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I am trying to scan a file for viruses using the Windows Defender instance that is included in a Windows Azure App Service using the Kudu Console. Here is the command I am running:
"%ProgramFiles%\Windows Defender\mpcmdrun.exe" -scan -scantype 3 -file "D:\local\test.txt" -disableremediation
And here is the error log that gets created:
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MpCmdRun: Command Line: "D:\Program Files\Windows Defender\mpcmdrun.exe" -scan -scantype 3 -file "D:\local\test.txt" -disableremediation
Start Time: Thu Jun 04 2020 10:30:05
Starting RunCommandScan.
INFO: ScheduleJob is not set. Skipping signature update.
Scanning path as file: D:\local\test.txt.
Start: MpScan(MP_FEATURE_SUPPORTED, dwOptions=33558577, path D:\local\test.txt, DisableRemediation = 1, BootSectorScan = 0, Timeout in days = 1)
ERROR: MpScanStart(dwOptions=33558577) Failed 80010005
MpCmdRun: End Time: Thu Jun 04 2020 10:30:05
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Answer accepted by question author
@danobri, based on recent discussions with the product group, I do not believe this is possible as they stated there is no known virus scanner visible to customers to leverage.
Please let us know if you have further questions or concerns.
You can add your feature request here, which is a site the product group uses to review customer feedback and feature requests.
I ultimately arrived at the same conclusion and decided to license a third party API to handle virus scanning in my application. It would be nice if the instance of Windows Defender included in the App Service could be utilized from within the hosted application. I will post a feature request as suggested.
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For anyone else who comes across this it is now located at https://feedback.azure.com/d365community/idea/a2734696-c725-ec11-b6e6-000d3a4f0f1c
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The above link does not seem to work. I find the feature request at https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/31840/unable-to-call-mpcmdrun-exe-in-azure-app-service instead - in case you are looking.