-wide anti-malware filtering…by using the default anti-malware policy.…You cannot delete, disable or even rename this policy.…This default malware filter scans all outgoing…and incoming mails and automatically updates…the antivirus definitions as they're made available.…When the default anti-malware filter…finds malicious content,…the following actions are taken,…all email that contains malware…in the message body…or as an attachment will be quarantined…